AID:SP Setia Foundation sponsors computer hardware and software worth the amount
SP Setia Foundation recently sponsored items worth RM200,000 for Montfort Boys Town.
The items comprised the latest computer hardware equipment and software that allowed video editing and recording.
It also included camera equipment, printers and speakers.
More than 100 trainees studying graphic design and multimedia, as well as computer maintenance will benefit from the sponsorship.
At a mock cheque presentation ceremony, SP Setia Foundation chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said it was important for everyone to pick up IT skills.
"The equipment is not cheap and from time to time, it requires updating and upgrading.
"Both hardware and software are vital for the school to offer courses that equip the underprivileged students for jobs in demand in the market," said Lee.
Lee said the foundation emphasised education and values equal access to education as an investment in the nation's future.
"We share the same mission as Monfort, which is to assist less academically-inclined and underprivileged students to improve their employability," he said, adding that the foundation donates RM20,000 to the institution annually.
"Should Monfort need help in major projects, they can come to us. We are more than willing to sponsor its projects," said Lee.
He added that to date, the foundation has spent more that RM20.2 million under its Setia Adoption Project of school children.
Lee also took the opportunity to thank Adobe, Microsoft and ChassAsia Malaysia for the perks they included in the deal with the foundation's purchase of their equipment.
At the mock cheque presentation, Monfort Board of Governors chairman Tan Sri Clifford F. Herbert said that Monfort was thankful to the foundation for continuing to help them realise its mission.
Also present was SP Setia Foundation chief executive officer Datuk Liew Siong Sing, Monfort Boys Town director Brother John Albert and Brother Mark Tee.
The Montfort Boys Town depend on donations from the public to keep it operating.
Its expenditure for housing, feeding and educating the students is over RM5 million a year.