BCORP CELEBRATES ITS THIRD FOUNDER'S DAY WITH A CONTRIBUTION OF RM20.2 MILLION TO 74 CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS
Berjaya Corporation Berhad ("BCorp") celebrated its third Founder's Day at Berjaya Times Square on 23 February 2013 with BCorp founder, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan ("TSVT"), and Berjaya contributing approximately RM20.2 million to 74 charitable organizations. These charitable organizations include those that support community, education, health causes, international humanitarian aid, local performing arts as well as environmental awareness and animal causes. Of the RM20.2 million, RM17.2 million was contributed by TSVT through Better Malaysia Foundation, and RM3 million was from Berjaya Cares Foundation.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan and Dato' Robin Tan with the various beneficiaries of the 3rd Berjaya Founder's Day.
TSVT also awarded The Better Malaysia Foundation Person of the Year Award 2013 to The Malaysian Medical Relief Society ("Mercy Malaysia") in recognition of their relentless efforts in providing medical relief, sustainable health development and risk reduction activities for vulnerable communities in both crisis and non-crisis situations, locally and abroad. Mercy Malaysia has been actively involved in providing emergency assistance and humanitarian services to affected populations since 1999 and is present in more than 20 countries worldwide. As a recipient of the Award, Mercy Malaysia also received RM500,000 cash from TSVT. This was the second year the award was presented to honour an individual or organisation for their excellence in commitment and dedication towards supporting and providing assistance to the less fortunate communities.
Better Malaysia Foundation Person of the Year 2013 award winner, Mercy Malaysia, received RM500,000 cash from TSVT
Our Founder's Day theme this year is 'Reach out and speak up for those who can't'. There are many communities out there who do not get the help they need because they are not heard and there is little awareness about their plight. Every one of us can do our bit in reaching out and helping these communities, and in the process, give them a bigger voice and create more awareness for their causes.
Hong Kong superstar, Andy Lau who was a special guest at the event, took to the stage to give a short speech. He had the audience in stitches when he announced that he also had a foundation and handed TSVT his "application" for next year's Berjaya Founder's Day contributions. Joke aside, Andy Lau expressed his admiration for TSVT and his philanthropic efforts. He later led the audience in serenading TSVT with a birthday song. TSVT was also treated to a lively music video presentation in which staff of various Berjaya subsidiaries sang and danced to a medley of classic songs dedicated to him.
TSVT and Dato' Robin Tan with Andy Lau
TSVT cutting his birthday cake, made by Berjaya Hotels and Resorts
Berjaya Founder's Day was also dedicated to all Berjaya staff in recognition of their hard work and contributions to the Group. The family day carnival at Berjaya Times Square saw the participation of some 20,000 staff and their families. More than 50 food and games booths were set up for the carnival with a variety of food and beverage items offered by the various Berjaya food and beverage companies, while the games booths and Kiddy Zone offered fun games and activities for both adults and children alike. The Berjaya Times Square Theme Park was a great hit with the young and young-at-heart enjoying the exciting rides. The 130-foot long giant dragon cake prepared by Berjaya Hotels & Resorts was a feast for the eyes as well as the palate. The 500kg cake made from Belgian dark chocolate, chocolate dough and icing sugar was distributed throughout the day for Berjaya staff and members of the public to enjoy. There were also about 40 booths by selected charitable organisations to create more awareness of their respective causes.
About 20,000 Berjaya staff and their families enjoyed the family day carnival at Berjaya Times Square
As part of the Group's engagement exercise with its staff, the Group introduced the Berjaya's Got Talent competition in October 2012 as an opportunity for staff to showcase their talents and creativity. The eight finalists of this competition showed off their talents during Founder's Day to cheers from their supporters, and the top three winners walked away with cash and prizes worth more than RM18,000. Wan Suhaimi Wan Kamarudin bagged the First Prize with his entertaining and lively rendition of Anak Kampung, while the 2nd Prize was won by Mohd Azim Kamaruzzaman from Starbucks, who wowed the audience with his rendition of The Prayer. The 3rd Prize was won by Nur Idayu Mohammad, from Berjaya Times Square Hotel.
The top 3 prize winners of the Berjaya's Got Talent Contest
The day's programme concluded with a Lucky Draw for the staff. The Grand Prize of a Mazda 2 car valued at RM80,000 was won by Jaffrisham Shamsubarin from U Mobile, who could not contain his excitement upon winning the car! The 2nd Prize of a Samsung 46-inch 3D HD Smart TV worth RM10,599 was won by Mohd Razif Omar, from Berjaya Guard. Other exciting prizes included a Macbook Pro, a 3 Days /2 Nights stay at Berjaya Langkawi Resort, an Apple iPhone 5, an iPad Mini as well as Samsung Galaxy phones.
The 10 Lucky Draw winners with Ms. Nerine Tan, Executive Director of Berjaya Hotels and Resorts (standing, centre).
A jubilant Jaffrisham Shamsubarin jumps for joy beside his Mazda 2 Grand Prize
Among the distinguished guests present at the Berjaya Founder's Day event were members of royalty which included Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah; Sultanah Pahang, Sultanah Hajah Kalsom and consort of Sultan Johor, Raja Zarith Sofia.
TSVT and the royal guests sharing a light-hearted moment
Commenting on the event, TSVT said, "This has been a wonderful event. I am grateful to all the staff who have made this day so special, and I thank everyone who has made today such a special birthday."
TSVT and Andy Lau with the 130-foot long giant dragon cake, made by Berjaya Hotels and Resorts.
The 130-foot long dragon cake took centre stage at the main entrance of Berjaya Times Square.
Berjaya contributed a total of 36 vans and 1 truck to various NGOs this Founder's Day.
TSVT and Dato' Robin Tan visiting the various NGO booths on the 10th Floor
Food, fun and games were the order of the day at the various games booths and Kiddy Zone on the 10th Floor, and food stalls at Ground Floor Boulevard.
The Berjaya Times Square Theme Park was popular with the crowd with long queues for the various rides
There were a variety of performances at the launch of the 3rd Berjaya Founder's Day
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