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Qatar Living Members Making a Difference
By jane01 on Thu, 01/05/2008 - 7:22am
As reported by Ramesh Mathew for the Gulf Times (photo by Thajuddin)
AS many as 157 workers, who suffered substantial loss in a fire that ravaged their camp in Doha on Sunday, received an additional assistance of QR600 each from their employer, the HBK Group of Companies, yesterday.Over 400 workers housed in the gutted camp had been paid an emergency aid of QR150 each the very next day of the fire. About a 100 workers, who are staying in the portacabins unaffected by the flames, are to receive today several bags of relief materials collected by community website Qatar Living.
Volunteers from Qatar Living delivered the goods last night at the new camp of the company on Street 37 of the Industrial Area.
“A company official has agreed to transport the relief materials to the affected camp today,” a volunteer told Gulf Times.
A number of philanthropists had responded to appeals made through the website and donated a large number of blankets, clothing materials, utensils, footwear, provisions, cooking oil and toiletries.Involved in the humanitarian drive were many nationalities, including Americans, Canadians, Indians, Pakistanis, Filipinos and Qataris.
A charity worker kown by the nickname ‘Speed’ among the Qatar Living fraternity was at the forefront mobilising relief materials.
‘Speed’ told Gulf Times that when he and his colleagues gave the appeal soon after the disaster, they never expected such an overwhelming response from visitors to the website.He said many of those who gathered yesterday had been involved in similar missions earlier and were only too happy to help the workers affected by the fire at the labour camp.
Some Qatar Living members had come to the camp with their vehicles, fully loaded with relief materials, a good portion of which were new.
“Of course, we collected a lot of used materials too as we thought it could be useful for the workers, who were left with literally nothing,” one member said.An HBK official said about 200 workers affected by the fire had already been moved to the new accommodation on Street 37 of the Industrial Area.
“At present everything is normal for the majority of the affected workers and they do not require any further assistance,” he said.
Meanwhile, for the second day running, members of the India Fraternity Forum distributed clothes and other essential materials to the affected workers at their camp.
Great work folks!
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novita77 said
Well done for the work ...Well done for the work Speed.
owen said
was a great feeling last ...was a great feeling last night.. congratulations to all of US.. :)
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
Formatted Soul said
Novi.. Owen ...Good effort guys! well done
I was asking Speed, If he is keen to manage our Volunteer Group....I am sure he can do it. Since Aisha left we are not active at all. what do you think?
novita77 said
Me think Speed will do a ...Me think Speed will do a good job. Will see what Speed say about this. If he running the group i will give him my fully support.
casanova said
Hi, Everybody... Good Job ...Hi, Everybody...
Good Job Speed, God Bless...
My apologies for not being there on the point of distribution...
Keep smiling dude.
Pure Love...
novita77 said
some more photos from last night, ...TweetyBird said
Great job Speed and ...Great job Speed and Scarlett. I agree with Owen - it was the best feeling in the world to be able to help out last night. My husband and I were honored to be involved.
A special thanks to Darude. Last night my husband and I got separated from the group along with a couple of other cars. Just when we thought it was hopeless there was Darude standing in the round-about looking for his lost troops!
Great job by everyone who organized, participated and kept us from getting lost.
What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
~Tolstoy~
cesmarjaf said
WOW! Nice photo novita. its ...WOW! Nice photo novita. its really inspiring. where is speed in the pictures?
novita77 said
Tweety ... i saw DaRuDe in ...Tweety ... i saw DaRuDe in the round-about ... he just like the big brother of QL'er who always looking after us. Be it his social outing, Irrysa's movie night and Speed's charity appeal.
Thanks DaRuDe ...
Khanan said
really great job!! ...the high spirits of QLers really impressed me...especially when we were informed that we have to drop the charity in Industrial Area...
thanks speed for arranging this and i second for the FS n novita that speed take the seat of QL Volunteers....
novita you are right DaRuDe is really caring..
TweetyBird said
Novi - I agree about Darude. ...Novi - I agree about Darude. Always looking out for us.
What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
~Tolstoy~
denbonggerald said
bravo qlers!!! ...May God bless you all!!!
"Be of good courage and HE shall strengthen thine heart..."
owen said
admittedly, was close to ...admittedly, was close to tears after we drop off the goodies...and all Qler's gather in one big circle, was thanking every single one of us who participated, then that round of applause.. boy, made me really in tears.. was an awesome feeling to help.. :)
hoping for more purpose here in Qatar.. Speed, consider the idea/nomination to lead a group for this purpose..
owen said
novi.. ...edited.. :)
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
novita77 said
Owen ... where is Indonesian ...Owen ... where is Indonesian and Brit? (where is QT , me , Mila and Honey ) hehe...
owen said
lol..novi.. :D ...lol..novi.. :D
Note: only Me and NOvi understood why i was laughing here..
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
lovinni said
im having goosebumps while ...im having goosebumps while viewing the photos. i can feel the tremendous help extended to these people. great job! this is one of the essence being a QL member. its more than the forums and friendship...
I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it. ~Charles Schulz
novita77 said
lovinni ... me, QT and Oryx ...lovinni ... me, QT and Oryx were actually left early.
Luckyjinx said
Indeed ...evrybody congratulations (to those who given efforts, sacrifices and donations).... we did a very good history
and example of humanhood. Cooperation of members and Supporting especially those in need, is a very good accomplishment.
May God bless us all and streghten our camaraderie to continue good things.
I enjoyed the convoy lastnight.
qatarisun said
wow!! GUYS!!! ...what a GREAT JOB!!!
GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU!!!
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QLers MADE QATARLIVING GREAT!
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lovinni said
oh Novi...if i was ...oh Novi...if i was there...im sure i will be shedding tears...
hey luckyjinx...high five!
I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it. ~Charles Schulz
Oryx said
yes. ...yes it was sad and happy. the look on their faces. they couldn't believe people cared....it was humbling. and other people saying they are fine and dont need anything....mmmmm
novita77 said
I guess after we been there ...I guess after we been there and see how they live, we will appreciate more with what we have.
TweetyBird said
I truly hope that some of ...I truly hope that some of the items that were donated are shared with the people at the first camp we visited last night. I hated driving away without leaving anything, especially after they saw we had cars full of items and overheard the conversation that we brought those things for them.
They, in my opinion, were really in need.
What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
~Tolstoy~
qatari said
Mabhrook! ...Mabhrook to Speed + everyone else who made this happen, participated and helped out! May God bless you for all your efforts...
Seeing QL used for such good work makes me soooooooooooooooo proud. But then I guess that helping people out is the essence of having a real community.
You're all superstars!
lovinni said
lessons learned...we should ...lessons learned...we should be thankful of what we have. stop ranting about life..we already have so much in this world. share and make a huge difference!
I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it. ~Charles Schulz
lovinni said
so emotional on a thursday ...so emotional on a thursday morning!
I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it. ~Charles Schulz
Luckyjinx said
While we are happy...some ...While we are happy...some people are maybe jaelous or maybe they don't have good heart..this morning i heard words that makes my ears uncomfortable:
"they will be given 600QR each head...and the company will be responsible to them,, that Qatar government is there,and blah and blah"..
For me, whatever, as long as i give help and im happy. I can not believe some people behaving like that. How they can sleep in very comfortable bed, eating delicious food and enjoying, etc....while this laborers are suffering.
I am wondering if they have heart...If they never cooperate, why they need to talk more that will insult the sacrifices of good people?
ksarat16 said
QL Can Do Anything ! ! ! ...Good morning folks,
Alright this is going to take a bit of reading...(and writing...lol)
Anyways coming down the evening last night,
What I observed and experienced last night by being a part of it, truly represents a stature, a elite class, a perfect sort of bonding (I know too big a word..but still...lol!!!) that we as being a part of this great website namely QL have towards each other...
I think we truly depicted that, we might be of any race, religion, community, secular or religious views whatever be it, but that CANNOT HAPPEN AT THE COST OF HUMANITY...!!!
Last night at the collection point there were just too many people of us and I think, it clearly showed that inspite of having initial hurdles (which was quite alright) we were HAVING FUN WITH EACH OTHER'S COMPANY (ALRIGHT LADIES, I KNOW YOU LIKE ME ! ! !LOL), WE WERE SPENDING A GREAT DEAL OF KNOWING AROUND, HELPING AROUND WITH THE GOODIES, AND ON TOP OF ALL ENJOYING OURSELVES...I MEAN tell me you dont get too often being an expat to drive around half of Doha with the HAZARD LIGHTS and going as being part of an OFFICIAL ENVOY, freaks I enjoyed that thoroughly (not to mention that Speed and his new found LOVE (LOL) screwed up with the directions at the first....and then you had to have KSA to the rescue act, and when KSA screwed up (JUST ALMOST) DARUDE came to the rescue act...) so all this was pretty fun...
I think the best of the strength of Character and Spirits were shown when we had to drive around half of Doha from one point to another (industrial Area) at about 2100hrs in the night...which again was a lot of fun, with me, Khanan, Oryx, KH, having a bit of a Photo Session on one of the construction vehicles there...lol...
A ride pretty enjoyable...
Lastly, I would definitely thank a few people here for the efforts...
1) Ofcourse it has got to be SPEED: To start, coordinate, and pull all this together, (Freaks he got into the damn newspaper...hmmm...all a damn publicity stunt, he should contest in the damn elections...lol)...but yes Speed certainly pulled on and counted on our strengths of having fun with being together and at any point, at any time, at any place...GREAT JOB Sir ! ! !
2) PWB: To carry out an equally amazing stint in the Morning Hours and then again having come and join us in the evening hoursfor some MORE Support and ofcourse how can I forget her 2 lovely wonderful angels...infact (as usual as being ME...lol) Her daughter was so cute and lovely and just like the adults, always trying to help and carry bags around from the car to the footpath ... GREAT JOB< MOM & KIDS >
3) Scarlett: For keeping the motion going on and on and on QL it was more like a Donation Drive sort of stuff...
4) And Ofcourse to all others who stopped by after work, before work, and during work, to drop the goods down at the Collection Point, guys and gals a FANTASTIC JOB by everyone present there Physically and Mentally to pull this off in such a splendid way...
So yea there goes my Vote of Thanks,
So Ladies, Gentlemen, Boys, Girls and all other present there and supported this...
FROM QL and everyone:
A BIG THANK YOU ! ! !
*We need to pat ourselves*....
CHEERS EVERYONE ! ! !
swissgirl39 said
Luckyjinx thats how the world is today ...more and more selfish.everyone is looking first for his own benefits.but thanks god there are peoples like Speed and all other QLers.So there is still hope.
Thanks again and again for being that great.
God bless you all.
:-))
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owen said
yeah ksa.. all of us ...yeah ksa.. all of us convoying with their hazard lights on .. and if my memory serves me right, we lost track twice..one of them was of course being your fault (you freak!).. :D
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
ksarat16 said
OWen...hey Freakshow ...Yeah right, but atleast it wasnt that bad, it was just a Doha City Guide to the Industrial Area...LOL...
So dont cry about it...and I hope you do realize that King has agreeed, and you better know what I am talking about, otherwise this time I will surely smack you...girl...
DaRuDe said
Great Work fellas ...who ever came last night and stayed till end and those who just came and left early.
KSA i think you need to go back to driving school. so when the traffic police direct you to a route you go that way NOT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE.
RS man i cant believe i was standing in front of you waving turn right turn right and you went straight down lol damn cant you see a pole standing tall in middle of round-about.
Ah But really you guys did a great job last night.
so now can we go on long drive at night :D
King Edshel said
LOL, Darude :) ...what can I say ... It was a great pleasure to see all of you yesterday and yes ... we did a great job and I'm proud of everyone who was there. In the end regardless of losing our way [being delayed actually nothing more] we reached those people ... I was waiting after we reached the first dead end and ... hoooooffff KSA coming too fast and flashing and ... ok let's follow ... we are supposed to go left but ... hmmmm this road is dark and KSA ... we are not planning to go to the borders :D guess he heard me because he made a U-Turn and I almost jumped on the road laughing :)
It was nice, waiting for the others to catchup with us, moving again and finally ... mission accomplished and everyone was so happy ...
Got a lot and a lot to say here, but ... I was really speechless last night ...
All thanks to my friends who could not come and drop their stuff one day before [Dear Friends from Filipino expatriates Group] and until the last moment also after work we were passing by to collect the rest ...
The guys who could not make it ... thank you for that as well ...
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. (Gautama Buddha)
thexonic said
I was not in the picture :( ...I was not in the picture :( lol... Hope they are doin fine.
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