Buka puasa treat for Budimas kids

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The Budimas Charitable Foundation (Budimas) hosted 157 underprivileged children from Asrama Damai Rumah Anak-Anak Yatim Kuang, Pusat Jagaan Anak Yatim An-Najjah (under Persatuan Kebajikan Darul Najjah Kuala Lumpur & Selangor) and Pusat Jagaan Kebajikan Budimas Orion to a buka puasa dinner at Menara MAA recently.

The 127 children from Asrama Damai, 15 children from Pusat Jagaan Anak Yatim An-Najjah and 15 children from Budimas Orion were treated to a buffet dinner at Charlie’s Reserve restaurant.

The children aged between six and 17 years were presented with duit raya and gifts by Budimas trustee Datin Seri Maneesah Tunku Iskandar.

Also present were Budimas chairman Tunku Datuk Ya’acob Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah and its deputy chairman Millie Kwek.

At the event, Maneesah also handed cheques worth RM44,000 and RM6,000 to Asrama Damai and An-Najjah respectively.

Asrama Damai principal Suhaimi Dzajuli received the cheque on behalf of the home while An-Najjah was represented by Narimah Sulaiman.

An individual, Puan Munira Mohamad also donated cash to the children.

Asrama Damai Rumah Anak-Anak Yatim in Kuang is home to underprivileged children and orphans.

The home depends solely on public donations and its monthly operational cost is estimated at RM50,000 a month.

The An-Najjah home is also home to underprivileged children. The home is situated in Jalan Maktab, Kuala Lumpur and it needs an estimated RM20,000 a month to run its operations.

Budimas was incorporated under the Trustees Act 1952 on Sept 14th, 1998 and is under the patronage of the Raja Permaisuri Agong.

In 2001, the Foundation was adopted by the Melewar Group and came under a new Board of Trustees.

The foundation initiates and supports projects that provide for the welfare of orphaned & underprivileged children in Malaysia. It has a 7-member Board of Trustees that also acts as a Grant Committee who will determine the payment, disbursements and distribution of money from the Trust Fund to various projects, persons or causes that qualify for assistance from the Foundation.