Hope Place embarks on pilot charity project in Sri Aman
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching is embarking on a charity project at its new Sri Aman station, which covers Engkilili, Lubok Antu and Betong areas.
The setting-up is the result of the requests from many needy families in longhouses across Sri Aman Division. In this regard, Hope Place recently despatched a team to Sri Aman to interview several families to ensure that they met the eligibility for the welfare assistance. As a result, 28 families had been identified as having met the criteria for the aid. Moreover, the area was ‘adopted’ by non-governmental organisation (NGO) for the oneyear project.
Yesterday, Hope Place loaded up essential items like rice, cooking
They are helping Hope Place transport all the items from Kuching to Sri Aman for free. — Kelvin Wan, Hope Place founder
oil, salt, sugar, Milo, milk powder, oat, water, noodle, biscuits and also adult diapers – all meant to be sent out to its Sri Aman station.
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank our volunteers, as well as to Hom Kim Recycling Co Sdn Bhd manager Allan Chai, who sponsored our transportation. They are helping Hope Place transport all the items from Kuching to Sri Aman for free,” said Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan.
Hope Place carries out aid deliveries once every three months because of the many families on its recipients list. Currently, there are more than 200 families on this list.
For more information, call Hope Place via 013–567 2775 / 082– 505987 from 8.30am to noon, and 2pm-5pm, Mondays to Fridays; and 9am-noon on Saturdays.
Should the public be interested to make donations, they are advised to request for receipts from the Hope Place staff.