Naim Foundation awards excellent students from Kai Dee Middle School in Bintulu
KUCHING: Outstanding students from Kai Dee Middle School in Bintulu recently received academic excellence awards from Naim Foundation, the charitable arm of Naim Group of Companies.
The awards, which were part of the foundation’s annual academic excellence award programme for secondary schools in Sarawak, were presented by Naim Sales and Marketing senior general manager for Miri and Bintulu Alice Ting during the school’s prize giving ceremony.
Ting explained that the contribution was part of the foundation’s community outreach programme which aimed among others, to inculcate the attitude of striving for excellence among the younger generation.
“Our message to students is clear; ‘when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.’ Be it in school or in life, there will be times when we encounter challenges. Never fear such challenges, as the lessons learnt from these challenges will make us stronger,” she said in a statement yesterday.
She also took the opportunity to congratulate the award recipients for their hard work and looked forward to more success stories in the future.
The Naim Foundation was launched in 2004 to provide assistance in areas ranging from advancement of education and research, to contributions for various charitable causes.
The foundation also offers a scholarship scheme called ‘Naim Foundation Scholarships’ for tertiary education, which covers tuition fees, lodging and books.