SOROPTIMIST HUNT WITH A HEART 2012 - News

Extracted from The Star (24th Nov 2012)

Insurance firm and club raise funds for needy women

 

  

THE Soroptimist International Club of Bangsar (SICB), in collaboration with Etiqa Insurance & Takaful successfully held another chapter of its treasure hunt recently to raise much needed funds for the under-privileged women and girls in local communities.

Themed “Hunt with a Heart”, the charity motor hunt drew approximately 110 hunters.

Already in its third chapter, the annual event saw the teams in cars pitting their wits against one another for the chance to walk away with attractive prizes.

Etiqa Insurance & Takaful chief investment officer Norlia Mat Yusof who flagged off the first car said, “To focus on Etiqa’s continuous support of women, we have partnered with SICB to organise a motor hunt that will focus on and will benefit the women community as a whole. One of the community segments that Etiqa focuses on under its corporate responsibility umbrella is women”.

“SICB is proud to partner with Etiqa again for the third year in organising the motor hunt. Being part of a worldwide organisation, SICB is made up of professional women who are actively involved in community projects to advance the rights of women and children. We also aim to ensure that women and girls are given equal opportunities and access to education — both formal and non-formal to improves their social and economic status,” said SICB president Rohayah Ahmad.

“RM13,000 was successfully raised from the charity hunt. The proceeds will go to a good cause to fund courses and training programmes for disadvantaged women and girls, especially single mothers, on income-generating skills. With the aim to empower these women and girls with skills and knowledge, we hope that they can be economically independent by having a sustainable income to support themselves and their families,” she added.

While the teams were raring to go at the 9.30 am flag-off at Etiqa’s headoffice in Bangsar, the six-hour-long hunt ended at Putrajaya Marriot Hotel.

The event gave participants a run for their money with mind-boggling puzzles, word games, and challenges which required a good knowledge of KL’s businesses and landmarks.

Alexander Hoh, Claire Chin, Goh Teck Koon and Julie Tan walked away with a cash prize of RM1,500. This year, the hunt saw the participation of 27 teams. Each team had a minimum of a driver and navigator, with two additional teammates making up a maximum of four.

Hunt Morning

Hunt Starting Point

COC VK Chong's final briefing

Hunters listening to the briefing

Registration table

Hunt Q&A

Q1 Building the people's car?

Q2 The first Malaysian ever to reside
outside earth?

 



Hunt Winners 

5th Winner

4th Winner

2nd Runner Up

1st Runner Up

Champion

Top 3 Winners








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Extracted from The Star (26th Oct 2012)

Treasure hunters invited to help raise funds for the needy

ETIQA Insurance and Takaful has teamed up with Soroptimist International Club of Bangsar to organise the Hunt with A Heart charity treasure hunt on Nov 11.

“Getting involved with programmes that contribute to the development of the community is in line with our platform of humanising insurance and takaful. After all, the real purpose behind insurance is all about helping people,” said Etiqa Insurance and Takaful CEO Hans De Cuyper.

The Hunt with a Heart aims to raise funds to organise life-skills programmes, training and workshops that will help to uplift the economic and social status of disadvantaged women and girls.

 

“The Bangsar chapter of Soroptimist International is filled with professional women who are actively involved in community projects that advance the rights of women and children.

“We are happy to have a big corporation like Etiqa giving us their full support,” said Soroptimist International Club of Bangsar president Rohayah Ahmad.

The treasure hunt will be flagged off from Etiqa’s headquarters in Dataran Maybank, Jalan Maarof, Bangsar at 9.30am and will end at Badan Amal Nur Zaharah, Janda Baik, Pahang, on the same day.

Badan Amal Nur Zaharah is a welfare institutionthat provides live-in facilities and education to 51 children who are orphans or come from poor families.

Winning teams will receive more than RM3000 worth of cash and hotel vouchers while goodie bags will be given to all teams participating in the treasure hunt.

Rohayah said the RM400 per car participation fee will be channeled to a community project fund.

Those interested in participating in the treasure hunt can download entry forms from www.etiqa.com.my or www.facebook.com/etiqa and submit them vie e-mail.

The closing time and date for entries is at noon on Nov 4.