ARAU, Feb 28 -- McDonald's Malaysia today hands over business zakat for 2022 amounting to RM100,000 to the Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs).
The zakat was handed over by McDonald’s Malaysia managing director and local operating partner Datuk Azmir Jaafar to MAIPs’ Strategic and Initiative Monitoring head Azizul Fitri Ismail.
The Raja Muda of Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail and Raja Puan Muda Perlis Tuanku Lailatul Shahreen Akashah Khalil consented to witness the hand over at the Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Library Auditorium of Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) in Pauh, here.
His Highness said the zakat could help the recipients and those needing it to continue with their lives in this difficult phase.
“I am very proud of the management of McDonald’s Malaysia which not only managed to fulfill their business zakat but was also successful in implementing community programmes in caring for the frontline, zakat recipients and the needy,” he said during the ceremony.
He said this when launching the Ronald McDonald’s Sensory Room and the handing over of McDonald’s Malaysia business zakat for Perlis.
Meanwhile, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin said the Ronald McDonald Sensory Therapy Room (RMSR) at A-Heart UniMAP was fully financed by Ronald McDonald House Charities Malaysia (RMHC Malaysia) and was the latest and most sophisticated facility in keeping with the needs of special children.
“I hope the families of the children with special needs can take the opportunity to use this facility as best as possible for the positive mental and physical development of their children,” he said.
Azmir said RMSR is a sense therapy room with complete multi-sensory equipment to spur the basic senses such as sight, hearing, touch and smell to boost cognitive and the confidence of children with special needs and learning problems.
“To date, RHMC has set up 35 sensory therapy rooms nationwide which have benefitted 7,000 special children,” said Azmir who is also Ronald McDonald’s Malaysia Welfare Association chairman.
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