KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Yayasan PETRONAS, the CSR arm of PETRONAS, is collaborating with PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) to spread festive cheer amongst some 5,000 deserving families across Malaysia by contributing RM1 million ringgit in kind through this year’s Sentuhan Kasih Festive programme. The initiative is carried out in conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Kaamatan and Gawai celebrations.

Together with over 100 PDB station dealers, Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) representatives and other PETRONAS Group volunteers, Yayasan PETRONAS will be handing out food essentials such as rice, milk, oil, eggs, canned food, flour and PETRONAS gift cards to selected families nationwide from 4 May until 5 June 2020.

The initiative is meant to ease the burden of these beneficiaries in the run-up to Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, the Kaamatan celebrations in Sabah this month, as well as the Gawai festival in Sarawak in June.

Yayasan PETRONAS Chief Executive Officer Lita Osman said: “While we continue to battle the challenges brought on by COVID-19, we are stepping forward to support the 5,000 deserving families in managing their daily expenses, especially during the festive season.

“Our contributions are embedded with the hope that all of us will emerge stronger and united as we continue to flatten the COVID-19 curve. We believe that no matter what the situation is, we have the power to collectively change the narrative of despair to one of hope and joy.”

Commenting on the effort, PDB’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Azrul Osman Rani said the Company remains committed to contribute to the well-being of the society during this unprecedented situation. “Equally passionate are our PETRONAS station dealers, who have voluntarily joined the cause, assisted in procuring the items as well as delivering them to the identified homes across all states in Malaysia. This is indeed a time for us to come together and give back meaningfully to the community that sustains us,” he added.

The Sentuhan Kasih programme is part of the Foundation’s Community Well-being and Development focus area, initiated to coincide with major celebrations in Malaysia. It provides an avenue for Yayasan PETRONAS to work with communities to provide for their basic needs and well-being.

About Yayasan PETRONAS 
 
Yayasan PETRONAS is the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of PETRONAS. Its mission is to contribute to the well-being of society. Yayasan PETRONAS aims to deliver sustainable impact, improving the quality of life and socio-economic outcomes for communities across the nation through its focus areas in Education, Community Well-being and Development and the Environment.
 
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About PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad  
 
PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad is the principal domestic marketing arm of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), the national oil company, which holds 63.94% of its equity. Incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act 1965 on 5 August 1982 and listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia on 8 March 1994, PDB has since established itself as Malaysia’s leading retailer and marketer of downstream oil and gas products.
 
The Company markets a wide range of high quality petroleum products including motor gasoline, aviation fuel, kerosene, diesel, fuel oil, bunker fuel, lubricants, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and bitumen in Malaysia.
 
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Photo 1:  Lita Osman, CEO of Yayasan PETRONAS (in yellow) handing over a bag of food essentials to a representative from Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat as a symbolic gesture that marks the launch of Sentuhan Kasih Festive Programme 2020 in collaboration with PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB). She is accompanied by Dato’ Sri Hj Sy Zainal Abidin Sy M Tahir, Vice President of Marketing, Downstream Business, PETRONAS (centre) and Azrul Osman Rani, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of PDB (right).
 
Photo 2: Food essentials such as rice, milk, oil, anchovies, glutinous rice, ‘instant ketupat’, canned food, flour and PETRONAS gift cards will be distributed to 5,000 selected families nationwide in conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Kaamatan and Gawai celebrations.
 
Photo 3: Yayasan PETRONAS brings festive cheer to 300 underprivileged families in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor yesterday.

Source: Yayasan PETRONAS
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
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--BERNAMA