Representatives of Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam handed over more than VNĐ1.5 billion fundraised from the 20th Friendship Golf Tournament to the HCM City Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients. — Photo courtesy of the company
The 20th Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Friendship Golf Tournament has successfully taken place at the Taekwang Jeongsan Golf Course in Đồng Nai Province, bringing together 130 domestic and international golfers.
In this year's tournament, SPVB, longstanding partners and trusted friends have joined hands to donate more than VNĐ1.5 billion through the HCM City Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients to support pediatric cancer patients.
"During nearly 30 years of operation in Việt Nam, our core values are "Giving back to society" with the vision of "Growing for Good" and most importantly contributing to the community where our company operates. The Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Friendship Golf Tournament symbolises all of these values. We have many sustainable development programmes, of which the Friendship Golf Tournament is an initiative that we are really proud of, as it’s a platform where strategic partners share common values. Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam is committed to keeping this tradition and creating an even greater and stronger impact on society,” said Jahanzeb Khan, Chief Executive Officer and General Director of SPVB at the event.
130 golfers participated in the 20th Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Friendship Golf Tournament, donating more than VNĐ1.5 billion to pediatric cancer patients through the HCM City Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients. — Photo courtesy of the company
Suntory PepsiCo has implemented many sustainable development programmes in Việt Nam such as "Mizuiku - I love clean water" which educates the young generation on saving and protecting water resources and the "Million Trees - For a green Vietnam" which grows trees in watershed forests.
The "Million Meals" in collaboration with PepsiCo to give meals to people with difficulty, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, or the volunteer programme "Helping Hands'' that are fundraised and carried out by employees to support the community.
Over the past two decades, the golf tournament has donated more than VNĐ20 billion to the HCM City Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients to help build medical projects and schools and provide access to clean water for more than 30,000 people.
The tournament also supported treatment expenses for 380 heart surgeries and more than 400 pediatric cancer patients nationwide. — VNS