International Bank of Qatar (ibq) and W Doha Hotel & Residences joined hands, for the third year running, to organise an Iftar gathering for the elderly patients of Al Rumailah Hospital in Doha.
More than 100 patients were served healthy food and offered basic-needs gifts in line with the bank’s annual Do Good Deeds campaign on the occasion of Ramadan.
Jabra Ghandour, managing director of ibq, said: “It is a pleasure to fulfil our commitment to reach out to as many people as possible during the Holy Month of Ramadan, especially elderly patients who need our utmost care and attention. Serving our community in Qatar has been and will always be a prime objective for ibq within the framework of the bank’s corporate social responsibility. Therefore, we are proud to champion such altruistic endeavours to sustain and further develop our community.”
Safak Guvenc, general manager of W Doha Hotel & Residences, said: “We are very happy to be partnering once again with ibq. W Doha Hotel & Residences is committed to philanthropic causes, particularly during Ramadan. What we do here every day is in line with our principle to continuously give back to the community. The annual Iftar at Al Rumailah is part of a series of activities we organise on a yearly basis to ensure that we play a key role in supporting our society.”
The ibq Do Good Deeds campaign was launched in 2009 with a series of events that saw a considerable number of staff volunteering to extend support to several charitable and social organisations nationwide. The campaign has been strongly enhanced since then, with the bank’s management and team carrying out a series of initiatives that reach out to various sections of Qatar’s community.