MR D.I.Y. Group Bhd has announced a “Back To School” initiative that will provide learning essentials to three schools in Kuala Lumpur when the kids return to the classroom after the Term 2 holidays.
More than 250 standards 1 – 6 students who qualified, received pencils, colour pencils, socks, nasal test kits, children face masks and hand sanitizers.
The students are recipients of ‘Rancangan Makanan Tambahan’ (RMT), a Ministry of Education programme designed to provide children from disadvantaged and low-income families with additional food aid to ensure their daily nutritional needs are met.
In addition to the individual contributions, MR DIY also presented each school with a carton of school shoes to be distributed to students in need.
MR D.I.Y. Group marketing head Alex Goh said the group recognized the need to give families year-round support by launching the ‘Back to School’ initiative to alleviate the burden of families.
“Back to school is often a joyous time for schoolchildren, but it’s one of the times that puts the biggest pressure on family budgets. And this doesn’t just happen at the start of the school year, but throughout the year, as children outgrow shoes and school uniforms, and also run out of stationery The ‘Back to School’ initiative aims to support students in need to lessen the financial burden of many families who are on already tight budgets,” he said.
Goh thanked the administrators and teachers at participating schools for ensuring the effective distribution of the ‘Back to School’ giveaways and test kits.
The ‘Back to School’ initiative is one of several CSR initiatives that MR DIY has launched in recent years to help students stay focused on learning. This year, it launched the ‘Healthy Meals by MR DIY’ programme distributing milk, bread and mineral water to primary schools in Selangor. The programme, supported by the Selangor Education Department has benefitted over 700 students and is expected to benefit more than 5,000 students in 25 primary schools in the state throughout the school session this year.
