Joy for centenarian, daughter after Ibraco agrees to fix run-down house

KUCHING: Centenarian Maree Mion will soon get his wish for better living conditions after Ibraco Berhad agreed to repair his damaged wooden dwelling for free.

The 108-year- old Maree lives with his 58-year- old daughter Sa’adiah, who suffers from kidney failure.

The house they live in is very old, does not have water or electricity supply, and could collapse at any moment. The duo depends solely on RM400 in monthly aid from the state Welfare Department.

Maree has poor hearing and vision, but still takes care of his sick daughter who requires dialysis treatment three times a week.

During a visit by Hope Place Kuching to their home on Wednesday, Sa’adiah informed founder Kelvin Wan that her father had just suffered a fall after a termite-infested stair gave way.

“The ground floor of our home has been infested by termites since last year and is not safe to walk on. But we have no money to repair it, and there is no other place we can go and stay,” she said.

After learning of their predicament, Wan sought help from renowned property developer Ibraco Berhad, who agreed to repair the house for free.

After being told of the great news, and with tears of joy streaming down his cheeks, Maree thanked Hope Place for highlighting their plight.

Hope Place is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that visits the poor and less fortunate families to contribute essential food items like rice, cooking oil, sugar, salt, biscuits, and noodles.

For families with special needs children or with elderly members, the NGO provide milk powder and disposable diapers as well.

Hope Place carries out aid deliveries once every two months because of the many families on their recipient list, which currently exceeds 180.

For more information, call Hope Place on 013- 567 2775 or 082- 505987 from 8.30am - 12pm and 2pm - 5pm, Mondays to Fridays; and 9am to 12 noon on Saturdays.

Should the public be interested in making a donation, please request a receipt from the staff at Hope Place. For direct transfer, bank-in to ‘Persatuan Kebajikan Harapan Kuching’, Maybank account 5112- 8900-1160.