GCH Retail (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd held its Bubur Lambuk Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme at Giant Hypermarket Petra Jaya here yesterday.
Themed ‘Ceria Ramadan bersama Giant & Adabi’, the event saw the presence of Assistant Minister for Early Childhood Education and Family Development Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali who distributed the popular must-have Ramadan dish to people from all walks of life at the mall.
GCH Retail general manager Johalias Fazili Fazi and senior manager (Government Relations) Mohd Shahrizal Ayub were also present.
In addition to preparing the ‘bubur lambuk’ and distributing them to the people, GCH Retail also donated RM5,000 to Kompleks Kebajikan Laila Taib.
About 30 children from Kompleks Kebajikan Laila Taib were accompanied by Hasidah on a shopping spree at the hypermarket mall during the event.
Now in its fourth year, the annual programme was first introduced in 2013 and have since received great response from the people nationwide.
GCH Retail Malaysia & Brunei regional director Dato Tim Ashdown in a statement said Giant was honoured to once again organise the programme for a charitable cause as well as to foster closer ties among GCH Retail and the people especially the needy.
“We will continue this commitment of ours to hold this charitable effort in the future.”
This year, visitors of Giant Hypermarket will be able to receive their complimentary bowls of ‘bubur lambuk’ from noon onwards at selected Giant Hypermarkets in seven locations nationwide.