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Thursday, December 3 - 2009

Dubai Properties Group sets up Al Noor Tuck Shop at headquarters retailing works of children with special needs

  • United Arab Emirates: Thursday, July 09 - 2009 at 16:18
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Dubai Properties Group announced its initiative of setting up an Al Noor Tuck Shop received an overwhelming response during its three day run at the DPG Headquarters in Dubai Internet City.

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  • Fareda Abdullah, Executive Director of Human Capital at Dubai Properties Group.
    Fareda Abdullah, Executive Director of Human Capital at Dubai Properties Group.
Manned by the staff of Al Noor Centre for Children with Special Needs, the shop merchandised endearing art and craft works and stationary items such as t-shirts, mugs, pencil holders, and books that were designed and sculpted by the students of the centre. All proceeds from the tuck shop sale were donated to the centre.

Fareda Abdullah, Executive Director of Human Capital at Dubai Properties Group, said:

"We are pleased to have held the Al Noor Tuck Shop at our headquarters, offering for sale many creative pieces prepared by the highly gifted students. The shop received great interest from DPG employees and the general public. We invite everyone to encourage the promising talent of special needs' children from the Al Noor Centre through supporting all their future endeavours."


"Dubai Properties Group has always aimed to support the skills of our own employees along with that of the community, particularly kids. Giving back to the society is a big part of our corporate responsibility campaign and we are looking forward to backing many such events and initiatives in the near future."

Run under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Al Noor Centre is committed to helping special needs children from infancy to adulthood as part of its profound aim to successfully integrate them into mainstream society.

The Al Noor Tuck Shop initiative validates Dubai Properties Group's commitment to participate in community-related activities through cementing partnerships with various educational and humanitarian entities.

Dubai Properties Group recently released its inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report, the first in the Middle East to be endorsed by the Amsterdam-based Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the world's leading multi-stakeholder organization. The report outlines in detail DPG's philosophy, programmes and achievements in the areas of environment, people, market and the community.
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About Dubai Properties Group
Dubai Properties Group (DPG), a member of Dubai Holding, is a pioneering community developer that offers integrated and holistic services in real estate, retail, and hospitality and lifestyle management. Dubai Properties Group was established in 2008 to consolidate the operation growth of Dubai Properties different divisions into distinct business units. This evolution came from Dubai properties entity which aimed to contribute to the growth of Dubai by conceiving, developing and enhancing unique business projects.

With six synergetic lines of business, the Dubai Properties Group offers a sustained level of quality and excellence through its subsidiaries comprising Dubai Properties for customer service, sales and marketing interface; Salwan for property management services company; Injaz for the development of fully sustainable communities; Dubai Retail as the retail services company; Dubai Asset Management as the facilities management provider and community security services and Dubai Hospitality, as the hospitality field company.

Founded on principles of transparency, accountability, and dedicated customer focus, Dubai Properties Group aspires to become the best partner in providing unique lifestyles, by creating a world class organization that offers a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise through its people. DPG will constantly seek new and innovative ways in delivering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for its stakeholders, investors and business partners. In pursuing its ambitious objectives, DPG consciously works towards raising the benchmark of environmental standards while striving to reduce its carbon footprint in the countries and communities where it seeks a presence.

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