What We Do
If one were to ask us to explain about our club, it is perhaps safe to say that to join the Leo Club of KLCC (Omega), is to stand well between both the local and international scenes.
For while we actively organize activities like fund raisers and visiting the local needy homes, the International stage demands much more from our members.This is because besides holding the conventional duties and objectives of an Omega Leo Club, KLCC stands unique as we primarily focus onto the Lions International Youth Camp & Exchange Programme for District 308-B1.
As most of our club members consist of ex-Youth Exchange students, our experiences gained stand in good stead as we strive to assist the Youth Exchange Chairman of District 308-B1 in ensuring the success of the Youth Camp & Exchange Programme for both inbound and outbound Youth Exchange students.
In addition to our Youth Camp & Exchange Programme duties, we too have several pet projects that we hold dear to our hearts, such as:
• Visits to Rumah Gembira Orphanage, Klang
• Annual Charity Movie Day Out for Orphans
• Annual Secondhand Goods Jumble Sale Fundraiser
• Annual Environmental Beach Clean Up
• Annual Twinning Projects with our Sister Leo Club of The Peak, Hong Kong
2006 Charity@Movie: Orphan's Day Out Project
Twinning Anniversary Visit to Hong Kong: Community Service Project with Sister Leo Club of The Peak, Hong Kong
2009 Beach Clean up at Port Dickson
Inbound Youth Camp & Exchange Duties
Because we understand how it's like being in a foreign country on your own, it is our desire to enhance the cultural exchange and experience for the visiting Youth Exchange students and make them feel comfortable quickly.
As such, every Summer and Winter, we are on hand to greet the Youth Exchange students as they arrive at the airport. In addition, we also organize various activities such as Youth Exchange Camps and Farewell Dinners to promote easy & fun interaction among the Youth Exchange students from various countries and their host families.
2007 Winter Youth Exchange Camp: Cultural Night Camp Committee
2007 Summer Youth Exchange Farewell Dinner
What's more, as the majority of the Youth Exchange students visiting Malaysia are from Japan, we also realize and understand the need for good communication skills. Hence several of our members are fluent in Japanese, while most of us are able to communicate reasonably well in simple Japanese and English.This is to ensure there will be no communication breakdowns between the exchange student and his/her host family, and if need be, to assist in the capacity of a translator.
Outbound Youth Camp & Exchange Duties
Together with the Youth Camp & Exchange Chairperson of District 308-B1, we are also responsible for shaping up young Malaysian ambassadors for their visit to their country of choice.
Test & Interview Sessions are held to choose capable and suitable candidates as Young Ambassadors, a most important aspect as our ambassadors will reflect our future leaders to the world. Subsequently, an Orientation Day would be held for successful applicants, whereby the experienced past exchange students (often from KLCC Omega) are invited to provide experience sharing, tips and advice.
2007 Youth Exchange Orientation
This is also the time where the future ambassadors can ask questions about their interested countries during the Question & Answer Session held during the Orientation. These are very important events, as our future ambassadors should prepare themselves well with the knowledge of both their own countries and the countries they will be visiting.
Currently, the Malaysian Youth Camp & Exchange Programme offers Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Finland, France, and Switzerland as countries for exchange.