BERJAYA Cares Foundation contributed five 14-seater vans to five charitable organisations costing RM400,000 recently to provide better accessibility and mobility for wheelchair users.
Four vans have even been modified and fitted with electro-hydraulic wheelchair lifts.
The recipients include Community AIDS Service Penang, Eden Handicap Service Centre Bhd, Penang, Home for Aged Simee, Ipoh, Handicapped and Mentally Disabled Children Association Johor Baru and Hope Mission Children’s Welfare Home, Teluk Intan.
Thank you for caring: Vincent Tan (second from right) and Robin (right, seated) shaking hands with S.K. Lee from Eden Handicap Service Centre Bhd. Looking on were recipients from other charitable organisations. The vans were presented by Berjaya Corporation Bhd chairman Tan Sri Vincent Tan and chief executive officer and Berjaya Cares Foundation chairman Datuk Robin Tan.
During the event, Robin said they wanted to bring tangible differences to the community.
“When these non-profit and charitable organisations reached out to us, we responded immediately out of our interest in assisting the communities.
“I hope that our contribution will help ease their transportation woes apart from improving their mobility and independence,” he said.
A short demonstration was held to show the functionality of the electro-hydraulic wheelchair lift, which has a loading capacity of 800 pounds.
To date, the foundation has contributed 11 of the 14-seater vans, costing about RM1mil.
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