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]Vational Kidney Foundation Gets

M408,000 Boost from the Group

NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF NU
• WASAN BUAH PINGOANG KEBANGSAAN A

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheali presenting the mock cheque to Datuk K Pathmanahan.

National Kidney Foundation (NKF) got a Year award from Datuk Pathmanahan.
ot in the arm" from the SungeiWay Group
lich donated a total of RM408,000 to the The NKF was founded by the Rotary Club of
iindation for its activities. Petaling Jaya in 1970 as a charitable non-profit
organisation. Since then, it has set up 9 dialysis
ngeiWay Group President, Tan Sri Dato' Seri centres nationwide, to treat those suffering from
: Jeffrey Cheah presented a cheque to NKF's kidney failure.
airman of Board of Governors, Datuk K
limanaban during a ceremony held at Sunway The N K F also provides on-going training
goon Resort Hotel. programmes for medical personnel such as
nurses, renal technicians and paramedics in the
; money raised from a New Year's Eve Dinner treatment of kidney patients. In addition it
ncert & Dances which featured Australian organises exhibitions, public seminars and
duo Air Supply, was held at the Grand forums throughout the country to increase public
goon Ballroom of the Hotel. awareness and understanding of kidney diseases.

Ilk K Pathmanahan said, the donation will
' towards sustaining facilities at the NKF's
%sis centres as well as increasing public
'bareness and understanding of kidney diseases.
Che

^ IS the SungeiWay Group's second 3NAL
J^^ion to the N K F the first being in 1994 when
-v "^-^O^OOO was raised, also from a charity
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ng the functions Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Jeffrey
also received the Corporate Donor of the Datuk K Pathmanahan presenting the Corporate Donor of the Year
Award to Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah.