Airline staff do their bit for charity with gala dinner

By PAUL CHOO

CHIRPS of laughter and a look of playfulness lit up on the faces of children at the Kiwanis Downs Syndrome Foundation (KDSF) recently when officers from Malaysia Airlines (MAS) visited them.  

Spending hours with the tots, the entourage, comprising the organising committee of the national carrier's Journey of Dreams Charity Gala Nite, were also given the opportunity to learn more about KDSF's activities.  

What we do: MAB executive director George Thomas (left) explaining some of MAB’s activities to Capt. Mohd Nawawi (in suit) as MAS personnel look on.

Led by committee chairman Datuk Capt. Mohd Nawawi Awang, the event was a follow-up to the event held on July 21 at the Putrajaya International Conven-tion Centre to raise funds for six deserving welfare organisations.  

Aside from KDSF, the other beneficiaries were the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB), Yayasan Budi Penyayang, National Cancer Council (Makna), Sabah Child Welfare Association and the Sarawak Association for the Welfare of Intellectually Disabled Children.  

Playtime: Capt. Mohd Nawawi and KDSF patron Toh Puan Ena Ling (right) spending time with the children at the centre.

Mohd Nawawi, who is MAS senior general manager (external relations), also paid a visit with the team to the MAB recently, where they were briefed on the developments and activities of the organisation.  

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