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Over 50 Muscat Duty Free staff took part in the 10km walk |
OMAN. Muscat Duty Free held a 10km charity walk on 1 February to raise money for victims of the recent devastating typhoon in the Philippines. The retailer said it received strong support from around the world, with donations flooding in from Canada, China, Beirut and Barbados. To date, fund-raising has reached US$4,500 with the opportunity still to donate (see below).
Over 50 staff from all departments took part in the walk, which took place in Qurum Park, Muscat on the hottest day of the year so far: temperatures reached 28 degrees Celsius.
Fund-raising for the event began in December with Muscat Duty Free setting up an online donation page on UNICEF’s website (click here). Donations were also made offline with staff and members of the public making generous contributions, said Operations Manager Pat O’Connor.
O’Connor added: “We received tremendous support from our suppliers and I would like to thank Mars and Pepsi Oman, which supplied the much needed water and chocolate on the day, and to CommUnion which designed the t-shirts that were worn by all the participants.”
General Manager Tom Byrne said: “The Muscat Duty Free team has come together for a truly worthy cause. Some of our staff had friends and family affected by the typhoon and they really wanted to do something special to help in any way they could.”
Byrne added: “I’m delighted to say that we have raised over US$4,500 so far and we are still accepting donations. Please click on our link and give what you can. All donations will go directly to helping the most vulnerable people affected by this disaster: the children.”
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Fund-raising has reached US$4,500 but donations can still be made |
