KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- AmBank Group through its sports club, Kelab AmBank Group (KAG) treated 100 underprivileged children from Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Sembilan, Cheras to a Hari Raya shopping programme on Wednesday, 15 May 2019 followed by a Buka Puasa event hosted by its Chairman, Tan Sri Azman Hashim on Friday, 17 May 2019.
 
In keeping with the spirit of Ramadan, AmBank Group’s main objective for organising this annual charity event is to bring festive cheer to the children. The 100 children consisting 51 boys and 49 girls, aged between seven to 12 years old, were ushered to Mydin Wholesale Hypermarket in USJ, Subang Jaya to shop for their new Baju Melayu and Baju Kurung.
 
The Buka Puasa hosted by Tan Sri Azman Hashim, Chairman, AmBank Group together with the Senior Management and AmBank Group staff was held at Dewan Perdana Felda, Kuala Lumpur.
 
“This is one activity which we look forward to every year in the holy month of Ramadan, as it enables us to contribute to the less fortunate, in line with the Islamic teachings of caring, self-discipline, sacrifice and sympathy to the less fortunate,” said Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Group who is also the Advisor of Kelab AmBank Group.
 
“We are delighted to have the children of Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Sembilan, Cheras joining us for this wonderful occasion. Their presence certainly makes this Ramadan a more meaningful and joyous occasion for them and us, AmBankers,” he added.
 
This programme falls under the AmKasih Programme which is the platform for the Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) sustainable development initiatives. The AmKasih Programme focuses on “reaching out to the community” and serves as an umbrella for all AmBank Group’s CSR efforts to help the community. 
 
AmBank Group continuously plays a CSR role for the community at large, irrespective of race, creed or religion as we contribute to the sustainable development of the community within which we operate. This approach has been and will continue to be the mainstay in our approach to community care programmes. A project such as this helps to meet our objective to play an effective corporate role as a socially responsible corporate citizen.
 
The treat for the children is part of AmBank Group’s all-year round charity programme. The Group has always striven to play a significant role in contributing to society at large through initiatives such as these. In the past, many charity organisations have benefited from AmBank Group’s corporate social responsibility programmes.
 

About AmBank Group
 
AMMB Holdings Berhad is the holding company of AmBank Group and has been listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia since 1988. It is the sixth-largest banking group by assets in Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of around RM11.6 billion and assets of RM137.9 billion at 31 March 2018.
 
AmBank Group is one of Malaysia’s premier financial solutions groups with over 43 years of experience in supporting Malaysians in their economic development. AmBank Group offers a wide range of both conventional and Islamic financial solutions and services, including wholesale banking, retail banking, investment banking, underwriting of general insurance, life assurance and takaful, stock and share broking, futures broking, investment advisory and management services in assets, real estate investment trust and unit trusts.
 
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is the biggest shareholder in the AmBank Group with a 23.8% holding and provides support with Board and senior management representation, risk and financial governance, product offerings and new business developments. In the general insurance business, the Group has partnered with Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG). In the life assurance and family takaful businesses, the Group has a partnership with MetLife International Holdings Inc (MetLife). The Group benefits in terms of expertise transfer from IAG and MetLife.
 
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SOURCE : AmBank Group

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--BERNAMA