Citibank’s 1st Global Community Day
By Azrol Azmi

Bandar Seri Begawan - Citibank volunteers in Brunei Darussalam yesterday joined more than 40,000 Citigroup volunteers in 100 countries for the company's first "Global Community Day".

More than 60 volunteers comprising employees and their families and friends worked together to provide support for the refurbishment of a block of classrooms at Pusat Ehsan.

Present to greet the Citibank volunteers yesterday at the centre were Mr David Hun en, Consultant for Pusat Ehsan and Pg Datin Hajah Noraini Pg Hj Abd Momin, Executive Trustee of the Board of Trustee of Pusat Ehsan.

The bank also hosted a Social Night with the special students of the centre at the Jerudong Park Country Club last night. This was the first Global Community Day organised under the Citigroup's trademark red umbrella on a worldwide effort that involved more than 800 projects in 400 cities around the world.

Recognising that many Citigroup employees volunteer year-round in their communities, Global Community Day helps to celebrate Citigroup's volunteer spirit on a one-day operation around the world. Volunteer teams worked on a variety of projects addressing specific community needs including literacy, housing, environmental protection, nutrition and health care.

Leading the Citibank volunteer team in Brunei, Mr Glen Rase, Director and Citigroup Country Officer for Citibank Brunei Darussalam said yesterday that Citibank Brunei chose refurbishment for the centre because they believed in the local community and knew that partnering with an organisation like Pusat Ehsan can make a big difference.

He also added that the bank has joined with the Brunei Association of Banks in providing computer stations for Pusat Ehsan in the past. The organisation works to help individuals achieve all they are capable of achieving, thus in the process the entire community is enriched. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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