Chenggir gets a much needed sofa
KUCHING: Hope Place aid recipient Chenggir Blon, 80, shed tears of joy when handed a lightlyused sofa a day before Gawai.
According to Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan, Chenggir resides in a house built by Projek Perumahan Rakyat Miskin Tegar ( PPRT) together with her grandson Ricky, who is in secondary school.
Her husband passed away 20 years ago, and after his divorce, her son left Ricky in her care before leaving home.
“She received RM300 from the state Welfare Department. The sitting room is almost bare - no TV or sofa. Only a simple folding table and two plastic chairs,” Wan said.
When the sofa arrived at her doorstep, she was touched and told Wan this was the best gift for her Gawai celebration, and would be used to take afternoon naps in.
“It’s the most expensive thing in her house now,” Wan pointed out.
Hope Place is an NGO that visits poor families, bearing essential foodstuff like rice, cooking oil, sugar, salt, biscuits, and noodles.
Many of these families or individuals barely earn enough to get through the month so are grateful for these basic necessities.
Hope Place also delivers milk powder, oat and diapers to families saddled with children with special needs, or elderly or disabled people.
Deliveries are carried out once in two months and they currently support more than 170 families.
For more information on how to help, Hope Place can be reached at hotline 013- 5672775 or its office 082- 683378 from 8.30am-12pm and 2pm- 5pm Mondays to Fridays, and 9am to 12pm on Saturdays.
Willing donors can ask for a receipt from staff at Hope Place or do direct bank-in to Persatuan Kebajikan Harapan Kuching at Maybank account no. 5112- 89001160.