Sabah RTM Radio Ramadan Tour Convoy from March 25 to help 500 needy groups

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah RTM Radio Ramadan Tour Convoy will travel through several districts in Sabah covering 1,183 kilometres to help the needy in conjunction with Ramadan from March 25 to 27.

Sabah Broadcasting director Salmah Hashim, who will lead the tour, said about 500 needy groups consisting of orphans, senior citizens and single mothers will receive donations delivered by the convoy.

“The Ramadan Tour which is a pillar programme of RTM radio channels which entered its 12th edition has been recognised in the Malaysia Book of Records as the Longest Corporate Social Responsibility Programme in Malaysia covering the implementation of 38 activities nationwide.

“This convoy of 26 participants will also be joined by the presenters of SABAHfm, SABAHVfm, KENINGAUfm, TAWAUfm and SANDAKANfm radio stations apart from the management of Sabah RTM,” she said in a statement here on Friday.

Previously, Salmah said, the head office level Ramadan tour was launched in Kuala Berang, Terengganu on March 10 involving the participation of 34 RTM radio stations nationwide and is expected to end in Johor on March 30.

Salmah said on the first day, the convoy in Sabah will stop at two locations, namely Madrasah Darul Hadis Sabah in Putatan and Rumah Warga Tua Sri Prichard, Kinarut to greet the residents and then hand over donations from strategic partners, before the convoy continues its tour to Keningau.

“In Keningau, the Ramadan Tour continued with cooking and distributing Kodop porridge at several selected locations including the Keningau district police headquarters and the office of the Malaysian Civil Defence Department.

“In the evening, there will be a breaking of fast ceremony and presentation of donations to the less fortunate at Al-Dzilal Mosque, Kampung Bayangan,” she explained.

Meanwhile, Salmah said, the Ramadan Tour activity in Tawau will be held on March 26 at the Nurul Hikmah Mosque, Kampung Blok 31, Balung; and then the convoy will continue to Sandakan on March 27 thus becoming the closing location and the culmination of the programme.

Various activities will be organised in Sandakan, including the closing ceremony and handing over donations to the asnaf group, cooking bubur lambuk and the distribution of iftar packs via a ‘drive thru’ for the people around the Sandakan District Mosque, she said. — Bernama