UOB Group Launches "UOB Heartbeat Run / Walk 2011" Simultaneously in 4 Countries

Jakarta, 27 March 2011 – On Sunday, 27 March 2011, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity was held simultaneously in UOB offices in 4 countries, namely UOB Singapore, UOB Malaysia, UOB Thailand and UOB Buana, Indonesia.

The activity entitled "UOB Heartbeat Run / Walk 2011" is one of the annual routine CSR activities of the UOB Group, which focuses on 3 pillars, namely, children, education and the art.

In the “UOB Heartbeat Run / Walk 2011” program, apart from presenting healthy walking and running competitions by employees and their families, donations were also raised for foundations in need. The donations come from all the Bank’s employees that have been collected within a certain period of time.

In the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, more than 4,000 participants including UOB Buana employees and their families participated in the "UOB Heartbeat Run / Walk 2011 Competition.” The competition took the route of UOB Plaza - HI Roundabout - Atmajaya University - UOB Plaza.

In his remarks during the event, Armand B. Arief, President Director of UOB Buana said, “This year, for the second time, UOB Buana has participated in the regional CSR activity “UOB Heartbeat Run / Walk”. Apart from being a gathering opportunity for UOB Buana big family, especially those in Greater Jakarta and developing an effective team building, this event also provides a good opportunity for us to learn to empathize with others in need. Like last year, the donations that have been collected by all UOB Buana employees have been given to children with special needs at YPAC-Jakarta."

On the same occasion, UOB Buana made a donation of Rp250 million to the Development Foundation for Children with Disabilities-Jakarta (“YPAC-Jakarta”) in line with one of the CSR pillars of UOB. For the record, YPAC-Jakarta is a foundation that has consistently provided services to children with special needs / disabilities since 1954. The services are intended to encourage and help children with disabilities to overcome their difficulties, so that in everyday life they can become independent humans.

In addition, all UOB Buana employees and families who participated in the “UOB Heartbeat Run / Walk 2011” managed to break the Indonesian Museum of Record (MURI) record by making 60,000 origami heart shapes simultaneously.