Local News: Royal Bank of Scotland Raised Funds For Charity

Staff at The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have raised SGD33,400 through a fundraiser held as part of its programme for the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix. This is the second successful year of fundraising held during the Singapore Grand Prix week by RBS, a sponsor of the AT&T Williams team.

The funds will be put to good use by Singapore based Mercy Relief to assist in delivering the much-needed relief supplies such as tents, food, water and medicine to the areas worst affected by the Pakistan floods and by East Bali Poverty Project (EBPP) to purchase construction materials to build latrines and bathrooms for more than a hundred families residing in mountain areas of East Bali.

Formula One race driver, Nico Hülkenberg and three time Formula One World Champion and RBS Global Ambassador, Sir Jackie Stewart, visited the RBS office at One Raffles Quay to present a cheque to Mr Satwat Singh, Director of Mercy Relief. They also met staff who contributed through a raffle draw and presented prizes to the lucky winners which included a Formual One driver’s helmet and a Formula One driver’s visor signed by AT&T Williams drivers Hülkenberg and Barrichello.

Muhammad Aurangzeb, Country Manager for RBS in Singapore said, “We have had another successful year of fundrasing, thanks to the collective efforts of the RBS staff in Singapore, who have shown much generosity in providing support to the communities affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan and those without basic sanitation in East Bali.”

“The Singapore Grand Prix is an important event where RBS can use our sponsorship programme to benefit the local community. At RBS, we believe that through the business we do and through our investment in communities around the world, we can make a positive and significant contribution in the markets in which we operate,” added Mr Aurangzeb.

Credits: wilswong