Staff
of FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, makers of Peak and Three Crowns milk
have raised funds to help 100 families and 100 school children affected by the
recent flood disaster in Benue State. They donated cooking ware and
back-to-school supplies to the victims.
A statement signed by Ore Famurewa, Corporate
Affairs Director, said that FrieslandCampina WAMCO made the donations in
conjunction with the Benue State Chapter of the Nigerian Red Cross Society on
Saturday.
Explaining
the company’s philanthropic gesture, its Corporate Communication Manager,
Nkechi Ejesi, said “Social responsibility transcends momentary relief, and how
the affected people will cope when they have returned to their homes is very
important.
“We
identified the need for school children who were displaced by the flood to
settle-in quickly after resumption – hence our intervention with school
supplies like bags, sportswear and stationery. Similarly, we distributed
cooking stoves to families whose homes had been submerged in water and as a
result of this, were left with little or nothing to survive on.”
This social investment is
sequel to FrieslandCampina WAMCO’s initial donation of 1,500 cartons of Peak
Evaporated Milk to the internally displaced persons in Benue State. The
products were donated to flood victims through the Office of Social Investment
for the Benue State Government.
“Prior to the disaster,
FrieslandCampina WAMCO has maintained a long-standing relationship with the state, made evident in our adoption of
Government College Makurdi, year-round upkeep of a charity home and our
partnership on the Home Grown School Feeding Programme among other things,”
said Ejesi.
