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Teacher Raises Funds For Paralysed Man By Selling Cookies
A paralysed man living alone received an early Christmas present when a teacher decided to aid him financially.
Teacher Hilda Paviter Kaur decided to raise funds for the man known as ‘Uncle Chew’ as he used to be her father’s classmate.
Hey everyone! I just want to say a big THANK YOU to all of you for sharing this and being so supportive. I am overwhelmed by the amount of support. In less than 12 hours, I am so close to my target and this was done by purely donations. Malaysians, you are amazing ❤️?? https://t.co/QqZ8zWIp42— Hilda ?? (@Hildasaurus) November 29, 2020
“According to my father, Uncle Chew, 61, was involved in a freak accident about 10 years ago that resulted in the lower half of his body being paralysed.
“The accident caused him lose his job as he was unable to work because of his condition and it was his brother and a few friends that took care of his financial needs for the past ten years since the accident.
“But things took a downward turn when Uncle Chew’s brother lost his job this year — and life has been hard for Uncle Chew as there are days where he wouldn’t have enough to eat due to the financial constraints,” Hilda told Malay Mail.
Selling cookies to raise funds
To raise fund for Uncle Chew, Hilda sold her cookies through a crowdfunding initiative on Twitter.“I started baking last Saturday and have received orders for 100 bottles of chocolate chip cookies from family and friends where one bottle of cookies is sold at RM30.
“Along the way, something good happened where a company called to sponsor the wheelchair while another woman called saying that she wanted to sponsor a mattress for Uncle Chew,” she shared.
She initially thought she will raise about RM10,000 but was delighted to know that she raised more than RM20,000.
We can always rely on Malaysians to come together to help a person in need! Thank you teacher Hilda for initiating this.
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