Funds raised at the inaugural McMillan Woods 100,000 Steps Charity Walk Challenge recently at the Tropicana Metropark, were donated to the National Council of the Blind, Malaysia, (NCBM) and Old Folks Homes. he NCBM will use the funds to buy 50 braille machines that will assist the blind to communicate more effectively and have some form of normalcy in their life. Guest of Honour Y.M. Tunku Datuk Mu’tamir Tunku Tan Sri Mohamed, Royal Household of Negeri Sembilan, in support of the charity said, “McM Cares has done a phenomenal job at creating awareness of the blind’s needs in the form of braille machines, which greatly improve the lives of the blind people. I am glad to be a part of this magnanimous initiative.” A total of 23 achievers were certified by the Malaysia Book of Records. Thirteen of them accomplished the 100,000 steps (about 75km) from 12.01am to 6.00pm, an exhausting duration of 18 hours, while 10 achievers accomplished the 100,000 steps after 6.00pm. Participants had to walk through the beautiful urban greenery landscape of Tropicana Metropark set in an 88-acre freehold land in Subang Jaya. The urban retreat also cradles the 9-acre Central Park which has a 750-metre linear lake. The event, supported by Tourism Malaysia, attracted international participation from Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Indonesia, New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, Iran, Albania and India, as well newly crowned Miss Cosmopolitan World First Runner Up Winner, Christine Chai, as the Ambassador. Also among the participants was a group of blind people. McM Cares programme is a CSR initiative driven by McMillan Woods that has contributed over USD230,000 (RM929,900) since its inception on 1st January 2014, to various charities. It aims to address the global challenges of climate change, education and poverty alleviation. Dato’ Seri Raymond Liew, President of McMillan Woods, said that the
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company has social responsibilities to give back to society. “We do our best to raise funds, support and create awareness on global challenges. We have underwritten to raise RM100,000 for the National Council of the Blind, Malaysia and any surplus to support the Old Folks Homes.” He also thanked all the partners, sponsors, celebrity ambassadors, and participants who took time off their hectic weekend to support the cause. The 100,000 Steps Challenge also
attracted many supportive sponsors such as Bagman for backpacks, T-Shirts from Ultron, Medals and Trophies from Unique Supreme, MyDin for drinks and cookies, Pensonic for achiever gifts, Cuckoo Malaysia for the mystery gifts for selective participants, Tourism Malaysia for door gifts, Fitness Concept for treadmills, in case it rained, and Fitbit pedometer watches for selective celebrities and achievers who persevered through the gruesome 18 hours to accomplish the 100,000 steps.
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McMillan Woods McC Cares Raises RM100,000 for the Needy
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