SEREMBAN, 5 November – Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) in the spirit of giving back to the community organised a Deepavali charity programme at the Shelter Home for Abused Women and Children Seremban and contributed a sum of RM10,000 in hopes to bring festive joy to the underprivileged children and women at the shelter.
This Corporate Social Responsibility Programme (CSR) is part of CGC’s initiative in reaching out and supporting the less fortunate and underserved members in the community which transcends all races.
“As Malaysians living in a multi-cultural and multi-religious society, we understand the significance of the festivals celebrated by the various ethnic groups. Especially during the festive seasons, we would like to reach out and spread festive joy to those who have a special place in our society and we hope that our humble contribution will not only ease their financial burden but also give them hope and bring cheers and happiness during this joyous time of the year. We sincerely hope our contribution would in some way make the lives of the children living here much better.” said CGC’s President/CEO, Encik Mohd Zamree Mohd Ishak.
The contribution of RM10,000 was presented by En. Zamree to Madam Vasanthi Naidu Velayutham, Chairperson of the Shelter Home and followed by a presentation of Deepavali money packets, school bags and hampers as special gifts to the children.
“We are very pleased that CGC has reached out to us, we are happy that the children are able to enjoy this before the Deepavali celebrations. This means a lot to them”, said Vasanthi.
According to Zamree, CGC’s CSR programme is an ongoing effort in fulfilling its responsibility as a responsible corporate citizen. By incorporating these values, we hope to engage with the society, be it our customers, stakeholders or society at-large in a meaningful way.
CGC’s Deepavali CSR programme with the shelter home saw the participation of around 25 CGC staff which consisted of the senior management, and staff from both the headquarters as well as Seremban branch. Also present at the programme was the President of Negeri Sembilan Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Kumarasamy Sittampalam and their members.
The children, aged between five (5) to 13 participated in the activities and games organised for them and later they were treated with a sumptuous lunch together with the guests.
Earlier this year, CGC extended aid and offered relief support towards various causes. In conjunction with Chinese New Year, Hari Raya and the Malaysia Day, CGC organised CSR programmes in Kuala Lumpur and at Bengkel Seri Sarawak in Kuching as well as at Yayasan Kebajikan Suria Orphanage in Tuaran, Sabah to support various communities. In August 2015, it had contributed financial asssitance to Ranau Earthquake victims. In October 2015, it organised a Blood Donation Drive Campaign in collaboration with the National Blood Centre at its headquarters in Kelana Jaya.