NBB donated BD 10,000 to the Bahrain Red Crescent Society at a presentation ceremony held at the Bank’s headquarters. Mr. Khalid Ali Juma, NBB’s General Manager, Operations & Administration Group received the Bahrain Red Crescent Society, Secretary-General of the Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) Dr. Fawzi Ameen, and presented him with a cheque for BD 10,000 as part of the Bank’s donations and contributions programme for the year 2014.
NBB has always been at the forefront of assisting in the upliftment of the weaker sections of the community and this donation is a part of the programme that the Bank had undertaken since 1980.
Dr. Fawzi Ameen, expressed his appreciation and gratitude, on behalf of the Society, to the Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Bahrain and to Mr. Abdul Razak Abdulla Hassan Al Qassim, the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer & Director. He thanked NBB for its contributions, which the Bank makes regularly to social welfare, reflecting the Bank’s commitment to the Kingdom’s social and charitable institutions and societies. He said these contributions help the Society to shoulder its responsibility and duty towards the underprivileged sections of the Bahraini Society.
Mr. Khalid Ali Juma praised the hard work of the Bahrain Red Crescent Society and wished them all success. He specifically commented on the voluntary nature of the office bearers and the significant impact they have had in assisting the lesser-privileged sections of the society.
The audience was attended by Mr. Mubarak Al Hadi, the Bahrain Red Crescent Society General Manager, Mr. Ebrahim Al Mashakheel, Treasurer of the Society and Mr. Nasser Mohammed Nasser, NBB Board Secretary.