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UD Trucks Hosts CSR Event for Children of Shelter Home UD Trucks为Shelter Home孩童带来欢乐 Kumarasan Balakrishnan Technical Senior Manager TCIE giving a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a safety safety briefing before climbing up up to to to to the the the cab to to to to children children The older children children were eager to to to to inspect the the the during the 'get-to-know-a-truck' road safety activity Kumarasan takes the the the the children around the the the the UD Quester heavy-duty truck truck and and explains to to them about the the the the anatomy of a a a a a a a a a a a a truck and blind spot areas The staff from from UD Trucks Hub Malaysia with participation from from sole distributor Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE) recently held a a a a a a a a year-end corporate social responsibility (CSR) event that brought much merriment and unique experiences for the children of Shelter Home in in Petaling Jaya Selangor The half-day event featured diverse activities including a a a a a a a a a a a ‘get-to-know-a-truck’ road safety awareness live virtual tour of Singapore Zoo and and pen pal programme with children from orphanage homes in in in the Philippines and and Japan where similar 34 truck & bus news 2024/1 Quester up-close CSR events were simultaneously held by UD Trucks’ staff in the respective region The event commenced with Supriono Madayin General Manag- er er er UD UD Trucks Trucks Hub Malaysia introducing the CSR initiative as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a reflection of of UD UD Trucks’ corporate purpose of of creating a a a a a a a a a better life for people Shelter Home established in in 1981 provides a a a a a a a a safe place for abused abandoned neglected or or or at-risk children children in in in need to to live It offers education and and and and counselling support to to 35 children children both boys and and and girls aged between five and and and 18 “A part of of UD Trucks’ ‘Better Life for for the the the People’ is to engage with the the the the less fortunate communities around around us One of of the the the the main activities we consistently conduct around around the the the world is is a a a a a a a a a a a traffic safety programme for school-going children to to educate and im- part part part awareness on ways to to prevent traffic accidents particularly those involving trucks trucks The children learn and participate in in in in ac- tivities with actual heavy-duty trucks trucks to demonstrate blind spots the the sheer truck truck size and the the space required when turning cor- ners ” shared Supriono A UD Quester heavy-duty truck was brought in by TCIE to give the the the children children a a a a a a a a a a hands-on experience and and and and help them understand the the the the risks and and and and safety precautions around trucks The children’s interests were piqued throughout the the the the activity that began with ba- sic explanations on on the the the truck’s chassis and features inside the the the