KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Manulife Malaysia continued to spread Christmas cheer to the underprivileged community under its Dear Santa project for the fourth year. This time around, festive cheer was shared to the Orang Asli children of the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) flagship programme, the Orang Asli Education Support.

In collaboration with Pertubuhan Komuniti Kasih Selangor (PKKS), Manulife Malaysia supported the education of 133 Orang Asli children from five villages; Kg. Sg. Ruai, Kg. Ulu Ruai, Kg. Sg. Kelang, Kg. Satak and Kg. Bertang. This includes providing financial support for teachers to conduct after-school learning classes and providing daily transportation for children to get from their secluded villages to school.

On 14 December 2019, the team from Manulife Malaysia headed to Kg. Sg. Ruai, Pahang armed with festive decorations, presents for all the children as well as painting equipment. In the spirit of giving and sharing, all presents were sponsored by Manulife staff.

Upon arriving, the village’s community hall which also doubles as a classroom, was given a new coat of paint by senior management and volunteers. After which, children of the villages performed carols. Much to the delight of the children, all of them received their presents and top performing children were additionally rewarded with incentives from Manulife.

Manulife Malaysia’s Chief Executive Officer, Sang Lee said, “It is our hope that the Orang Asli Education Support will truly benefit the children of the future and the community in the long run. To end the year on a festive note while adding much happiness to the children is a joy to see. As a company that is committed in giving back to the community we operate in, we always look for ways to also involve our staff through the act of volunteering. Manulife Dear Santa is one of the ways of achieving this.”

About Manulife Malaysia
Manulife Holdings Berhad is part of Canada-based Manulife Financial Corporation. Through its subsidiary companies, Manulife Malaysia offers an innovative range of financial protection, health and wealth management products and services to meet different customer needs. Manulife Malaysia currently serves the needs of over 250,000 policyholders and wealth management customers. Manulife Holdings Berhad has been listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia since 1984. As at 30 September 2019, its assets under management were RM11 billion. Manulife Malaysia can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.my.

About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2018, we had more than 34,000 employees, over 82,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 28 million customers. As of September 30, 2019, we had over $1.2 trillion (US$881 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $29.8 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States are where we have served customers for more than 100 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.

SOURCE: Manulife Insurance Berhad 

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--BERNAMA