Ibraco’s Christmas project raises over RM30,000 for Hope Place, SCCS

KUCHING: Ibraco Berhad raised a total of RM31,247 for Hope Place Kuching and Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS) with its Christmas community project held from Dec 10 to 23 last year.

The funds were recently handed over to both organisations by Ibraco representatives.

Ibraco’s Christmas Wonderland at Tabuan Tranquility was the first such outdoor event in Kuching where visitors wandered through a miniature Christmas Wonderland, fully festooned with various Christmas-themed decorations, before emerging in the bedecked Christmas stalls area.

Various programmes such as Christmas music performances from different churches and associations, magic shows, games, and special appearances from Rose Iwanaga, Sarawak’s very first English-language recording artist, also formed part of the programme for the Christmas Wonderland.

Hope Place Kuching is a nongovernmental organisation that works to help alleviate the sufferings of the poor and deprived by providing essential food and other items, repairing dilapidated houses, and helping fire and flood victims.

Aid is provided through the collection of donations from individuals, groups, organisations, and the corporate sector.

Regular donations in the form of essential items required are needed for the continuation of assistance to all 182 families on its recipients’ list.

The list of essential items regularly required are rice, Milo, salt, sugar, cooking oil, biscuits, oats, noodles, diapers for adults and children, as well as special milk such as Ensure, Enercal, Pediasure and Nutren Fibre.

Donors can contribute to Hope Place by visiting its new office at Sublot 25, TT3 Commercial Centre, Tabuan Tranquility, or contact its office on 013- 5672775, or visit its Facebook page ( Hope Place).

The Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society ( SCCS), meanwhile, is an NGO with the objective of providing support to children and families battling childhood cancer in the state.

The annual ‘Go Bald’ headshaving campaign is a fundraising activity to raise awareness and funds to support its annual operating expenses.

This year, the Go Bald event in Kuching will be held on May 6, 2018 at CityOne Megamall.

Those interested may visit its website at www.gobald.my for more information.