Duo earns charity body Hope Place’s gratitude
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching thanked two extraordinary individuals who have not only touched many lives, but are exceptional examples for everyone out there. “Among these amazing people is a 61-year-old widow, Nagdalene Rodim Ringo, who has been helping Hope Place to deliver food aid to her village since the early days of the organisation. “Rodim […]
Food aid for needy longhouse folk
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching has provided food aid for needy families in Lubok Antu longhouses. “The delivery of the basic food items took us three days,” said Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan in a statement issued on Sunday (Aug 16). “On Friday (Aug 14) we started our journey to Lubok Antu early in the morning. […]
Hope Place listens to woman’s plea
KUCHING: Hope Place listened to a woman’s plea to help her family by contributing a wheelchair and adult diapers. Ijau Gimad, a 62-year-old woman who lives in Skim Penempatan Stapok, is taking care of her 66-year-old bedridden husband, Senawi Dubit, and her mentally-challenged adult son. “Ijau earns her living by collecting wild vegetables and selling […]
Welfare dept visits Hope Place
KUCHING: State Social Welfare Department (JKMS) paid a visit to Hope Place Charity Centre at TT3, Tabuan Tranquillity last Friday. Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan expressed his gratitude to the department for their visit. According to Wan, the department plans to make an annual visit to the non-governmental organisation (NGO) to further understand their current […]
Gifts make needy family happy
KUCHING: An elderly couple and their three grandchildren were very happy to receive new mattresses, blankets and pillows donated by the public. According to Hope Place Kuching founder Kelvin Wan, after his group shared the news about the needy family members, kind members of the public immediately donated the items to them. He said Chong […]
Jobless man finds hope
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching recently came to the aid of a jobless man in his early sixties who had called the non-governmental organisation (NGO) for food aid. Wong Yuan Chang, 61, lives alone in Mile Seven here. He used to be a store helper at a café at Mile 7 bazaar but has been out […]
Giving back to frontliners
KUCHING: Hope Place donated food items worth RM3,000 to frontliners at the Malaysia Medical Welfare Fund Sentosa Hospital branch yesterday. The local non-governmental organisation (NGO) presented the donation as a token of appreciation for efforts in battling the Covid-19 pandemic. The donation included biscuits, mineral water, noodles, malt drinks, and cereals. Founder Kelvin Wan said, […]
NGO answers call for help
KUCHING: Hope Place donated food aid and face masks to a needy elderly couple found to be taking care of their three abandoned grandchildren. A local non-governmental organisation (NGO), Hope Place received several distressed calls during movement control order (MCO) period, and one of those calls for help came from an elderly couple who needed […]
Aid sought for him
KUCHING: Hope Place is seeking sponsorship for Nutren Optimum (complete and balanced nutritional supplement) for a struggling single father diagnosed with throat cancer and also caring for his four children. Barkaline Hassan, a 49-year-old divorcee who lives in Kampung Rantau Panjang, Batu Kawa here, was diagnosed with throat cancer last year. He used to be […]
Soap, face masks for needy from Hope Place
KUCHING: Charity body Hope Place will distribute handmade soaps and face masks to families under its care. ‘Solution For Life’, a joint-venture project between Hope Place, Hilton Kuching and Eco Lab, has produced many handmade soaps since last year. “Hope Place will give out the soaps to the needy, including face masks donated by Affin […]
