2,000 lollipops dropped from helicopter for children
TUARAN: About 44 pupils from SK Lapasan in Telipok joined other children for the launch of Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort & Spa ‘Day in Paradise’ package.
The highlight of the launch was the largest lollipop drop in Sabah where 2,000 were dropped from a helicopter, a joint collaboration between the resort and Sabah Air.
The children also enjoyed a full fun day of activities such as the bouncy castle and a variety of games put together by the recreations team.
The pupils from SK Lapasan, a school under the Rasa Ria Corporate Social Responsibility Embrace Programme joined more than two hundred other children to witness the largest lollipop drop in Sabah from within a designated safety zone.
Teruna Smat, a teacher accompanying the SK Lapasan pupils said all those attending the event were from Primary One to Six.
“It’s a good program, especially as it is being held during the school holidays. The pupils were excited but we could only take 44 of them. So we hope there will be more similar programs so that those who missed out this time can have the opportunity to take part,” he said.
Teruna added that the school is very lucky that Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort ‘adopted’ them as the resort’s assistance had helped them in many ways.
“Our infrastructure has improved and through the many CSR programs, I am proud to say that SK Lapasan’s academic performance also improved as a result of the assistance from the resort. They are very concerned about the welfare of the underprivileged pupils and help out the best they can,” he said adding: “We are very lucky to have the resort to assist us.”
Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria ‘Day in Paradise’ package is priced at RM148 nett for adult and RM98 nett for children below 12 years old. The package includes access to the beach area, day use of the garden wing swimming pool from 10am to 6pm, adult food and beverage credit at RM128 and RM68 nett for children at either Tepi Laut or Oceano Restaurant and ice cream from the Ice Monkee Bar.
Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort has been awarded No 1, for Australia’s Top Ten Family Resort 2017 in Malaysia, through a survey carried out by Holidays with Kids, Australia. The just released list was a result of readers’ survey sent to its online database of 40,000 registered online members and its magazine with a readership of around 600,000 parents.
During the survey, members were asked to nominate the best family resort based on criteria including facilities and activities for children, the quality of childcare and babysitting services, kids clubs, standard of service and staff hospitality and the standard of accommodation, location, value for money and overall experience.