News
10/04/2013
Since 2013, the annual charity golf tournament “Swing For The Kids” which has been organized under the collaboration between Vietnam Investment Review and Foreign Investment Agency (Ministry of Investment & Planning) in order to support poor students having good academic performance shall welcome Southeast Asia Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SeABank) and BRG Group as two new co-organizers. “Swing For The Kids 2013” golf tournament shall be held on 21/4/2013 at Kings’ Island Golf Resort (Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi) with the participation of 150 golfers.
Apart from sponsoring all the costs related to the organization of the tournament and awards gala at Kings’ Island Golf Resort and financing the amount of 60 million dong to the Scholarship of “Swing For The Kids” tournament, SeABank shall continue financing the Scholarship through providing scholarship from the Bank’s “Scholarship Fund” in the following years. This is the first year, after many years sponsoring the tournament, BRG Group and SeABank become the tournament Co-organizers.
Mr. Dang Bao Khanh – SeABank General Director says: “SeABank highly appreciates the meaning and goal of the charity golf tournament “Swing For The Kids” in order to share difficulties faced by students, support them to overcome difficulties and pursuit their study. In 2012, we were the gold Sponsor of this tournament. Since the 2013 tournament, as Co-organizers, SeABank as well as BRG Group aspires, through this meaningful social activity to contribute to the creation of a better life for young Vietnamese people, especially poor students having excellent performance”. “Swing For The Kids” annual golf tournament, which has been held since 2007 with the purpose of supporting poor students with excellent performance, repairing local schools all over the country has become a prestigious tournament, impressive sports event for golfers, especially enterprise community. Thousands of scholarships with the total value of nearly 6 billion dong have been granted to poor students having good performance nationwide. “Swing for the kids” has really become a reputable charity tournament attracting lots of golfers, philanthropists, including Government Officials, representatives of diplomatic offices, international organizations and local and foreign enterprise communities.