Hope Place reaches out to family in need

KUCHING: Hope Place has reached out to a family in need in Serian recently after being informed of their situation by members of the public through Facebook. Victor Bingin, 47, and his elderly mother are in need of help as both are in poor health and not working. Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan said that […]

Water tank for Father’s Day

KUCHING: Hope Place donated a water tank to Am’shah Seman, a father of six, as a gift for Father’s Day. According to Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan, their car was unable to reach Am’shah’s house due to the muddy road. “Our team had to walk on foot for ten minutes to reach the house. “When […]

Elderly man’s plight gets attention

KUCHING: Hope Place has come to the aid of an elderly man by contributing a new bed, mattress and kitchen cabinet, courtesy of several kind-hearted donors. Thiam Kian Look is a 59-year-old man who lives alone at 21st Mile in Beratok. He has difficulty walking and Hope Place started helping him since last year. “After […]

Elderly woman receives aid from Hope Place

KUCHING: An elderly woman received aid and donation from Hope Place, at Kampung Haji Baki, here on yesterday. Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan along with Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang visited the woman, Zubaidah Abdullah, 67, who was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. She also suffers from leg problem and is currently on […]

NGO in need of milk powder

KUCHING: Non-government organisation (NGO) Hope Place Kuching is urgently in need of more than 200 packets of milk powder for needy children and is seeking the public’s help to donate the items. Its founder Kelvin Wan said the organisation needs 30 packets of milk powder for babies aged twelve months and below, 100 packets of […]

Show of thanks to police

KUCHING: Roselle’s Kitchen yesterday donated tea break food for police personnel who worked non-stop regardless of the weather, since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO). Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan helped distribute the food for police officers who are on roadblock duty in Samarahan. “They (police personnel) even slept overnight by the road […]

Chan Funeral Services donates PPE shoes to SGH

KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) received Personal Protective Equipment for shoes (PPE) from Chan Funeral Service specially for frontliners. Founder of Hope Place, Kelvin Wan handed over PPE (shoes) — imported from China, to the staff of SGH yesterday, representing Chan Funeral Services. For more information, Hope Place can be reached at 082-505 987. Opening […]

Hope Place assists frontliners

KUCHING: Persatuan Kebajikan Harapan Kuching (Hope Place Kuching) yesterday delivered three stand fans, extension wires, pail, mops, slippers, boots, ladders and food rations as part of efforts to assist the Covid-19 frontliners at the Sentosa Hospital at Kota Sentosa near here. Earlier, volunteers from the non-profit organisation led by its founder Kelvin Wan also assisted […]

Hope Place delivers items to SGH Covid-19 team

KUCHING: As Kuchingites prepare for the nationwide movement control order, Hope Place decided to do one last contribution before the two-week restriction starts. Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) personnel have been busy round the clock doing their best to contain the Covid-19 virus, however with so many people around, this seems to be a tall order.  […]

Hope Place reaches out to family

KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching recently paid a visit to an underprivileged family living at Kampung Beradau, on the outskirts of Kuching. The team had to walk on muddy jungle pathway from the roadside to reach the house of Zalar Fosta, 50, who lives with his wife and his two young children, aged four and 11. […]