People’s Bank celebrates 77 years of independence by offering gifts to newborns

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People’s Bank Chairman Prof. Narada Fernando, presents gifts to newborn babies at Castle Street Hospital and De Soysa Hospital for Women in Borella. People's Bank DGM – Retail Banking T.M.W. Chandrakumara, DGM – Enterprise Banking Wickrama Narayana and hospital directors are also present

People’s Bank celebrated Sri Lanka’s 77th National Independence Day with a modest ceremony held at its Head Office under the patronage of People’s Bank Chairman Prof. Narada Fernando, and Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Clive Fonseka.

People’s Bank’s ‘Birth of Freedom’ program, which commences every Independence Day, was carried out this year as well. Under this initiative, People’s Bank gifts a Rs. 2,000/- ‘Isuru Udana’ Gift Certificate to every baby born between 1 and 14 February.

People’s Bank introduced the Isuru Udana Account in 1998 and launched this program in 2006 with the vision of instilling national pride and encouraging parents to plan for their children’s future. Parents or guardians can open an ‘Isuru Udana’ Children’s Savings Account at any People’s Bank branch using the gift certificate along with the child’s birth certificate. A unique aspect of this program is that People’s Bank staff personally visit hospitals to present the certificates to new-borns.

People’s Bank Chairman Prof. Narada Fernando, symbolically presented ‘Isuru Udana’ gift vouchers and other gifts at the Castle Street Hospital for Women and the De Soysa Hospital for Women in Borella.

Additionally, People’s Bank donated a Counter for Birth Certification with gang chairs to the Castle Street Hospital for Women and donated gang chairs to the De Soysa Hospital for Women.

The Castle Street Hospital for Women Director Dr. Ajith Danthanarayana, and the Borella De Soysa Hospital for Women Director Dr. Pradeep Wijesinghe, along with hospital staff, corporate and executive management of People’s Bank, and staff members from the Colombo North and South Regions, were also present at the event.

In line with this initiative, all People’s Bank branches across the country launched ‘Birth of Freedom’ activities island-wide.

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