Arik Air has donated relief materials to old people’s homes, orphanages and internally displaced persons’ camps (IDPs) across the country.
Spokesman for the airline, Mr. Adebanji Ola, said in a statement that the donations were made in furtherance of the airline’s corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Food items presented to the less-privileged persons included rice, beans, noodles, spaghetti, beverages, detergents and bed sheets.
The beneficiaries of the items were Holy Family Home for the Elderly (Regina Mundi Catholic Church, Mushin Lagos); The Amazing Grace Foundation Old People’s Home, Kado, Abuja; Jesus Orphanage and Widow’s Home, Elelenwo, Port Harcourt; Hope Motherless Babies Home, Idofian, Kwara State; Malkohi IDP camp Yola; and Uhogua IDP camp, Benin City.
Ola who led the airline’s team on the visits stated that the gesture was the carrier’s way of showing love to the less privileged at a time when the world was celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
“It has become a tradition for Arik Air to render assistance to the needy especially during festive periods while also calling on government and other well-meaning Nigerians to extend hands of fellowship to the less privileged in the society,” he said.
At the Amazing Grace Foundation Old People’s Home, the founder Dr. Mrs. IfeyinwaObegolu thanked the airline for sowing into the lives of the elderly people, widows and traumatized victims of family violence who live in the facility.
At Jesus Orphanage Home, Port Harcourt, the children were expressed appreciation to the airline.
