Lions Club to hold charity bazaar

Lions Club to hold charity bazaar

JAKARTA: The Jakarta Lions Club will hold a three-day charity
bazaar at which free health checks will be conducted, and 250
packages of basic commodities distributed to poor residents of
Pegangsaan subdistrict, Central Jakarta.

Club president Arleen Djohan said on Friday that 200 mothers
and babies in the area would be entitled to the check ups, which
would include pap smears for the women.

"The three-day bazaar will take place at Darmawangsa Square,
South Jakarta, from Dec. 3 to Dec. 5. Various goods will be for
sale, from electronic appliances to clothes. We hope around 2,000
people will come," she said.

She added that the club was expecting to raise at least Rp 30
million (US$3,333) from the bazaar, which would assist poor
people suffering from respiratory problems in Plumpang, North
Jakarta, as well as Kiwanis Orphanage in Bojong, Bogor. -- JP