Sunday, October 10, 2010

Guardian Celebrates Senior Citizens Day For A Good Cause

Living up to its expectation being one of the most prominent corporate in championing the cause for unfortunates, Guardian Malaysia has celebrated Senior Citizens Days consecutively for more than ten years at Ikano Power Centre, Mutiara Damansara recently.



Themed Wellness For All, this year's aim is to create greater awareness on how senior citizens can pursue an active and fun-filled meaningful life during their golden years by taking responsibility of their own health.

At the ceremony Guardian's Chief Operating Officer, Miss Loi Liang Tok (pic above, second from left) presented a RM8,000 cheque to National Stroke Association of Malaysia (NASAM) who was represented by Chairperson of NASAM Petaling Jaya, Ms Sheila Joachim (pic below, centre). Miss Loi said," we will continue to raise funds for worthy causes whilst promoting a healthy lifestyle amongst our customers. As most trusted Pharmacy chain in Malaysia, we believe that we must help garner public awareness towards sustaining a healthy living and making it an integral part of our daily lives through our wellness campaigns. We strive to inculcate the importance of attaining a better quality of life to all Malaysians irregardless of age and gender". Also present at the event were, Guardian's Senior Executives Merchandising General Manager, Soon Ai Lan (pic below, far left), Guardian's Operations General Manager, Mr. Ricky Soon (pic below, second from right) and Guardian's IT General Manager, Yang Kim Lan (pic below, far right).


During the 'Wellness For All' campaign, members of the Guardian's Golden Priviledge Card were given free health checks, while the non-members who fulfilled the criteria being the senior citizens, were also given a free health checks as well. As part of its CSR efforts, Guardian's introduction of Golden Priviledge Card is to allow all Malaysians aged 55 and above to enjoy 10% discount on all pharmaceutical items, health supplements and othe health related products.

The five-day fair was participated by well-known partners like Abbot Nutrition, Blackmores, Centrum, Eucerin, Kordel's, Seven Seas, Tiger Balm, Brand's, Polident, Bio-Essence, and L'oreal.

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