Star/Maybank joint fund for tsunami victims
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Bhd, the country’s largest bank, is teaming up with The Star, to launch The Star/ Maybank Tsunami Relief Fund to collect money for the tsunami victims.
Money collected will go to the Tabung Bantuan Bencana Negara managed by the National Disaster Management and Relief Committee.
To give The Star/Maybank Tsunami Relief Fund a good head start, the bank has pledged RM800,000 to the fund.
At the same time, the bank will also be donating RM200,000 to the Indonesian government’s Tabung Bencana Tsunami Indonesia bringing the bank’s total donations to RM1mil.
In collaboration with The Star, Maybank is offering several channels for those who wish to contribute to the victims of the disaster that affected parts of West Malaysia.
Maybank customers (there are more than seven million) and members of the public who wish to donate may do so at any Maybank branch (by cash or cheque) or through third party transfer at Maybank ATMs nationwide as well as via maybank2u.com.
The account number for The Star/Maybank Tsunami Relief Fund is No. 114013169092. This account will be opened for a month from Dec 29, 2004 to Jan 31, 2005.
“Maybank is deeply saddened by the loss of lives and suffering brought about by the tsunami and offers its condolences to those affected.
“It hopes that its contribution as well as those received by the fund will help alleviate the sufferings of the victims and enable them to recover quickly from the tragedy” said a Maybank statement.
More information on The Star/Maybank Tsunami Relief Fund is available at www.maybank2u.com
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