Sustainability Report - Genting Group

Sustainability Report (cont’d)
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CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY
In 2011, the Genting Group contributed over RM23 million
to various charities and community causes in the countries
where we operate. The local beneficiaries supported by our
philanthropic activities included the Tun Razak Foundation; the
Sultan Ahmad Shah Environment Trust; the Cancer Advocacy
Society of Malaysia and the Malaysian Diabetes Association.
Our beneficiaries in other countries included MINDS, Heartware
network, Singapore Red Cross Society, and Children Cancer
Foundation in Singapore; BBC Children In Need, Macmillan
Cancer Support and RSPCA in the UK; Camillus House, Make
A Wish Foundation, the Overtown Youth Center, South Queens
Boys and Girls Club, the YMCA, Toys for Tots and United
Federation of Teachers in the US.
Resorts World Casino New York City continues supporting the
local committee by contributing 1% of its net profit before
State and Federal taxes to assist local non-profits that will
work for the benefit of Queens’ community projects. The
resort’s strong commitment to the Queens Community showed
during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Our team hosted
several relief agencies including the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, the Red Cross, the Office of Emergency
Management, NY Sanitation Department and the Kentucky
Baptist Convention (Kentucky Disaster Relief). The Red Cross
positioned area distribution centres and teams in our parking
lots and have remained on the property since the disaster.
Our staff helped thousands of victims of the storm by forming
rescue teams, clean-up crews and serving meals for the
homeless and displaced at local community shelters. In Miami,
our employees spent over 1,000 hours working with non-profit
organisations on various initiatives such as toy drives and
back to school campaigns.
The Genting Group continued to support the Roti 1Malaysia
charity programme. Resorts World Genting and other hotels
and bakeries in Klang Valley, sponsored quality bread while
volunteers including employees from Genting helped to
transport and deliver these bread to 60 orphanages and
underprivileged homes, every week.
Through the years, Genting has continued the tradition
of festive contributions to support the underprivileged
communities. Genting Malaysia donated to 49 homes and
charitable organisations during the Chinese New Year and Hari
Raya Aidilfitri celebrations in 2012. In addition, activities for
3,250 children and senior citizens were held during the festive
seasons in 2012. One of the largest community events is the
Christmas Party where the employees of Genting Malaysia
came together to donate cash and gifts to the children in the
spirit of Christmas.
Throughout the year, Resorts World Genting touched the lives
of 1,129 underprivileged from 27 schools and welfare homes
by hosting them with fun-filled activities at the resort. Other
activities included an annual cooking feast organised by the
resorts’s experienced chefs and volunteers during the fasting
month, gotong-royong activities at Kuala Gandah, Lanchang in
Pahang and the distribution of food and other items to nearly
700 less privileged individuals. The resort also provided an
opportunity and platform for 14 charitable organisations to
raise funds through the sale of their handicraft and art pieces
by organising a two-day annual Fun & Fund Charity Bazaar.
1 Baha Sanctuary at Genting Bahagia Estate, Sabah.
2 Hari Raya Celebration 2012.
3 Genting Celebrates Chinese New Year with the Community 2012.
4 Contribution to Singapore Red Cross Society.
36 • GENTING BERHAD Annual Report 2012