CWB reaches out to Lusong Laku, Belaga
BINTULU: The ‘Charity Without Borders No. 4.2’ (CWB) programme to Lusong Laku in Belaga, located about 270km from here, was held from Friday to Sunday.
Over 200 volunteers began their journey to Lusong Laku at 5am on Friday and safely arrived at 3.30pm, despite five vehicles breaking down along the way.
Hope Place Kuching founder Kelvin Wan, who led the charity trip, handed over more than RM90,000 worth of food items to the 73 Penan families.
Among the essential food items were rice, cooking oil, salt, sugar, biscuits, noodles, chocolate malt powdered drinks and milk.
“Besides food items, we also gave used clothing, blankets, new toys for children to celebrate Christmas ( 250 toys) and five wheelchairs including five mobile toilets to the elderly,” said Wan.
Three of the wheelchairs were sponsored by the Bintulu Moral Uplifting Society.
On hand to receive the donated items was Penghulu Jati Jarang.
Bintulu 4x4 Club president Tie Sing Ung said they managed to gather 87 four-wheel drive vehicles
Besides food items, we also gave used clothing, blankets, new toys for children to celebrate Christmas (250 toys) and five wheelchairs including five mobile toilets to the elderly.
from throughout Sarawak and the volunteers were from Kuching, Sri Aman, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri, Belaga, Batu Niah, Kuala Lumpur as well as Brunei.
“We have been assisting Hope Place Kuching for the Charity Without Borders programme since 2013,” he said.
Jati said this was the first time the people in Lusong Laku have received so much assistance and it was timely as they could now joyfully celebrate Christmas.
“Mothers were happy to see their children get toys to play with and many of them have never had any toys since they were born,” he said.
The medical team from Bintulu Polyclinic led by Bintulu Health officer Dr Azlee Ayub also joined the charity trip along
Kelvin Wan, Hope Place Kuching founder
with Bintulu H2o ( hairstylists), Bintulu Hospital Pharmacy and officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co- operatives and Consumerism.
Bintulu H2o gave haircuts to more than 80 villagers.
Bintulu 4x4 Club also donated RM700 worth of stationery to SK Lusong Laku.
“Hope Place Kuching would like to take this opportunity to thank all Bintulu 4x4 Club members and all donors from different places who support this charity event.
“This round, the biggest 4x4 team is from Belaga. The team leader from Belaga is Kenneth Seling Bato.
“He is leading more than 20 volunteers to deliver food items,” said Wan, adding that the next charity trip will focus on the Sri Aman area.
Currently Hope Place is in need of children’s diapers ( XXL), Ensure milk powder, Appenton milk powder, and Nestle Nutren Diabetik milk for the elderly and disabled.
“For food items, we are still short of Milo (1kg 150 packs), biscuits (150 boxes), cooking oil ( 80 bottles), and noodles (150 boxes),” said Wan.
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