A family will be able to have their reunion dinner at their childhood home in Boon Lay after volunteers pitched in to clean up the five-room flat filled with clutter.
The 76-year-old resident, surnamed Guo, told Shin Min Daily News she did not have the strength to clear the stuff she had accumulated over the years.
The unit had been overflowing with stacks of household items, bags, containers and more, sparking concern from her children, who had moved out some 10 years ago.
Guo’s two daughters told Shin Min they were worried that the flat might be a fire hazard or that items piled high could fall and pose a danger to their elderly parents.
They hence approached volunteer organisation AMKSS Social Move, which agreed to help.
To ensure that the decluttering effort would not be hindered, the daughters reportedly told their mother a white lie — that the items had been “sold” to someone for $1,000.
