KOTA BARU: Nora Maslina Nazim could not believe her decision to hang a white T-shirt outside her home yesterday, had caught the attention of so many donors.
The 45-year-old housewife said donations continued to pour in to her family today after her plight was highlighted by the New Straits Times.
Now, the mother of eight said she decided to take down the white T-shirt to enable donations to be channelled to others in need.
"Praise be to God and also thanks to NST for highlighting my plight yesterday. Since yesterday evening and until today, many people have visited my family and presented their donations in the form of cash and food.
"This really touched me and made me think about how generous our people are. Within several hours, I received a lot of donations.
"For me, if this miracle can happen to my family, why don't I allow it to happen to others, especially those badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, I decided to remove the T-shirt this afternoon," she said.
Like other people, Nora and her husband Suhaimi Idris, 51, had been struggling to cope during the pandemic after her husband, a labourer, had no work for the last two months.
The couple, who lives in Pasar Lama near Pasir Tumboh, here, had no idea about the #benderaputih campaign to help the needy when they hung the T-shirt yesterday.
They did so when asked by a friend and soon enough, a non-government organisation (NGO) came by to the couple's home with some contributions.
The family of 10 is also caring for two children after Nora's sister died six years ago.
Apart from her eight children, aged between 16 and two-years-old, Nora said she also cared for he late sister's two children.
Malaysians flooded social media recently with the #benderaputih movement, calling those in need of food or essentials to raise a white flag outside their homes.