SCB Awards Collectors Top Fund Collectors
By Kartika Rahman

Bandar Seri Begawan - Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) yesterday held a presentation ceremony for the Top Three Collectors who had helped raised funds for Seeing Is Believing (SIB) at last year's Brunei Marathon 2006. The event was held at SCB 's Main Office.

The first prize of a return ticket to Brisbane, Australia was presented to Faridah Hannim Yussof who had collected $7,630.

"This is the first time I've ever run a marathon, and it is also the first time I've collected funds for charity," she said.

Ahomemaker and entrepreneur, Faridah HannimYussof, ran her first marathon for the Seeing Is Believing cause, courageously committing her self to 10km and proudly completed it. She managed to fit training into her busy schedule and her contribution of $7,630 was the highest record ever collected in the two years of marathon in Brunei by any individual.

First runner-up, Mr Yap Choow Tun was no stranger to SCB's SIB. This is the second year he has participated and contributed to the SIB initiative and won a place in the top three for two consecutive years. What was more honourable was that Mr Yap donated his prize to SIB as he said he believes in giving to those in need.

Yap Choow Tun and Oi Mee, had collected $4,596 and $1,987 won the prizes of a return ticket to Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur respectively. The top collector among the staff of Standard Chartered Bank staff, who raised $1,160, was Muhammad Yazid bin Dato Paduka Haji Yakub, who received a certificate of recognition.

During the event, Ms Tiew Siew Chuen, Chief Executive Officer at SCB, praised the outstanding efforts of the three individuals:

Of the more than the 3,000 runners who participated in the Brunei Marathon 2006, more than 40 per cent of the participants ran for SIB. For this tremendous achievement, SCB would like to thank all the SIB runners and collectors for their efforts and contributions. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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