Alba distributes Gergaoon gifts to sick children
Manama, August 24, 2011
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) recently presented Gergaoon gifts to children admitted in hospitals across Bahrain in line with its corporate social responsibility.
The gifts were presented to children undergoing treatment in Salmaniya Medical Centre and the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Hospital, the company said in a statement.
Commenting on the initiative, Alba CEO Laurent Schmitt, said: “It gives us pleasure to bring broad smiles on the faces of children who are currently admitted in hospitals. This initiative further underlines Alba’s good corporate citizenship and its support to the community in every possible way.”
The company had earlier held Gergaoon celebrations for senior citizens from different retirement homes across Bahrain as well as another one for Alba’s employees and their families. Both events were held at the Alba Club, he said. – TradeArabia News Service