Bangkok--Nov 14--Tesco Lotus
Helping the disabled
Tesco for Thais Foundation has supported the Social Welfare Council under Royal Patronage with the purchase of 5,000 Kaew Kanlaya Flowers worth 100,000 baht. The artificial flowers are a symbol for the disabled, and will be distributed among executives and staff of Tesco Lotus nationwide throughout November. Khun Gwyn Sundhagul, Director and Customer Marketing Director of Tesco Lotus, Lt Gen Vijarn Sudsunthorn, Deputy Secretary of the Social Welfare Council and Khun Orathai Iamsombat, Executive Director of the Social Welfare Counc, graciously presided over a presentation of Kaew Kanlaya flowers at Tesco Lotus Fortune Town recently.
November 12 is the National Day for the Disabled, and this year is a first for the sale of “Kaew Kanlaya” artificial flowers. HRH Princess Kanlayani Vadhana graciously provided the name, and gave permission to use the flower as a national symbol for the disabled. Her Royal Highness has also suggested that the manufacture of Kaew Kanalya flowers may be an occupational source of living for disabled people nationwide.
Tesco for Thais is a non-profit charitable foundation, established by Tesco Lotus in 2003 to support carefully selected projects in education and health. Since 2003, the Foundation has donated over 20 million baht. Of this, over 7 million baht has been donated to health projects, another 7 million to educational projects, with the remaining 5 million baht donated to other charities.
For more details contact
Khun Phunthipra Tharaphibarn, Media Relations Manager, Tesco Lotus
Martin Clutterbuck Tel 0-2722-9640, ext 5849, 7779 Fax 0-2722-6651
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