Bangkok--23 Jun--Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Roche Thailand Ltd., led by Mr. Philippe Meyer, General Manager (1st from left) and Roche Diagnostics (Thailand) Ltd., led by Pichetpong Srisuwankul (1st from right), Managing Director, and employees held its annual 'Roche Children's Walk' for 2016 and donated funds raised in support for deaf student's education to Setsathian School for the Deaf under the Royal Patronage of His Royal highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, represented by Dr Panadda Wongchanta (2nd from left), Director. On this occasion, Roche executives and employees also planted homegrown vegetables in 'Sufficient Herb Garden' to support child development and learning.
'Roche Children's Walk' is an annual global CSR event that marks its 13th year in 2016. With a concept of 'Walking today for a better tomorrow', the program emphasizes the business' determination in supporting youth, the foundation of a country. Every year in June, Roche's employees around the world will raise funds internally from various fundraising activities and donate the funds to both unprivileged children in Malawi, South Africa, and all countries where Roche has operations in, including Thailand. To date, 'Roche Children's Walk' has supported the construction of seven orphan centers, served six million nutritious meals, trained 560 teachers a year and supported 17,000 children. Since 2003, over 150,000 Roche employees have walked at 141 sites, raising over 12.5 million CHF (456 million THB) to date.