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Malaysians have stepped up to the plate to help alleviate the hardships of the poor and those hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Movement Control Order (MCO) that came with it.Now, Sunway Group’s employees are joining the battle, individually and voluntarily. A number of its employees have come together in solidarity and support, asking for the opportunity to do their part and share their ‘blessings’ with those in need.

Within days of the MCO, the #SunwayforGood Fund was swiftly set up in collaboration with Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, with full consent and support of the senior management to collect donations from all Sunway employees for this purpose. At the launch of the fund, more than RM800,000 has been collected from hundreds of compassionate donors.

“In times of trouble, families come together to help overcome a crisis. At Sunway, we hold true to the saying charity begins at home. This is what is happening now with the Sunway ‘family’ in facing the extraordinary challenges posed by the pandemic,” said Tan Sri Datuk Seri Razman M. Hashim, the Group’s Deputy Executive Chairman.

“We are trying to do as much as we can to help the marginalised and the unfortunate to weather through this storm including our own people during these difficult times. I applaud the initiative of setting up this fund by our employees to help our own people within the group, and take pride in the caring culture of our brand,” he added.Contributions to the #SunwayForGood Fund will be used to aid frontline healthcare workers who have been working tirelessly since the COVID-19 outbreak last month and those in the essential and critical services across Sunway businesses as well as the B40 communities in the vicinity of Sunway townships nationwide who need the most help during these trying times.

Keeping Sunway’s Frontliners and Essential Service Workers Safe

 Drawing from the #SunwayforGood Fund, “StaySafe” packs comprising masks, vitamin C and sanitisers has been distributed to all frontline workers including those serving in the essential and critical services across Sunway Group.

Sunway’s frontline staff include healthcare workers at Sunway Medical Centre in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur and Sunway Medical Centre Velocity in Cheras, who have been working round-the-clock; zoo keepers who continue to tend to the animals at Sunway Lagoon and Sunway Lost World of Tambun; hundreds of hotel staff across its various properties nationwide; facility maintenance workers as well as security officers and auxiliary police who continue their patrols to ensure the safety of Sunway townships and the communities, among others.

Aiding B40 communities nationwide

 Last week, Sunway Group had committed RM300,000 for the #SunwayforGood Aid Now programme, designed for community relief efforts during times of crisis, particularly for B40 communities nationwide with priority given to those around Sunway townships in Selangor, Perak, Penang and Johor.

The #SunwayforGood Aid Now programme is Sunway’s emergency relief programme. Previously the fund was disbursed to indigent communities that have suffered from disasters including floods and fire. In addition to the disbursement of funds, the programme also involves Sunway employees providing physical assistance such as helping to clean affected areas after disasters. Previously the #SunwayforGood Aid Now programme had reached out to the flood-stricken communities in Terengganu, Kelantan and Johor.Of the RM 300,000, a contribution of RM100,000 from the #SunwayforGood fund has been channeled to Tabung Prihatin YKN-JKM COVID 19 by Yayasan Kebajikan Negara (YKN), which is expected to benefit at least 12,000 beneficiaries in the initial stages to shore up support for communities shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The contribution will be used to distribute dry groceries including rice, flour, mee-hoon, canned sardines, condensed milk, biscuits and cooking oil. The food items can be kept for a longer period of time, and will be able to feed a family of three up to two weeks.

To disburse the rest of the funds, the Group is also actively looking at possible collaborations with other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and will roll out the next phase of its #SunwayforGood Aid Now programme to help the B40 communities.

The RM300,000 contribution was committed as part of Sunway Group’s contribution of RM34 million in total that will help 40,000 Malaysian beneficiaries amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The total includes contributions of a RM1 million donation to the national COVID-19 fund to aid unemployed COVID-19 patients, up to RM12 million from Sunway healthcare division to cover the cost of subsidising treatment for public patients from Ministry of Health’s hospitals and University Malaya Medical Centre and RM20 million worth of rent-free days to Sunway Malls’ non-essential retailers.

realme Malaysia has recently introduced its #stayREALathome campaign to keep Malaysians safe and entertained while staying at home due to the recently announced Movement Control Order (MCO) by the government to curb the Covid-19 outbreak. The early challenge realme Malaysia offered, #pyjamaschallenge was a huge success after achieving more than 300 participation within three days with five lucky Malaysians will be selected to win the latest realme 6 simply by posting photos of them staying real with their pyjamas to encourage more Malaysians to stay at home, where the challenge ends today.

The government has recently announced an extension of the MCO till 14th April 2020 and the team at realme Malaysia has decided to expand its campaign to entertain Malaysians while staying at home. The campaign will be extended until 3rd April and divided into new three different challenges to keep Malaysians active at home; #NoodleforREAL, #SwagforREAL and #ExerciseforREAL.

“We hope Malaysians will obey the rules set by the government and stay at home to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. Let us join this effort together as fellow Malaysians to share the message of staying home through our #stayREALathome campaign and win some vouchers which you could use for delivery purposes. Lastly, please stay safe, stay home and stay real with all the exciting challenges our team has set for you,” said Tiffany Teh, Brand Manager of realme Malaysia.

#NoodleforREAL
Malaysians just have to show their cooking noodles skill in the most creative way at home and post it up on Instagram with the hashtag #NoodleforREAL to win RM30 worth of GrabFood vouchers as only 30 lucky winners will be selected. This challenge runs from 25th March until 31st March 2020 do check out realme’s Instagram.

#SwagforREAL
Can your home be a photoshoot studio or Instagrammable spot? Malaysians are encouraged to go creative and post beautiful photos by being real at home. They just have to upload a photo on Instagram with the hashtag #SwagforREAL. For only 30 most creative photos will win the RM30 GrabFood voucher each. The challenge will take place from 28th March until 1st April 2020 do check out realme’s Instagram.

#ExerciseforREAL
Keeping health on track is important while staying at home. We should constantly exercise or workout at home during this period. Malaysians are encouraged to show us their fitness or workout tips and post it on their Instagram with the hashtag #ExerciseforREAL. For only 30 creative workout videos will also win the RM30 worth of GrabFood voucher each winner. The challenge will take place from 30th March until  3rd April 2020 do check out realme’s Instagram.

Will Malaysians succeed in the upcoming challenges given by realme? Do stay tuned at realme’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmemalaysia/ to find out how creative Malaysians can be.