Mitsubishi Electric Thai Foundation & Mitsubishi Electric Group Thailand 7th Year Support of Prateep Dek Thai for Child Center Development
Mitsubishi Electric Thai Foundation, represented by Mr. Tetsuya Shinohara, Vice Chairman, together with representatives from the Mitsubishi Electric Group in Thailand, presented proceeds of THB 290,000 donated by Mitsubishi Electric’s employees to Prateep Dek Thai Foundation. The donation is received by Phra Wachiraworakhun of Wat Sri Rattana Thammaram, Samut Prakan province as the Chairperson of the Prateep Dek Thai Foundation founded by Luang Pho Wiriyang Siritharo, a former abbot, to develop the child center. This marks the 7th consecutive year of support for the initiative by Mitsubishi Electric Thai Foundation.
Mr. Tetsuya Shinohara, Vice Chairman of Mitsubishi Electric Thai Foundation said, “As the representative of Mitsubishi Electric Thai Foundation and Mitsubishi Electric Group in Thailand, I am honored and delighted to contribute to another project by Prateep Dek Thai Foundation. The initiative is in line with Mitsubishi Electric’s commitment of “Change for the Better” where we give back to society while operating our business – reflecting our Group’s missions and core values. Our participation this time marks the 7th year of support to Prateep Dek Thai Foundation to help impoverished youth with education and emotional development to strengthen their foundation for better futures.”
The Prateep Dek Thai Foundation was founded by the late Somdej Prayana Wachirodom (formerly known as Luang Phor Wiriyang Sirintharo) in 1988 with a mission to build child development center for children aged 2-6 years old. The objective is to build the physical and emotional capacity of impoverished children whose parents may have insufficient to take care of their children while working hours. This Foundation also supports the children in their care with free nutritious meals to facilitate their physical development and enhance intelligence with meditation. Prateep Dek Thai Foundation also supports the development of life skills to support the children to grow up stronger in society and expand their child development center initiative to 7,000 locations across the country.
The Mitsubishi Electric Group in Thailand supports various corporate social responsibility activities to be aligned with our commitment “Changes for the Better” into practice of our core business operations. The Mitsubishi Electric Thai Foundation still keep continue to focus on supporting many initiatives pertaining to education, environment, social development for creating sustainable society and better quality of life.
Source: ADK Thai