LG Extends CSR to Rivers Community 

Multinational technology firm, LG Electronics has taken its Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, project to Rivers State where it donated some products to the state-owned Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital in Port Harcourt.

The gesture is a continuation of the company’s CSR activities to improve quality of lives in its efforts to enhance health care delivery in the state.

Items donated to the centre included some units of   All New Gencool Inverter Air Conditioners, Jet Cool Air Conditioners as well as over 350 treated Mosquito nets.

At the presentation ceremony, Head of Corporate Marketing, LG Electronics, West Africa Operations, Mr. Hari Elluru, stated that the company’s investment in the Nigerian communities was rubbing off positively on it which had continued to gain more visibility in the market.

“We have remained competitive, yet, improving sustainability; we have enabled investment and innovation required to deploy new technologies and to safely and responsibly develop progressive products. We strongly believe that our donation here today will aid service delivery in the hospital and provide the required enabling environment for medical personnel,” he added.

In his remark, Regional Manager, Fouani Nigeria Limited, Mr. Moustapha Khrais, added that the gesture gave the company a sense of fulfilment having impacted lives  and therefore promised to always come to the rescue of the centre when the need arises.

Receiving the items, Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Paul Ledee Kua, commended the donor for the goodwill adding that such was timely considering the renovation exercise that was ongoing in the clinic.

 He said, “We are proud to be considered for this act. We really appreciate the company’s generosity and goodwill towards our community and we pray it soars in all its endeavours.”

Kua enjoined other corporate organisations and public-spirited individuals to emulate LG in responding to the needs of health institutions; adding that so many hospitals across the country were in dire need of support.

Over the years, LG Electronics has been highly commended for its customer centricity as well as the development of cutting edge technological products; more importantly, its investment in CSR projects geared towards the betterment of the society.

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