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UEM Sunrise Celebrates the Achievement of 134 Pre-schoolers in Pintar Al-Quran Programme

NUSAJAYA, Saturday 2013: UEM Sunrise Berhad (“UEM Sunrise”) formerly known as UEM Land Holdings Berhad, the master developer of Nusajaya, one of the five key nodes of Iskandar Malaysia, successfully organised a ‘Back to School’ event with the Orang Asli children of Kampung Simpang Arang, Gelang Patah as part of its corporate responsibility initiatives at Gelang Patah, today.

The inaugural event introduced through Jabatan Kebajikan Orang Asli (“JAKOA”) Johor Bahru District saw a total of 145 primary and secondary students received the school gear including two sets of school uniforms, two sets of school shoes, two pairs of socks as well as stationery amounting to RM250.00 per person. The objective of the programme is to ease the burden of the families involved towards the preparation of their children for the upcoming 2014 school session, by sharing and giving to the needy.

Speaking at the event, UEM Sunrise’s Nusajaya Senior General Manager, Encik Mohd Nadzari bin Haji Bachek said, “As a responsible corporate citizen, UEM Sunrise is committed to share our values with the community. In line with our corporate responsibility objectives, we aim at creating a better living to the people within our developments and areas that we operate”.

“As the start of the school year approaches, we want to make sure the school-going children are ready for school with their basic necessities in place. We hope that our contribution today will bring smiles to these children’s faces” he added.

The ceremony was graced by the presence of Y.B. Dr. Haji Zaini Haji Abu Bakar, Assemblyman of Nusajaya, whom handing over the school kit to the Orang Asli children of Kampung Simpang Arang. The programme was also attended by Encik Wan Asim bin Wan Shekh, Chief of JAKOA Johor as well as the officers of JAKOA Johor Bahru District, Royal Malaysian Police officer as well as Kampung Simpang Arang community.