2003 Press
Release
EXPRESS DISCOUNT
WALKS FOR SICKLE CELL
Lagos Island,
Lagos – July 16 2003
To assist in raising the needed funds towards the completion
of The National Sickle Cell Centre building project under construction, the
management of Express Discount Limited (EDL), a key player in the financial
sector of the economy, will undertake a fund-raising Charity Walk on Sunday
July 20, 2003 from Marina, Lagos to the National Stadium in Surulere.
The
walk, being organised in collaboration with the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria,
is one of the several activities commemorating the 10th Year Anniversary of
EDL. It is a build up on previous assistance to the foundation by Express Discount
Limited.
According
to Jumoke Gbajabiamila, Head Corporate Affairs, over a hundred Persons drawn
from EDL, the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria, and personalities drawn from other
business and social sectors of the society will take part in the walk.
The
charity walk scheduled to kick off at 9a.m from the premises of EDL on 60 Marina
Street, Lagos will take participants through Apongbon, Eko Bridge, Costain,
Alaka enroute the National Stadium Surulere which is the end point of the landmark
event.
Gbajabiamila
said the motivation to embark on the charity programme is hinged on the company's
belief that the National Sickle Cell Centre building project is a challenge
to all well-meaning corporate and individual citizens desirous to further the
cause of humanity, especially regarding the eradication of the dreaded Sickle
Cell anaemia.
"Express
Discount Limited embraces the National Sickle Cell Centre project under construction
as a challenge and would want to use the opportunity of the Walk to espouse
the cherished value of giving a little back to the society in which it operates",
she stated.
Construction
work on the project, located opposite the Lagos University Teaching Hospital
(LUTH) Idi Araba has been stalled in the last couple of years due to lack of
funds.
The
Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria, which has Prof. Olu Akinyanju as Chairman, has
consistently appealed to philanthropists and corporate organisations to assist
it with the much-needed funds to enable the completion of the centre, the first
of its type in the Country.
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About
Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria |
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The
formation of the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria was preceded by the formation
of Sickle Cell Clubs and the Federation of Sickle Cell Clubs of Nigeria.
The Sickle Cell Clubs are patient/parent support associations, which are
inherently unsuited to addressing other important issues in sickle cell
disorder control, such as, research and training of health care personnel
in a sustained manner. The Sickle Cell Foundation was established to fulfill
this important role.For more information on Sickle Cell Foundation,
click
http://www.sicklecellfoundation.com/ |
For more information: (Media Only Please)
Jumoke Gbajabiamila
Tel: (234)-01-2641650-5
Email: corp_aff@expdisc.com