UMP Foundation donates school equipment for staff’s children

PEKAN, 13 March 2023 - A total of 100 children of Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) staff received donations of school uniforms in conjunction with the Back To School program organized by the UMP Foundation and the Registrar's Department which was held at both UMP Pekan and Gambang Campus.

A child, Mohammad Amirul Fikri, 12 was excited when he was chosen to receive donations of school clothes, shoes, bags, stationery in conjunction with the recent Back To School program.

He was accompanied by his father Mohd Azmei Anan who is a landscape staff at UMP said he was delighted when he received the new school uniforms.

"I thought you that you can only get school clothes, but Alhamdulillah, there are also bags, stationery and shoes.

"I feel more enthusiastic to go to school and promise to study harder," he said, who was very grateful for the donation received.

Meanwhile, according to another landscaping staff whose son also received the donation, Alias Ayob, 55, thanked UMP immensely for being concerned about its staff.

He admitted that now school uniforms are quite expensive so with the donation received this can ease the burden on us as a family.

In the morning session, the handover ceremony was held at the Dewan Serbaguna, UMP Pekan which was attended by the Registrar/Chief Operating Officer, Saiful Bahri Ahmad Bakarim.

While in the afternoon the handing over ceremony was held at Dewan Astaka, UMP Campus Gambang which was also attended by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Student and Alumni Affairs), Professor Ts. Dr. Mohd Rusllim Mohamed who also performs the function of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International).

Also present were the Chief Executive of the UMP Foundation, Jamil Mohd Ja'afar and the Manager of the Management Services Division, Registrar's Department, Hajah Sabarehan Haji Ismail.

According to Professor Ts. Dr. Mohd Rusllim, this Back to School program is an annual community charity program aimed at helping UMP citizens from the B40 group to ease the burden of families preparing school equipment for children who start the school session on March 20.

In this program, each student receives a complete set of school uniforms such as clothes, bags, shoes, socks and stationeries worth RM 150.

He hopes that with this donation he can help ease the burden of staff in need. 

By: Nor    Salwana    Mohammad    Idris,    Corporate    Communications  Division, Chancellery Department

Translation by: Aminatul Nor Mohamed Said, UMP Career Centre (UMPCC)