

The Staff and Management of TAIB (Tabung Amanah Islam Brunei) organized a fun day for Pusat Ehsan. Held at the illustrious Jerudong Polo Club beach front, the event was full of fun games, music and activities that was truly enjoyed by the students. The event showed the organisation and its members continued support to the special needs community.

With the ongoing exchange programmes between the Pusat Ehsan and Ash Field School, Leicester, the centre was recently privilege to learned the best practices in United Kingdom in the field of Special Education. Jane Lynch and Ruth Barker, both well experience special needs teachers conducted a week course and workshop in the centre that aims to equipped the local counterpart in providing quality and up-to-date services to the client. Basic computer skills using Clicker and assessment and evaluation of a child abilities and skills are among the workshop that was organized notwithstanding the individual Learning Support Assistants (Pusat Ehsan teachers) or LSA's consultation in their plans and strategies.

A Charity Gala Night organized by PJC Virtuoso Musical School Brunei in partnership with Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam held on Saturday, 12th June 2010 at Indera Samudra Grand Hall, The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Jerudong. The main aim of the Charity Gala Night is to showcase the talent of the students in musical skill and to raise awareness of people with special needs thus promoting and encouraging charity work in the country. The musical performance showed high standard of musical entertainment. A total of $22,000 had been raised for Pusat Ehsan from the event. The Guest of Honor for the night was Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masnah binti Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien. The event started with a welcome remarks from Mr. Peter Chin, Managing Director of PJC Virtuoso Musical School, Chairman of the Charity Gala Night followed by opening speech from Yang Mulia Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Alimin bin Hj Abd Wahab, Acting Chairman/Senior Trustee of Board of Trustees Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam.Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna was invited on stage to receive mock cheques from Peter Chin; Mary Chin, the director of AFC Bhd; and, Esther Chin, proprietress of Charles and Keith. Receiving the cheques from Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna, on behalf of the centre, was Dato Paduka Hj Alimin.

Playing fun games together create a perfect opportunity for both personal and social development and an opportunity to learn and grow together as a family and a caring community.

Virtuso Music School will be holding a charity gala night in aid with special needs in Pusat Ehsan. Co-ordinated by Pusat Ehsan, the dinner is scheduled for June 12 at Indera Samudra Grand Hall, Empire Hotel Country Club at 7:30pm. The event will showcased Virtuso Music School's pride of young musical talents with exceptional and promising skills. The Gala Night will benefit numerous individuals with disabilities of cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intellectual disability and similar challenges. The fund raised will be channeled into development of programmes, physical rehabilitation, parental education and community support activities. It will also help the special needs to acquired self respect and dignity besides public awareness and sense of responsibilty of the community. For information and ticket purchase kindly please contact Pusat Ehsan or Virtuso Music School.

As the Health Services under the Ministry of Health pursue its effort in public education campaign towards patients with high risk for influenza to get vaccinated, Pusat Ehsan joined its effort to conduct vaccination for people with special needs at the centre. A total of forty eight individuals including the centre's allied health professionals were vaccinated on May 21. Pusat Ehsan acknowledges the imperativeness to offer anti-viral therapy for patient and children with underlying risk condition such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, intellectual disability and other weakened immune system. Pusat Ehsan was also privilege to see the support from the Ministry of Health as it conducted the first and the only out clinic-base vaccination programme in the country. Coordinated and lead by Dr Ong Sok King with the group of accommodating nurses and paramedic personnel, the team upon receiving the consent and health declaration from the client, courteously answered any queries to clarify some misinformation before the clients received the vaccine. Dr Ong also pointed out as the Ministry is pursuing its campaign to H1N1 vaccination, it is also equally important to maintain and practice good hygiene at all time.
Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam is pleased to announce that it has received donation of $500 from Hj Mohammad Nasser Ismail, an internationally certified and licensed Neuro-Semantics and NLP trainer and a certified Meta-Coach. His earlier and current contributions to Pusat Ehsan reflect his continual support to the aspirations to programmes and activities of the Centre. Pusat Ehsan welcomes the initiatives of the public that will be delivering worthwhile services to the 'Special People' at the Centre.