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Cobra Foundation Reaches Out to Bangladesh Community in Wake of Cyclone Sidr |
In response to the devastation caused throughout Bangladesh by the recent Cyclone Sidr, the Cobra Foundation has made a donation of £6,500 to the Bangladesh Chief Advisor’s Relief & Welfare Fund.
Adrian McKeon, CEO of Cobra Beer Ltd, presents donation to His Excellency, Mr Shafi Ahmed, His Excellency Mr Shafi Ahmed, on behalf of the Cobra Foundation.
(From left): Adrian McKeon, CEO of Cobra Beer; His Excellency Mr Shafi Ahmed, Bangladesh High Commissioner; Bajloor Rashid, President of Bangladesh Caterers’ Association; Samson Sohail, Sales Director of Cobra Beer; and Nur-Ur Rahman Khandaker, Secretary General, of the Bangladeshi Caterers’ Association
This donation was raised at the inaugural Cobra Beer Festivals Party on 25th November. The Cobra Foundation would like to thank all donors for their generosity and in particular both Gandhi Oriental Foods and Cobra Beer Ltd for their substantial donations.
As of 13th December the Government of Bangladesh had allocated approx £12.7 million from the Chief Advisor’s Relief & Welfare Fund to the 8.9 million victims of Cyclone Sidr, distributing 43,000 food bags, 66,700 blankets, 16,904 tents, 3,348 carton utensils and 13,000 bundles of CI sheets to the local administrations and communities in remote locations.
December 2007
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Christmas Cheer from Cobra Beer... |
December 2007
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The Cobra Foundation, is a charitable organisation set up by Cobra Beer. Since Cobra Beer was founded in 1990, the company has been a keen supporter of a huge number of charities all over the world. By establishing the Cobra Foundation, Cobra Beer intends to reach out even further in offering support to a range of worthy causes. The Foundation will take the form of an independent fundraising charity, which makes grants available to those in need.
Cobra Beer made a substantial initial donation to the Foundation at its launch in 2006 and thereafter on a regular basis, will continue to pass on funds raised from donations made by organisations and events to which beer and General Bilimoria Wines have been supplied to the Foundation. This money will then be distributed across nominated charities and other causes.
In launching the Cobra Foundation, Lord Bilimoria, CBE DL, Founder and Chief Executive of Cobra Beer commented: “Cobra has always striven to be socially responsible and to help and assist others in their endeavours. The creation of an independent charitable foundation allows us to be more proactive in providing real grant-based support for worthy causes.”
One such example of the work of the Cobra Foundation is its support of the Indian Co-operative Oncology Network (ICON). The Foundation has given them a grant, which enabled a training oncologist to visit the UK and spend time at cancer research centres to develop his skills and learning
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