28 NOVEMBER 2020
Kuala Lumpur – Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) hari ini meneruskan usaha murni ‘Box of Hope’ dengan mengagihkan bekalan makanan kepada 100 orang penerima yang kurang berkemampuan di Flat Taman Gasing Indah Petaling Jaya. Pengagihan kotak ini turut disertai wakil daripada Yayasan Food Bank Malaysia.
Semasa penyerahan program ini, Air Selangor turut melancarkan platform baharu untuk orang ramai menghulurkan sumbangan ikhlas melalui akaun bank CIMB Bank Berhad dengan menyertakan nota catatan Bantuan Inisiatif ‘Box of Hope’. Ini bagi memudahkan orang ramai untuk membuat sumbangan tanpa perlu ke cawangan Village Grocer atau mana-mana pejabat wilayah Air Selangor. Orang ramai boleh menyalurkan sumbangan wang pada bila-bila masa, tidak kira di mana sahaja. Ini juga selaras dengan usaha untuk mengurangkan kadar jangkitan COVID-19 yang mana orang ramai boleh menderma secara atas talian tanpa perlu meninggalkan rumah. Walau bagaimanapun, orang ramai perlu memastikan nilai sumbangan adalah betul semasa transaksi dijalankan kerana sebarang permohonan pemulangan wang tidak boleh dilakukan selepas transaksi.
Air Selangor akan membeli barangan makanan asas daripada sumbangan orang ramai ini dan didermakan kepada golongan B40 yang memerlukan dengan sasaran kepada komuniti akar umbi yang tinggal di Program Perumahan Rakyat Termiskin dan kawasan luar bandar. Dengan pelancaran akaun bank ini, Air Selangor berharap lebih banyak individu dan organisasi yang akan bersama-sama menghulurkan bantuan dan sumbangan.
Inisiatif ‘Box of Hope’ adalah sebahagian daripada Program Tanggungjawab Sosial Korporat Air Selangor, iaitu ‘Sesama Mara’, yang telah dilancarkan pada 30 Jun lalu. Inisiatif ini bertujuan untuk membantu komuniti B40 yang kekurangan makanan asas semasa pandemik COVID-19. Orang ramai boleh memberi sumbangan barangan makanan seperti tepung, beras, makanan dalam tin, susu dan minyak di lima lokasi ‘Box of Hope’ Village Grocer di Tamarind Square Cyberjaya, MyTown Cheras, 1 Mont Kiara, I-City Mall Shah Alam dan Melawati Mall. Inisiatif ini mendapat sokongan daripada Yayasan Food Bank Malaysia yang bekerjasama menyalurkan barangan sumbangan tersebut kepada komuniti yang memerlukan.
Sehingga hari ini, inisiatif ‘Box of Hope’ telah membantu seramai 253 keluarga daripada golongan B40 yang memerlukan bekalan makanan asas untuk kelangsungan hidup terutama mendapatkan sumber makanan harian mereka. Air Selangor berharap agar inisiatif ini terus mendapat perhatian dan sokongan daripada orang ramai untuk menderma. Untuk maklumat lanjut mengenai inisiatif ‘Box of Hope’ dan program-program Sesama Mara yang lain, sila layari laman sesawang Air Selangor di www.airselangor.com
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AIR SELANGOR’S ‘BOX OF HOPE’ CONTRIBUTION EXTENDED TO A BANK ACCOUNT PLATFORM
Kuala Lumpur – Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) today continued its noble efforts through Box of Hope by distributing food supply to 100 underprivileged recipients at Flat Taman Gasing Indah Petaling Jaya. The distribution of the boxes was also attended by representatives from Yayasan Food Bank Malaysia.
During the programme presentation, Air Selangor also introduced a new platform for the public to make contributions via a CIMB Bank Berhad’s account and include the ‘Box of Hope’ Initiative Assistance as a remark. This is to make it easier for the public to make donations without having to go to Village Grocer branches or any of Air Selangor’s regional offices. The public can donate anytime, anywhere. This is also in line with the efforts to reduce the rate of COVID-19 infection where people can donate online without having to leave their homes. However, the public needs to ensure that the value of the contribution is correct during the transaction as any refund application cannot be made after the transaction is made.
With the public’s donations, Air Selangor will purchase the essential food items and donate them to the B40 group in need, targetting the grassroots community living in the Program Perumahan Rakyat Termiskin (PPRT) and rural areas. With the launch of this bank account, Air Selangor hopes that more individuals and organisations will come together to provide assistance and contributions.
The Box of Hope initiative is part of Air Selangor’s Corporate Social Responsibility Program, ‘Sesama Mara’, launched on 30 June. This initiative aims to help the B40 community in need of essential food items during the COVID-19 pandemic. People can donate food items such as flour, rice, canned food, milk, and cooking oil at the Box of Hope located in five Village Grocer locations such as Tamarind Square Cyberjaya, MyTown Cheras, 1 Mont Kiara, I-City Mall Shah Alam, and Melawati Mall. This initiative is supported by Yayasan Food Bank Malaysia which works together to distribute the donated items to the underprivileged communities.
To date, the Box of Hope initiative has helped a total of 253 families from the B40 group who are in need of essential food items for survival especially in obtaining their daily food source. Air Selangor hopes that this initiative will continue to receive attention and support from the public to donate. For more information on the Box of Hope initiative and other ‘Sesama Mara’ programs, please visit the Air Selangor website at www.airselangor.com.
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