A NEW TENNIS COURT FOR YMCA IPOH

 

IPOH: YMCA Ipoh will have its first artificial grass tennis court to cater for members and public, here.

The members of the club led by YMCA president Datuk Daniel Tay and BP Healthcare vice president Garvy Beh performed a groundbreaking ceremony for tennis court, today (October 15).

The event also saw a mock cheque presentation of RM200,000 presented by BP Healthcare to YMCA Ipoh, witnessed BP Healthcare ambassador National Sports Player – Goh Liu Ying and Leong Mun Yee.

 

 

 Highlighting CSR of BP Healthcare was presented by Vicky Law and Thomas Kok followed with appreciation by Dr Yee Meng Kheong (Captain of the YMCA Ipoh Lawn Tennis Fraternity) and Richard Wu (YMCA Ipoh Tennis Group).

Daniel Tay said that the new tennis court would be constructed soon, was the sixth tennis court for the club.

“Currently, the club has five tennis courts comprises of two with hard court and three with grass court.

“The grass court tennis is believed to be the first in Perak and one of the five courts in the country.

 

 

“The maintenance fees for the tennis court are quite high due to regular grass cutting and court resurfacing and cleaning.

“The club also allows the public (non-member) to use the tennis court at a reasonable fee,” he said.

Meanwhile, Garvy Beh said that assisting the club was part of BP Healthcare corporate social responsibility (CSR) to help those in need even during Covid-19 pandemic times.

“BP Health has also assisted the marginalized, the vulnerable and poverty-stricken citizens through various CSR namely providing free Covid-19 test to OKU/blind masseurs/volunteers (PPV) and 50% discount for senior citizen," he said.

 

 

 

 

PANTAI HOSPITAL IPOH’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CUM CSR PROJECT

 

IPOH: For the first time, Pantai Hospital Ipoh collaborated with Good Shepherd Services (GSS) distributed food and hygiene gift packs to the less fortunate in the community, here.

The event was held at GSS’s Buntong community service, today (October 8).

 

 

PHI chief executive officer Chong Siet Fong said that the corporate social responsibility project was part of celebrating the hospital 25^th Anniversary, as well as remember the less fortunate and those hard hit by the pandemic.

“The hospital staff and doctors chipped in and raised funds for 250 goody boxes worth RM80 per box to be given for the vulnerable and underprivileged women and children, with emphasis on B40 group.

 

 

“The hygiene gift packs provided by PHI comprise of personal items such as face masks, hand sanitizers, shower gel and towels apart from some groceries.

“PHI is also celebrating ‘Pink October Breast Cancer Awareness Month' which falls on October.

“The hospital urges all ladies above 40 years of age to go for a mammogram.

 

 

“In working with the National Cancer Society Malaysia, mammograms are being provided free at PHI for household income group below RM5,000.

“Anyone interested to do a mammogram and meets the above requirement, call contact PHI’s Imaging Department at 05-5405659," she said.

Also present were GSS manager Beatrice Lim and GSS Sister Helena Vytialingam.

MU HOTEL #KITAJAMU PROJECT

 

IPOH: MU Hotel Ipoh staff had recently performed a two-day corporate social responsibility project #KitaJagaMU, gave away food to 50 families, here.

The recipients were those living in Kampung Manjoi, Buntong, Sg Pari and Merdeka Gardens.

 

 

The purpose of the food delivery was to help the people in dire straits in this current lockdown situation in Ipoh.

Contributions are to Malay, Indian and Chinese families who were affected by the pandemic.

 

 

The food basket include rice, cooking oil, instant noodles, cream cracker, sardine and fresh vegetables among other items.

 

 

In collaboration with the CSR project, the donors who contributed were Dennis Han, Hiroshi Tatara and Michelle, Sofia Wan Jan Li and Dr Wan Yu Li and Sean Low.