People’s Bank celebrates 66 years of Independence with gifts for children born during the week of In
Saturday, 8 February 2014 00:00
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Commemorating 66th National Independence Day, the head office and all People’s Bank branches organised various Independence Day celebrations island wide.
The Independence Day celebration at the People’s Bank head office was held under the patronage of People’s Bank Chief Executive Officer/General Manager N. Vasantha Kumar. The national anthem was sung while the national flag was hoisted during the occasion.
‘Nidahase Upatha’ a program held by People’s Bank every year on Independence Day was also carried out this year. Under this concept, People’s Bank has made arrangements to gift an ‘Isuru Udana’ gift certificate worth Rs. 500 to every baby born in the country between 1 and 7 February.
This program was inaugurated by People’s Bank in 2006 with a vision to instil pride and honour towards our motherland as well as to encourage parents to have a target for the future of their children. With this gift certificate, parents can open an Isuru Udana children’s savings account for the child at the nearest People’s Bank branch using the amount in the gift certificate and maintain the account there after. The speciality of this program is that the staff of People’s Bank visit the hospitals and gift the certificates to the newborns in person.
The main event of this program was held on the morning of 4 February at the Castle Street Maternity Hospital in Borella under the patronage of People’s Bank Chief Executive Officer/General Manager N. Vasantha Kumar.
Isuru Udana Gift Certificates and other gifts were offered to parents of newborn babies at the occasion. The ceremony was also attended by the Director of the Hospital, Dr. W.K. Wickremasinghe together with staff of the hospital and the corporate and executive management of People’s Bank.
Furthermore, staff members of other People’s Bank branches island wide also visited their local hospitals with Isuru Udana Gift Certificates and other gifts for newborn babies.
