People’s Bank celebrates Independence Day with gifts to children
Thursday, 5 February 2015 00:00
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Commemorating the 67th National Independence Day, the head office of People’s Bank and all it other 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 the Chief Executive Officer/General Manager of People’s Bank, N. Vasantha Kumar. The national anthem was sung and 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 the 1 and 7 of 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 their child at the nearest People’s Bank Branch using the amount in the gift certificate and maintain the account thereafter.
The specialty of this program is that the staff of People’s Bank will visit the hospitals and gift the certificates to the parents of the newborns.
The main event of this program was held in the morning of 4 February at the Castle Street Maternity Hospital in Borella under the patronage of Chief Executive Officer/General Manager of People’s Bank, 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 Deputy Director of the Hospital, Dr. A.G Ludowyke 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.
The Chief Executive Officer/ General Manager of People’s Bank, Mr. N. Vasantha Kumar offering a gift to a newborn baby at the Castle Street Hospital, Borella.
