Date : 10 April 2009 Venue : Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Time : 1530 - 1600
At Smart Kids Exhibition 2009, Chee Wah
Corporation Berhad together with Future Ace Publishing donated RM 15,000
worth of Future Ace books to selected orphanages. This project forms
part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of Chee Wah Corporation under
the Precious Gift Campaign that was launched from 16 November, 2008 till
15 February, 2009 in collaboration with CPTAG, Universiti Sains
Malaysia.
Future Ace publishes a range of reading
books, activity books, wall charts, and learning aids. The company
exports its books to countries in the Middle East, Europe, Vietnam,
Mongolia, Pacific Islands, Cambodia and others. Recently, Future ace has
just participated in the Bologna Children’s Fair 2009 under the umbrella
of the National Book Council Malaysia. During the presentation at the
Smart Kids exhibition on 10 April, representatives from Sun Beam Homes,
St Joseph’s Home, Ti Ratana Orphanage, Rumah Kebajikan Kanak-kanak
Taiping, Rumah BARKAT Johor, and Rumah Anak Yatim Tambunan Sabah were
present to receive the donated books. A quiz was also organized for the
children who attended the exhibition on that day.
“We are proud to be associated with this
noble project as it is our corporate responsibility to provide the gift
of knowledge to the less privileged children,” remarked Mr. Yeoh Seng
Hooi, Chief Operating Officer of Chee Wah Corporation Bhd. “Being a
corporation that sells extensively to the education sector, this
represents our effort to contribute the gift of learning to the young
children. Most of all, we wish to thank CPTAG, Universiti Sains Malaysia
for the collaboration and our customers for their support to make this
project a reality.”
Chee
Wah Corporation Berhad has launched the Precious Gift Campaign, in
collaboration with a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partner,
Universiti Sains Malaysia. The mission of Precious Gift Campaign is to
educate the public about the importance of early childhood education and to
give the less fortunate the most precious gift of all ---- knowledge.
From 16 November 2008 to 15 February 2009,
Chee Wah Corporation Berhad & Future Ace, in collaboration with CSR
Philanthropy Trans Disciplinary Action Group Universiti Sains Malaysia will
implement the Precious Gift Campaign nationwide. With the Precious Gift
Campaign, Chee Wah Corporation Berhad & Future Ace will donate RM 1,000
worth of books for every RM 10,000 worth of Future Ace books sold in
Malaysia. These Future Ace books will be donated to selected orphanages
throughout the country that are vetted by CP-TAG, USM.
Benefited orphanages for the
Precious Gift Campaign 2008 / 2009 Penang ● St Joseph Home ● Ramakrishna Ashrama ● Rumah Kanak – kanak
Taman Bakti Perak ● Rumah Kebajikan Kanak – kanak Taiping Selangor & WP Kuala Lumpur ● Rumah Ozanam ● Sunbeams Home ● Ti Ratana
Welfare Society Orphanage ● Rumah Kanak – kanak Tengku Budriah Melaka ● Lembaga Pengurusan Kebajikan Anak Yatim & Miskin (PAYASUM) Johor ● Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak Yatim Johor (Rumah Barkat) Sarawak ● Lembaga Kebajikan Anak – anak Yatim Negeri Sarawak Sabah ● Rumah Anak Yatim Tambunan Sabah
