This initiative raised AED 163,000 that will be utilised to train special children at Al Noor Training Centre. Samsung is the exclusive sponsor for the prizes, precisely fashion forward electronic gadgets including the latest television sets, camcorders, mobile phones, MP3 players among other products. Total prizes sponsored by the company amounts to AED 30,000.
Tickets were sold through colleges, institutes, corporations and regular Al Noor supporters through out the UAE. The draw was held at the Al Noor Centre at 11 am on 18th December, 2005.
"The commitment to provide constant support to the society is strongly embedded in Samsung's corporate culture. The company's decision to support Al Noor with this initiative is based on its global philosophy of contributing towards the development of human welfare," said Mr. Richard Joo, Senior Marketing Manager, Samsung Middle East and Africa.
"We are delighted to have Samsung Electronics as the sponsor of Al Noor Centre's annual charity raffle," said Mr. Khalid Al Halyan, Chairman of Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs, Dubai. "We are also pleased to see large corporates like Samsung Electronics recognizing the value of our work. Our institution needs financial support, especially now, as we are in the process of building a new multi million dirham purpose built facility in Al Barsha."
"Samsung supports several initiatives of this nature, Recently Samsung Middle East and Africa contributed US$500,000 towards the relief work in Pakistan. When Iran was struck with a similar calamity, Samsung had provided all possible support to restore normalcy, as early as possible, in the affected areas. Now we are proud to have raised funds for children with special needs at the Al Noor Centre," said Mr. Haris Munif, Marketing Manager, Samsung Electronics MEAHQ.
In the past Samsung has donated cutting-edge, digital products to the Al Noor Training Centre, which is run under the auspices of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The donation was part of Samsung's endeavour to support the centre's annual fund raising event, the Family Fun Fair.
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- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, December 21 - 2005 at 14:10
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Samsung Middle East and Africa has extended support to Al Noor's Annual Charity Raffle initiative.
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The Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs provides professional multi-disciplinary training to help children with special needs from infancy through to functional integration into society. Established in 1981, Al Noor looks after 220 children with special needs from 19 different nationalities, with many more on the waiting list. The Centre supports children with challenges such as Downs Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Autism. The Centre addresses these challenges through special teaching methods, physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy. The Centre's operational expenses are covered only partly by school fees, and mainly by the Centre's own fundraising projects, and by the generosity of the community at large. Many individuals and corporations have been supporters of Al Noor. However, Al Noor has no source of official funding, and the Centre relies on Fund raising activities to source more than two-thirds of the Centre's total operational expenses.
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