IPOH: Malaysians showed their generosity despite the economic slowdown by donating RM101,408 to help an accident victim and a cancer patient.
Perak MCA Public Services and Complaints Bureau chief Alex Chan yesterday presented RM90,191 to 11-year-old Sioh Yang Jeng, who was hit by a car in Sitiawan on Feb 21.
Yang Jeng’s mother, Lim Pik Syu, 29, thanked the bureau and the public for their help.
She said her son was discharged from Fatimah Hospital on Monday after undergoing a second operation to remove a blood clot from his brain.
“Doctors told me my son has to return for follow-up treatments,” she said, adding that Yang Jeng’s medical bills came to about RM98,000.
From the public: Chan presenting a cheque to Lee at the Perak MCA headquarters in Ipoh yesterday. With them is bureau secretary Hing Thian Kiak @ Hing Lim Ching.It was reported that Lim, a single parent, lost her job as a kitchen helper in Singapore after she returned home to care for her son.
Chan also handed RM3,925, part of the RM11,217 collected from the public, to Lee Kooi Ying, who is suffering from fourth-stage colon cancer.
Lee, 56, is being treated at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here.
Lee’s friends have been providing food and shelter for her but she needs about RM700 for her monthly expenses.
Donors can make cheques payable to the bureau with the recipients’ names written at the back of the cheque and send them to No. 90-92, Tingkat Satu, Jalan Sultan Idris Shah, 30000 Ipoh.
For details, call the bureau at 05-253 6981.
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