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Bumi Armada is committed to investing in and supporting the communities in which we live and work. We constantly look for ways to bring value and development to help improve the lives of the people around us. Here are some of our community activities:
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SUPPORTING HOSPIS MALAYSIA
Some may have heard of the name HOSPIS Malaysia but most of us are not clear on its role and what they do. As such, Rafflesia, BA’s KL-based staff organization invited Dr Ednin Hamzah, CEO and Medical Director of HOSPIS Malaysia, to give us an overview at our office in Menara Perak on 19 Dec 2008.
HOSPIS Malaysia is a charitable organization, established since 1991 to give palliative care to patients within Klang Valley. Among a host of activities, they also organize outings for patients at their premise in Taman Sri Bahtera in Cheras which serve as a respite for the patients’ caregivers. Dr Ednin’s presentation touched the hearts of those who attended the talk and many were seen teary-eye during his talk.
The talk ended with a Q&A session where staff asked how they could contribute to support HOSPIS Malaysia. Dr Ednin said people could volunteer their time or help raise funds.
Our CEO, Mr Hassan Basma presented Dr Ednin with a cheque of RM10,000 from Bumi Armada and a contribution of RM2,506 from the staff.
 
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KEMAMAN TEAM SPENDS A DAY SENIOR CITIZENS AT RUMAH EHSAN AT DURIAN MAS, DUNGUN, TERENGGANU
By Arne Irdayu Azman – HR & Admin Executive, BAN Kemaman
Our Kemaman office organized a community service activity on 22 Nov 2008 to strengthen our community bonds to show that WE CARE.
They selected a home for senior citizens with chronic illnesses, Rumah Ehsan, which is located in Durian Mas Hulu Dungun. The home has 4 wards (2 male and 2 female), and it provides food, medication and other needs for 109 occupants between the age group fm 50 to 104 years old.
Bumi Armada brightened the charity event with a generous contribution of RM5000. Additionally, the figures escalated further from BAN Kemaman staff with an amount of RM672, our regular suppliers contributing RM3200 and crew from the Kemaman Vessels with RM1324, making the total contribution RM10,196.
These were spent on medical supply and personal items for the old folks (RM5567), 5 light weight wheelchairs (RM2150), 10 units quad wide base (RM980), 10 walking frames (RM490), one set of blood pressure test set Omron auto BPM (RM384), 1 set of Stethoscope (RM283), and a weighing scale (RM342).
 
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BRINGING JOY TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AT RUMAH NUR SALAM
By Nooraini Shaarani & Rosmaziana Ismail, members of Rafflesia
Rafflesia is an informal group of Bumi Armada employees who work together on projects that benefit both the company and the community as well as themselves. The first community service activity for Rafflesia was a visit to Rumah Nur Salam - a community center for underprivileged street kids in the Jalan Chow Kit area in Kuala Lumpur - on Sunday, 6 July 2008. Bumi Armada staff were greeted by the center’s Executive Director, YM Raja Aziz, 12 staff and 46 children. After a short speech by both parties, cash donation and items such as stationery and clothing were handed over to YM Raja Aziz for the children.
The Rafflesia members organized simple games and the children had a fun time! The children were treated to finger-licking meal of KFC before we bade the children farewell. Kids were presented with a gift each to remember us by. We left at 8.00 pm with a feeling of satisfaction and contentment.
Arrangement for the visit was made within 2 weeks, and we had successfully collected cash donations from Bumi Armada staff in KL office amounting to RM5,234.00, which the company matched Ringgit for Ringgit.
We would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to the staff and their family members who had sacrificed their Sunday evening to spend the time with these unfortunate little ones. We also like to thank the Management and staff for all your monetary and moral support.
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IMPROVING CONDITIONS AT A SCHOOL - SK RANCANGAN SEPUPOK, NIAH - IN SARAWAK
By Jenny Mengar, Maintenance Officer, BAN Miri
The employees based in the Miri office chose to help a local school, SK Rancangan Sepupok, Niah with a visit on 16 August 2008. Little did we know, big ‘surprises’ were waiting for us there. Our initial intention was to bring some changes, perhaps to use the charity fund to buy whatever things they want. We were shocked to actually be there and see the place for ourselves. The school had no water supply (they depended on rainy days), the kids bathed a the pond! Toilets, the washroom, dorms, and classrooms were all in bad condition and we believed our charity fund would merely be adequate to cover their basic needs!
Later that day, we went back to Miri with one mission, to start with small steps to make big changes. We did not wait for long. We started by displaying all photos of the school at the office reception area together with two donation boxes. The photos had a great impact on everybody, and the donations kept coming in.
 Two weeks later, on Saturday 30 August, we went there again as planned to join them for Merdeka Day gotong- royong. Our staff, the school staff, students and their parents all joined in the gotong-royong together. That’s the beginning of the wonderful things we can do for one another.
We went there again on Saturday 6 September on a follow up visit and to complete some unfinished jobs. We spotted changes here and there. The painting job really did a remarkable change, the place was transformed tremendously.
There are so much more we can do there. Gradually, we expect things will be better and we hope the students and the staff there will remember us not only for our contributions but for the spirit – to be BETTER TOGETHER!
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