Foundation donates RM55,000 to charity

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Tan (fourth left) together with Lee (fifth left), Sim (sixth left) and representatives from each of the welfare organisations at the entrance of the Lee Onn Construction Company office yesterday.

Tan (fourth left) together with Lee (fifth left), Sim (sixth left) and representatives from each of the welfare organisations at the entrance of the Lee Onn Construction Company office yesterday.

KUCHING: The Tan Guek Kee and Lee Siew Ling Charity Foundation of Lee Onn Construction Company presented cheques totalling RM55,000 to 11 charitable bodies and non-governmental organisations at their office yesterday.

The foundation has given out donations totalling some RM2.5 million to charities since its establishment in 2013.

On hand to present the cheques to the recipients were Lee Onn Construction Company managing director Tan Guek Kee and the guest of honour SUPP president Senator Datuk Sim Kui Hian who praised the former for the philantropic deed.

Receiving the largest donation of RM10,000 each were the Kuching Autistic Association and Sarawak Heart Foundation.

Kuching and Samarahan Breakthrough Network Centre Berhad, Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society, Hope Place and Kuching Life Care Society each received donations of RM5,000.

Other recipients were the Che Hia Khor Moral Uplifiting Society Sarawak which received RM2,500, Salvation Army (RM3,000), Che Hui Khor Moral Uplifiting Society Kuching and Samarahan Divisions (RM2,000), Sarawak Hun Nam Siang Tng (RM4,500) and Community Association of Kuching Division (RM3,000).