THE Pengiran Muda Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah Fund for Orphans (DANA) yesterday held a ceremony for the official handing over of contributions from the SMS Brunei Prihatin project.
The event took place at the multipurpose hall of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex in Bandar Seri Begawan.
The project ran for 67 days starting from November 27, 2015 until January 31, 2016, successfully collecting $110,601 from members of the public.
Two telecommunication companies, DST Group and Progresif Cellular Sdn Bhd (PCSB), had provided SMS services for contributors to donate to the fund. While Radio Televisyen Brunei (RTB) acted as the information provider to the public, fund promos were broadcast on RTB channels and their respective radio network, as well as aired at The Mall Cineplex and Times Cineplex to further disseminate the information to the larger masses.
In his speech, Haji Brahim bin Haji Ismail, Chief Executive Officer of DANA, explained that apart from that, the Information Department through their Pelita Brunei newspaper as well as the Department of Mosque Affairs through its Friday sermon further encouraged the public to contribute to the project.
Pehin Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman receiving donation from DST Communications
Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman, Minister of Education, receiving a donation from DST – BAHYIAH BAKIR
From the project, DST Group collected a total of $94,698 and the proceeds were handed over in the form of a mock cheque presented by Abdul Latiff bin Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yusof, a member of the Board of Directors of DST Group. PCSB collected $15,903 and the funds were handed over by its representative, Normah binti Ahmad.
On hand to receive the proceeds was Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman, Minister of Education, in his capacity as the Chairman of the Board of Trustee of DANA.
Apart from that, DST also contributed $20,000 to the fund and PCSB contributed $3,863.99 from the donation boxes allocated at a number of its branches.
The fund later received another $9,650 from Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) the proceeds of which were derived from their Charity Sale and Carnival Project that took place last May.
The contribution was presented by Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muhammad Abdul Qayyum bin Pengiran Sura Negara Pengiran Anak Haji Muhammad Bey Muntassir, Head of the Executive Committee for Economy and Entrepreneurship of the UTB Student Representative Council.
The Special Education Unit later presented $862.31 for DANA and the proceeds were derived from the ‘Fund for Fund’ project organised by the department November last year. The contribution was presented by Hajah Noriah binti Haji Ibrahim, Acting Deputy of Head of Special Education Unit, Ministry of Education.
A bookstore company called Syarikat Samima Sdn Bhd also contributed $2,000 to DANA which was presented by its representative, Rafee Tajuddin. – Rokiah Mahmud
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