@ITalfahim Al Fahim Group honors contributors to Box Appeal Campaign as part of UAE National Day celebrations

In collaboration with Emirates Red Crescent and Abdul Jalil Al Fahim & Family Endowment

Coinciding with the UAE National Day celebrations, Al Fahim Group held an honoring ceremony to appreciate the contributions of donators and volunteers to the Al Fahim Group Box Appeal Charity Campaign which started from 10 October 2013 to 19 November 2013 supported and supervised by the Emirates Red Crescent and Abdul Jalil Al Fahim & Family Endowment with the collective aim to help poor and unfortunate people around the world and gathering more than 42 boxes of canned food, clothing, among other material.

Attending the closing ceremony at Al Fahim Group Headquarters were His Excellency Rashed Mubarak Al Mansouri, Deputy Secretary General of Local Affairs at the Emirates Red Crescent; His Excellency Eissa Abdul Jalil Al Fahim, Secretary General of Abdul Jalil Al Fahim & Family Endowment,; Mr. Khaled Abdul Karim Al Fahim, Board Member of Al Fahim Group; and, Mr. Sultan Mohammed Ali Al Shehi, Project Manager of Preservation of Grace, Emirates Red Crescent.  

At the ceremony, Mr. Khaled Al Fahim emphasized, “This humanitarian initiative by Al Fahim Group corroborates the organization’s role in promoting social activities and its genuine commitment in implementing socially responsible projects since the group’s establishment. Consequently, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the success of this campaign and I urge them to continue serving the community.

“I am certain the contentment and satisfaction  each of us has felt for appertaining to such a moral cause is nothing less than what the beneficiaries feel when they receive the aid,” he commented.

 Al Fahim Group’s culture of corporate social responsibility stems from the late founder, Abdul Jalil Al Fahim (mercy upon him), whose financial and moral provisions to the community were out of his belief that to succeed one must always give back. His sons and daughters have inherited and abided by this value of Humanity determined to continue developing and growing the group.

“Moreover, on the occasion of the 42^nd UAE National Day, I wish to congratulate Their Highnesses, Sheikhs and Rulers of the Emirates, Members of the Federal Supreme Council and the entire UAE nation,” he continued. “May God almighty sustain this benediction of unity, prosperity and growth, on our beloved country.”

In his speech, Mr. Sultan Al Shehi praised, “Al Fahim Group’s initiative, in cooperation with the Preservation of Grace, highlights the relationship between the government and private sectors and has a great impact on society. Through these initiatives we convey the significance of preserving the environment by fostering a culture of moderation when it comes to consuming food to avoid extravagance, or by reusing items instead of discarding them such as clothes and other household and office supplies.

“The goal of this campaign is to also encourage philanthropy and the preservation of our environment as part of Abu Dhabi’s 2030 Vision. The Emirates Red Crescent founded the Preservation of Grace project defining sustainability as one of its main goals by reducing the country’s waste through the management of reusing food, clothes, furniture, and other material. Studies have shown that half of the waste which is disposed by us, is reusable,” stated Mr. Al Shehi. In his closing remarks, he congratulated the attendees in celebration of the 42^nd National Day hoping for more prosperity for the United Arab Emirates.