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Mangrove Rehabilitation 2022 with OCBC Al-Amin Bank

2/10/2022

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   100 people who love our mother earth gathered at the bank of Sungai Petani river to help plant mangrove trees to rehabilitate denuded stretches. Staff of OCBC Al-Amin Bank, Rotaractors of AIMST University, students of SJKT Saraswathy and members of the public joined Rotarians in this project sponsored by OCBC. 300 saplings were sourced from the Forestry Department and planted in the area. 

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OCBC AL-AMIN CONTRIBUTES RM20,000 TO SUPPORT MANGROVE PRESERVATION IN SUNGAI PETANI, KEDAH

Bank’s funds will help plant 1,000 new mangrove trees in degraded area

Sungai Petani, 2 October 2022 – More than 100 people recently came together to plant 500 mangrove trees in the Taman Sinar Intan 3 and Sungai Merbok areas near Sungai Petani, which was severely degraded and in urgent need of restoration.

The effort was made possible through a RM20,000 donation by OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad (OCBC Al-Amin) through its Sungai Petani branch, in collaboration with Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani and Jabatan Perhutanan Kedah.

The 3-year collaboration will see the fruition of 5,000 mangrove trees planted at the site. 

According to Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani President, Thiagarajan Letchumanan, the Mangrove Sapling Planting Project aims to protect the mangrove forests, which serve as crucial wildlife habitat for a variety of marine life, flora and fauna. 

“This initiative is timely given the need to be more mindful of the needs of the environment and society at large. It would not have been possible without the assistance of OCBC Al-Amin, the local community in Sungai Petani and Jabatan Perhutanan Kedah. As the first of many to come, we hope this project will pave the way to restoring the lusciousness of our scarce mangrove areas.”

“Today’s project and continued partnership with OCBC Al-Amin is an important step in supporting the environment which has recently become Rotary’s 7th and latest area of focus. The 500 trees which we have planted today and another 500 in December will make a great impact in the restoration and rehabilitation of mangrove in Sungai Petani and Kedah”

“Given our previous years of collaboration in corporate social responsibility programmes, the partnership with OCBC Al-Amin was a natural fit. We knew we could always count on OCBC Al-Amin for our community-based programmes. We are grateful to the OCBC Al-Amin Sungai Petani branch for their relentless support and commitment to assisting the community, this time by protecting our mangrove forests.”

“Not only are mangrove forests critical to ensuring the survival of wildlife and marine life, they are also essential for the survival of humans, especially by acting as coastal barriers from strong winds or other extreme weathers. Sadly, there seems to be a lack of understanding regarding the importance of preserving our mangrove forests. We hope that by raising awareness about the state of our mangrove forests, more people will come to care more for our environment,” he stated.

Speaking on behalf of OCBC Al-Amin, its Sungai Petani branch Senior Manager, Ms Shermaine Cham Keng Fheng, said that the Bank engages with the communities it is involved in by venturing beyond its superior banking products and services to meeting the social needs of the people as well. 

“Mangrove forests have been deteriorating rapidly in recent years due to countless irresponsible human actions. Saddened by this, we wanted to reach out to support our community. The Mangrove Sapling Planting Project is a fitting first step to reinstating our national treasure – mangrove forests.”

“We are thankful to the Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani forpartnering with us and we hope the community will benefit greatly from these initiatives. We would also like to thank Jabatan Perhutanan Kedah for overseeing this meaningful project,” she said.

She added that with 90 years of giving to communities, OCBC looks forward to enabling individuals, SMEs and businesses to build a more sustainable future.
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Mangrove Rehabilitation 2022

26/9/2022

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Semua warga Sungai Petani yang prihatin alam sekitar dijemput Bersama Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani dan bank OCBC Al-Amin pada Ahad 2 Oktober 2022, pukul 9.30 pagi di Surau Taman Sinar Intan 3, lokasi https://maps.app.goo.gl/6vcZSo8oCxhtTJCg7

PROGRAM
9.30 pagi  - berkumpul. Sarapan pagi bersama. 
10.00 pagi  - mula menanam pokok bakau
11.30 pagi - siap menanam ppokok
12.00 tengahari  - makan tengahari
12.30 tengahari - program tamat
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News report on laptop for online education in Tamil Malar

20/9/2021

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Laptops for Online Education In Sin Chew and Berita Harian

17/9/2021

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OCBC Al-Amin Bank links arms with Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani in joint programme to provide underprivileged students access to online lessons

29/8/2021

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Sungai Petani, 29 August 2021 – A total of 20 underprivileged students from three schools in Sungai Petani recently received laptops worth RM20,000 from OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad (OCBC Al-Amin) so they can access their online lessons, given the movement restrictions brought about by the pandemic. 

   The effort was carried out in collaboration with Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani (Rotary Club) and Yayasan Kelab-Kelab Rotary Malaysia to help affected communities to overcome difficulties brought about by Covid-19.

   According to Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani President Mr Gopaldhass Chitaya, the joint programme was aimed at ensuring that the needy students are not left out in their education journey during these challenging times. 

   “The laptops were allocated for students from families in the B40 group from SMK Dato Bijaya Setia, SJKT Bedong and SMK Bedong. The selection of students was done based on names submitted by class teachers to the schools’ student affairs department for verification with APDM (Aplikasi Pangkalan Data Murid). After verification, the names of the shortlisted students were sent to the schools’ principals. All the shortlisted students are fully deserving cases and aren’t able to attend online classes because their parents and family members have been badly hit financially by the current pandemic.

   “We are grateful to OCBC Al-Amin through their Sungai Petani branch for their relentless support and commitment in assisting the community amidst the difficulties arising from the pandemic as many breadwinners from these families have lost their jobs. It is not easy for these parents as they do not have sufficient funds to ensure they are able to have the online resources ready for their children.

   “We hope this gesture has brought some joy to the students so that they can have ease of access to their online lessons. We are pleased to have done our little part to help our community,” he said. 

   Speaking on behalf of OCBC Al-Amin, its Sungai Petani branch Senior Manager Ms Shermaine Cham Keng Fheng said the Bank continues to strive to be more involved in the localities in which it operates and to become even more engaged with the community, going beyond simply providing superior banking products and services to meeting the social needs of the people as well. 

   “The social and economic effect of the global pandemic is hard for many and so we wanted to reach out to support our own community, particularly those who have been deeply affected during these past few months. We are thankful to Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani for being part of this programme. We hope the children will benefit greatly from accessing their online lessons more smoothly as education is key and no one should be deprived of it. We hope our little contribution will help them in this rather difficult time,” she said.
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  Rotarians delivered ten laptops to students of SMK Dato Bijaya Setia, Sungai Petani today. Education must go on despite COVID-19 and laptops are essential for online learning. The laptops were sponsored by OCBC Al-Amin via Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani and Yayasan Kelab-Kelab Rotary Malaysia. Rotarians Moorthy, Sanmugam and  Dhanesh handed over the laptops.

   Thank you, OCBC Al-Amin for supporting education. 

   A total of 20 laptops (RM 25,980) were delivered in this joint project by OCBC Al-Amin and Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani.

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OCBC Al-Amin Help in Overcoming Barriers to Online Learning for Students

15/8/2021

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   Barriers to online learning exist for some students who cannot afford the equipment. Rotary and OCBC Al-Amin partner to deliver laptops to bring equitable learning for them. Ten students from Bedong, were happy to receive the laptops via Rotarians Jeevan, Moorthy, Rev Alfred. 

   Thank you, OCBC Al-Amin for supporting education. 

   A total of 20 laptops (RM 25,980) were delivered in this joint project by OCBC Al-Amin and Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani.

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More groceries delivered to families in Sungai Petani

7/10/2020

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Observing strict SOP, more families received help to face COVID-19 financial difficulties. Thank you, OCBC Bank Al-Amin for being our service partner. Also, thanks for Great Food Industries for giving us  some food supplies at subsidized prices. RM20,002.30 was spent and this project benefitted 240 families. 
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Prolonged Movement Control Order of almost 4 weeks have left some families in need

23/9/2020

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From savings after household provisions supply project of Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani-OCBC Al-Amin Community Outreach Initiative, we managed to deliver more relief packages to families in Ambangan Heights. Thanks to Rotarians Darmavathy and Koek Yee Jeen. 
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Rotarian brings COVID relief to more families

11/9/2020

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Thank you, Rotarian Gopal for delivering the final batch of COVID-19 relief. A Community Outreach Initiative together with OCBC Al-Amin
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Service above Self: delivering household necessities

8/9/2020

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Rotarians take time to deliver food items to needy families gathered at Past President Shanmuganathan's workshop. COVID-19 Community Outreach Initiative together with OCBC Al-Amin.
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