Tough times for St. Nicholas Home after donations dwindle


(From left) St. Nicholas' Home social welfare officer Siti Nor, resident and pastry chef Mohammad Hassan Ali, 40, Penang General Manager David Chiang (in pink) and resident Muhammeed Hamizan Mohd Noh, 19, making pineapple tarts to raise funds at their St. Nicholas Home at Jalan Bagan Jermal. Starpic by LIM BENG TATT/The Star/ 20 May 2020.

GEORGE TOWN (Bernama): St. Nicholas Home (SNH) for the blind is going through tough times as donations have reduced up to 80 per cent since the movement control order (MCO) came into force.

Its general manager David Chiang said although they were grateful to several government bodies for extending assistance, it is still a struggle to keep SNH up and running.

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