01/03/2026
When most people were sleeping… the journey home had not even begun.
At 6:30 AM, a convoy of Lions volunteers departed Kota Kinabalu with one mission —
to reach families stranded by floods in the remote areas of Pitas and Paitan.
Village after village.
Long roads.
Mud, water, and darkness.
But the teams kept going.
Because people were waiting.
Just days earlier, the floods had already impacted:
• 4,761 evacuees
• 1,828 families
• 79 villages across Northern Sabah
With support from the District 308-A2 Foundation Emergency Fund, and together with PUMM Sabah, JCI Kota Kinabalu, Lions Clubs and generous sponsors, relief supplies were mobilised immediately.
Throughout the day and late into the night, volunteers delivered essential food packs directly to affected communities.
📦 767 families received food packs
👥 28 volunteers on the ground
🚛 2 logistics lorries
🛻 6 four-wheel drive vehicles
The final village was reached in the evening.
Only after every pack had been delivered did the convoy begin the long journey home.
The team finally reached home at around 2:00 AM.
Nearly 20 hours on the road.
Not for recognition.
Not for publicity.
But because someone out there needed help.
Villages Reached
📍 Pitas • Kg Maliau
• Kg Dowokon
• Kg Kisapai
• Kg Dandun
📍 Paitan
• Kg Batu 3
• Kg Kupolod
• Kg Musinggapu
• Kg Tangkarason
Food Pack Contents (Per Family)
• 1 × 5kg Rice
• 1 × 1kg Wheat Flour
• 1 × 630ml Kicap Soya Pekat
• 5 × 90g Instant Noodles
• 3 × 155g Canned Sardines
• 4 × 50g Snack Cakes
• 4 × 200ml VSoy Packet Drinks
Partners & Contributors
This mission was made possible through the collective support of organisations, businesses and individuals who stepped forward to help.
Additional Contributions Mobilised Through • JCI Kota Kinabalu
• PUMM Sabah
• Hunger Movement Sabah
Corporate & In-Kind Contributors • Goodwill Brothers Sdn Bhd – 250 cartons (10,000 packs) GaGa Indonesian noodles
• Bintang Emas Utama Sdn Bhd – 21 cartons (1,840 packs) instant noodles
• Pusat Khidmat Rakyat P.172 – 6 cartons cooking oil (24 bottles × 5kg)
• Lundus Group – 20 gas stoves + cash contribution
• Universal Motor Sdn Bhd – 1 logistics lorry
• Aluminium YS Sdn Bhd – 1 lorry with 2 drivers
Because when communities come together, help travels further and faster.
Service is not just a word.
It is action, sacrifice and heart.
And when communities face hardship, Lions step forward.
🦁 We Serve
