Community

Culture and Arts

The Group works alongside with the Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture to promote the Malaysian culture, performing arts, and to provide youths with a platform to showcase their talents. The Group hosted three showcases of “Orkestra Simfoni Remaja”- a programme under the “Pusat Pemuzik Budaya” of Istana Budaya and the Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture. For the second time, the Group hosted the Team Malaysia 2009 of World Championship of Performing Arts for a two-day showcase at Times Square, First World Plaza and Merdeka Stage, Outdoor Theme Park.

In December 2009, RWS held its very first event, ChildAid, at the Festive Grand theatre. Staged over three days to a full house audience, the ChildAid charity concert was organised by The Straits Times and The Business Times, two leading national dailies in the stable of Singapore Press Holdings. The concert, which celebrated its fifth anniversary, showcased the best of Singapore’s young musical talents in support of two charities - The ST School Pocket Money Fund and The BT Budding Artists Fund. As the venue and production partner for the concert, the company supported this worthy cause by providing expertise in the field of stage production and choreography. ChildAid 2009 raised a record of over S$1 million to help needy children.

The Group via GENM established the GENM We CARE Team and Awana We CARE Team to encourage community service by employees. With 630 members, the teams organised numerous volunteering initiatives such as providing maintenance and repair works, gardening, cleaning, interactive activities and food distribution at Badan Amal Nur Zaharah, Selangor Family Aid Association and Lanchang Che Wong Orang Asli community. The team organised Chinese New Year celebration with 60 senior citizens at Ampang Old Folks Home receiving “Ang Pow” donations that came from personal contribution of the Group’s management and staff. The team also had “Berbuka Puasa” with the Orang Asli community at Kampung Sungai Gapoi, Karak with the Minister of Health as the guest of honour. At the event, ‘Duit Raya’, hampers and goodies were presented to the underprivileged. Various community service activities were also organised at Awana Hotels & Resorts. Awana Genting Highlands We CARE Team had “Berbuka Puasa” with 70 orphans from Pusat Kebajikan Kemahiran Serendah and donated food and conducted “gotong-royong” at Patus Orang Asli Settlement at Kuala Lipis. Awana Kijal We CARE Team conducted a beach-cleaning “gotong-royong” with the Malaysian Army and had “Berbuka Puasa” with 30 orphans from Kompleks Penyayang Kemaman. Awana Porto Malai We CARE Team regularly provides food and house maintenance for underprivileged individuals.

In the UK, the Group is committed to contribute to public education on responsible gaming, research into the prevention and treatment of problem gambling and the identification and treatment of problem gamblers. Its voluntary contribution to the Gambling Research, Education and Treatment Foundation (“GREaT”) supports these commitments by helping to fund research works by UK universities, education initiatives and registered charities. Genting UK is accredited by GamCare for high standards of socially responsible practices. Apart from charitable donations to GREaT, Genting UK also supports fundraising for national charities and various charitable events.
 

Source: Genting Berhad Annual Report 2009