Social Builder Lego Club in Malaysia

SOCIAL BUILDER LEGO CLUB CHARITY CAUSE

Hi Everyone,

My name is Chin, and I am a born again "AFoL" (Adult Fan of Lego). Like many before me, I have outgrown Lego toys while adulting in Melbourne, Australia. However, due to Covid and other personal events, I suddenly have this re-birth experience which has re-ignited my passion for Lego!!

With that, I am hoping to create a charitable cause to recycle unwanted Lego bricks to setup a Social Builder Lego Club (Bricks2Change) based in Malaysia for children aged between 7 to 12 years old.

Currently the first inaugural Social Builder Lego Club is being planned for Sekolah Kebangsaan Damansara Jaya 1 (SKDJ1) in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Why am I doing this?

• The joy, creativity and happiness by delivering “Better Lego Play."

• Hoping to create a sustainable social enterprise involving LEGO by creating a circular economy with a social good initiative.

• Lack of accessibility to Lego clubs at public library or public schools in Malaysia

What is the community support behind this idea?

I have run anonymous Google Form survey to gauge community interest last year and received 65 responses from participants in both Malaysia and Australia.

Below are the key finding that support my cause!

I'm convinced! What must I do?

***Donate your unwanted Lego bricks to me!***

Kindly contact me via GoFundMe to arrange pick-up. Brick collection available in Melbourne, Australia or Klang Valley, Malaysia.

UPDATED: 19/2/2024: Lego brick donation collection is now open for ACTIVE COLLECTION PERIOD from now to 29 March 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.

No Lego bricks?

Please instead make a humble donation (minimum AUD$5 requirement set by GoFundMe) to support my cause.

Curious to find out more about Bricks2Change?

Read the Q&A section of my story or the Update section and learn why this program worthy of your support!! #Bricks2Change

Important Q&As

Q1. How will your financial/Lego brick donations be used?

• Bricks2Change is the name of the program which I am the personal organiser.

• Financial donations will be used to fund the initial setup the Lego Club which may include purchasing of secondhand Lego bricks on Facebook marketplace or brand-new Lego bricks (less preferred option), shipping of Lego bricks from Australia to Malaysia, printing and creating education teaching materials, and other miscellaneous operating expenses.

• Lego brick donations will be clean, sorted, packed and shipped to Malaysia to be used for Lego Club. As this I am running this activity myself, there will be announced "Active Lego collection" time frame published on GoFundMe. Please Click Contact Organiser on the GoFundMe page to arrange for your Lego donation collection, or drop off or other arrangements.

• Periodically, I will publish all Lego bricks donations received via GoFundMe as an "offline" donation contributed with an estimated dollar value. As a donor you can choose whether to publish or remain anonymous towards my cause!

• Lego Brick donations can be either brand new Lego set, secondhand Lego, hand me down Lego bricks or Lego compatible bricks. Please only donor good condition Lego bricks in fairly acceptable condition and suitable for replaying.

• All donations for this cause are non-tax deductible as organiser is not a registered charity organisation in Australia or Malaysia

• The Organiser will commit to self-financing and supplement whatever amount collected via public donation to ensure this charitable cause achieve its target.

Q2. What/How/Who will be running these Lego sessions?

• I will co-develop the course/materials for Lego activities ideas suitable for children with assistance from a qualified teacher. Published lesson activity created by Lego Foundation may be incorporated into these activities for ideas and inspirations.

• A local teacher will be assigned to assist with the in-session delivery

• Each session be 1-2 hours depending on level of interest and the suitability of the children’s age group.

• The aim is to run these Lego sessions as fully or partially subsidised activities, or voluntarily donation basis depends on the level of interest, level of GoFundMe target achieved and sustainability of the Bricks2Change program vision.

Q3. GoFundMe campaign accountability?

• Current target delivery of Lego Club activities is June/July 2024. The Organiser anticipate to start drawing down from funds collected around this timeframe.

• The Organiser will report via LinkedIn and GoFundMe how your donations have been distributed and accounted over the duration of this campaign.

• Surplus funds collected will be reserved for future initiative to rollout similar Lego club programs to other interest schools or public community spaces eg. library, council community hall, etc.