Opening Ceremony for Home for Handicapped & Mentally Disabled Children in Banting by Lion-Parkson Foundation

Banting, Selangor, 4 November 2012 – The Lion Group once again fulfilled its role as a caring corporate citizen with its Lion-Parkson Foundation building a home for handicapped and mentally disabled children in Banting, Selangor. The Opening Ceremony for the home was graced by National Shuttler, Dato’ Lee Chong Wei; Lion-Parkson Foundation Chairman, Puan Sri Chelsia Cheng; Lion Group Executive Chairman & CEO, Tan Sri William Cheng; Handicapped & Mentally Disabled Children Association Johor Bahru Chairman, Tuan Haji Mohd Farid bin Dato’ O/K Haji Hasan, and Handicapped & Mentally Diasbled Children Association Johor Bahru Founder-President, Mr V. Rajamanikam.

 

The Lion-Parkson Foundation built this home for the special children who were previously staying in rented premises in Ampang Jaya, which is a branch of the Handicapped & Mentally Disabled Children Association Johor Bahru.

 

The home is built on a 4.17 acres piece of land worth RM1.2 million donated by the Lion Group. Construction of the home started with a groundbreaking ceremony on 30 October 2010 and cost RM2.2 million contributed by the Lion-Parkson Foundation. The home can accommodate 100 children including the children from the relocated Ampang Jaya centre as well as children from other centres. There are plans for a second phase on the remaining land which can accommodate another 100 children, making a total of 200 children eventually.

 

The funds to build the home came from a series of TV programs in 2008 and the Million Dollar Dance Grand Finale Charity Show in February 2009, both produced by Puan Sri Chelsia Cheng, which raised RM1.9 million. In her keynote address, Puan Sri Chelsia thanked all the sponsors and donors for their kind support and generosity, the project consultants and architects who provided complimentary services and everyone who worked so hard to make the home a reality. She also thanked Dato’ Lee Chong Wei for his kind donation of RM100,000 towards the Foundation in support of its activities.

 

Any contribution in cash or kind such as foodstuff, diapers, medicine etc for the children, and/or building materials for the second phase of the home are most welcome.

 

The Lion-Parkson Foundation was launched in 1990 to administer and disburse funds for various needs such as education, charity and scientific research. Todate, the Foundation has contributed about RM24.7 million towards education in the form of scholarships and interest-free educational loans, and other charitable causes. All monetary contributions to the Lion-Parkson Foundation are tax deductible.

For further information, please contact Ms Quah Le Ching, Corporate Communications Department at tel nos. 03-21412028, 03-21420155 ext 2505 or fax no. 03-21428409