500 FAMILIES RECEIVE AID
Media Prima, Malaysian Aeon Foundation volunteers distribute necessities to victims
MORE than 500 families affected by the floods in the state received relief assistance via Tabung Bencana NSTPMedia Prima yesterday.
Media Prima-NSTP Sukarelawan Brigade and the Malaysian Aeon Foundation deployed 50 volunteers to distribute essential items to several districts on the island and mainland.
Drinks, biscuits, instant noodles, canned sardines and baby diapers were distributed to flood victims at Masjid Wan Chik Arifin in Kampung Dodol, the Merbau Kudong Muhibbah Hall, the Merbau Kudong flood relief centre near Tasek Gelugor, the central Seberang Prai District and Land Office, and the Guar Jering flood relief centre.
Media Prima Berhad corporate communications group general manager Azlan Abd Aziz said the distribution of aid was in line with the company’s philosophy of assisting people in times of need.
“We would like to thank those who donated to the fund.
“Anyone who wants to donate may do so via Maybank account 5141 0532 0757, or call 1300 300 672 or 03-2724 8949,” he said.
Malaysian Aeon Foundation secretary Jackie Loo Fong Sze
said the initiative was part of its corporate social responsibility programme to assist those who were in need.
“We are always committed to assisting the public.
“The foundation has taken part in humanitarian relief efforts (in the past), such as helping victims of the earthquake in Sabah.”
Aid recipient Mohamad Fauzi Mustafa, 42, said he was touched by the assistance.
“I suffer from kidney disease and this aid means a lot to poor people like me,” said the single father of three.
Another recipient, Indah Sukri, 33, suggested that more corporations and international companies come forward to assist flood victims in the state.
“There are many international factories in Penang, especially near Prai and the Bayan Lepas Trade Zone,” she said.
She urged the state government to boost the clean-up as the amount of rubbish and debris left by the floods could trigger a dengue outbreak.
“I notice many people dumping their broken furniture and faulty electrical equipment by the roadside and they’re not picked up by the Penang Island Municipal Council.
“I am afraid they could turn into breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes.”