SHAH ALAM, Aug 24 – A charity golf tournament, the Corporate Challenge Golf Digest Malaysia’s fifth series has raised the funds of amounting RM461,000 to be donated to the National Heart Institute Foundation (JNF). The donation is intended to help defray the cost of treatment for heart patients can not afford that requires immediate treatment.
Charity match, organized by Golf Digest magazine publisher, Blue Inc Media, was attended by 100 players from the corporate world at Golf & Country Club Kota Permai in yellow here on Sunday. After the one-day competition, the Chairman of Blue Inc Media, Datuk Ibrahim Mohd Nor presented a check donation to JNF fundraising chairman, Datin Julini Mohd Ali.
Handing over checks was witnessed by the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah. Meanwhile, Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Datuk Zainal Abidin Putih said JNF spent about RM4 million per year to finance the cost of treating heart patients can not afford at the National Heart Institute (IJN).
