DMCG & DPC students visit Lebanon in support of children
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, November 16 - 2006 at 12:42
- PRESS RELEASE
Members of the students' union of both Dubai Medical College for Girls (DMCG) and Dubai Pharmacy College (DPC) flew to Lebanon this morning to visit hospitals and orphanages in Beirut in support of Lebanese children.
The students' donation campaign "Lebanon in our hearts and thoughts" has been a great success. The funds raised will be distributed among two orphanages and a children hospital in Lebanon.
"We are proud of DMCG and DPC students' activities which represent the core values upon which our Founder and Chairman Haj Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Lootah has established S.S. Lootah Group's not-for-profit educational institutions," said Eng. Yahya Lootah.
"Helping relieve the sufferings of children in Lebanon is a noble cause, visiting the children in Lebanon though to show support and solidarity makes all of us at S.S. Lootah very proud of the students," he added.
The visit program has been organized and coordinated by S.S. Lootah Group and The UAE Embassy in Lebanon in support of the students' campaign to help with the on going relief efforts. The delegation is headed by DMCG faculty member and includes a program coordinator from S.S. Lootah Group and the six Members of the students' union of both colleges.
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Founded and chaired by Haji Saeed Ahmed Al-Lootah in Dubai in 1956, S.S. Lootah Group employs more than 6,000 people in the United Arab Emirates. The group continues to be a leader with its diverse and successful business ventures, non-profit educational institutions, entrepreneurship, veracity as well as its profound dedication to corporate citizenship and sustainable development.
S.S. Lootah group is the name behind many successful, entrepreneurial business and community ventures in the United Arab Emirates. The extraordinary portfolio that carries the hallmark of the visionary Haji Saeed Al Lootah includes the first contracting company in the UAE in 1956, the first Islamic bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, in 1975, an Islamic Educational Foundation, graduating students within a 15 year study curriculum and houses the Technical Institute for vocational training, Dubai Medical and Treatment Research Centre, Dubai Medical College for Girls, established in 1986 and Dubai Pharmacy College established in 1992 to name but a few.
The group diversified interests include established consumer brands like Co-Op Islami, food products as well as leading companies across key business sectors, namely construction, building materials, ready-mix concrete, Real Estate, engineering consultancy and general trading among others.
The legacy of the Lootah family continues with the second generation carrying out a series of projects involving cutting edge technologies in the UAE as the country seeks to take its rightful place in the forefront of development in the 21st century. Established in 1999, S.S.Lootah International facilitated partnerships and cooperation with leading international companies, forming successful partnerships and joint ventures. The new business arm has executed major sophisticated projects, a Natural Gas Distribution System in Sharjah, a first for the UAE and the Gulf and the implementation of clean energy project using compressed natural gas for vehicle fueling have been successful lead projects.
Today, S.S. Lootah Group pursues a challenging vision to enhance the environmental, intellectual and cultural climate in the region with entrepreneurial projects and activities. With capabilities to develop and support some of the largest projects in the construction, natural gas networks, telecommunications, alternative energy, environmental research and sustainable development and education domains, the group will continue its heritage of taking the lead to cater to the needs of national growth.
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