Miri, 18 May – In conjunction with the Gawai Harvest Festival, celebration, Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) today organised a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme at Malaysian Red Crescent’s (MRC) Sunflower Centre in Miri, Sarawak to bring festive joy and happiness to children and individuals with special needs.
The MRC Sunflower Centre is under the purview of the Malaysian Red Crescent Miri chapter, with its sole mission to train and develop individuals with special needs especially children through specific programmes and trainings. The programme includes therapy sessions and vocational skills training sessions to help equip these individuals with the right skill sets so that they may be given an equal employment opportunity to eventually be self-sufficient and independent. In order to cater to a large number of these individuals, there are over 21 caretakers employed at the centre who are professionally trained to provide effective therapy with care.
“We are pleased to be given the opportunity to celebrate the Gawai Harvest Festival with these children and individuals today through our CSR initiative as we aim to continuously reach out to all levels of society and assisting in every way we can,” said CGC’s President / Chief Executive Officer, Mohd Zamree Mohd Ishak.
“As Malaysians living in a multi-cultural and multi-religious society, we understand the significance of the festivals celebrated by all ethnic groups. We would like to take the opportunity during this festive season to share and spread joy through care, attention and assistance, in conjunction with Gawai Harvest Festival this year. It is in our corporate DNA that we give back to the community through a variety of channels and bodies with an objective to assist the underprivileged and in developing a sustainable future for all those in need so that they too may lead a comfortable life like you and me,” added Zamree.
A cash contribution worth of RM12,000 was presented by Encik Zamree to the Chairman of MRC Sunflower Centre, Madam Liza Chai in support of the home’s continuous therapy programmes and their daily operations.
“We are thankful for the fact that corporations such as CGC go out of their way to extend their assistance to our cause. With such support, we are able to not only continue with our programes but also reach out to more children and individuals with special needs. This means a lot to us”, said Madam Chai.
CGC’s Pesta Gawai CSR programme with the MRC Sunflower Centre saw the participation of CGC staff from both their headquarters in Kelana Jaya, Selangor and their Miri branch, which is among one (1) of two (2) branches in Sarawak, the other branch is located in Kuching. Also present to show support to CGC’s CSR event was Piasau Assemblyman Dato’ Sebastian Ting, who won in the recent Sarawak state elections.
CGC has also extended aid and offered relief support towards various causes. In the last two (2) years, CGC has contributed more than RM250,000.00 through its CSR programmes as part of its effort in lending a helping hand and reaching out to all cross-section of the society throughout the country.