The Kanoo Group successfully concludes the 21st blood donation campaign

Dubai, UAE: As part of its ongoing commitment to promote a culture of social responsibility and to support government initiatives, The Kanoo Group once again concluded a successful blood donation campaign, in partnership with Dubai Blood Donation Center – Latifa Hospital, on 23^rd January 2020.

Held at The Kanoo Group premises in Karama, Dubai, the 21^st blood donation campaign drew the participation of 99 registered donations from staff and members of The Kanoo Group. The day-long campaign resulted in 75 successful donors after the standard screening.

Ms Maha Kanoo, Head of HR and Marketing–The Kanoo Group (UAE & Oman), said, “We are honoured to be supporting this yearly cause at The Kanoo Group which promotes the values of unity among our employees as responsible members of our society. It also raises community awareness about the importance of blood donation and its role in saving many lives.”

“Through this initiative, we achieve aligned goals with the government to help patients with thalassemia, anaemia, accident sufferers, and other illnesses, as well as support government hospital blood banks in providing a safe and adequate supply of blood,” she added.

On the recently concluded campaign, Mr Ali Islim, Marketing Manager (UAE & Oman), said, “Special thanks to every blood donor. Your donations make a big difference in the lives of many patients. Because of your generosity, lives will be saved.”

“We are grateful to the Management mainly to Ms Maha Kanoo and Mr Fahad Kanoo for their support in again making this initiative possible; to our team (Marketing) for organising the event and Property and HR teams for their support, and to everyone at The Kanoo Group who continuously believe in this great cause.”

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“We hope that you continue to be a part of this regular important event, and we hope that our numbers increase as we move to the next. Together, we can make a difference,” he concluded.

The Kanoo Group lastly gave tokens of appreciation to all contributors of the blood donation campaign–a customised watch with The Kanoo Group emblem, which was generally well-received by employees.

Below is the list of registered donations from The Kanoo Group’s 21^st Blood Campaign:

1	Syed Azhar Syed Abdul Gaffar
2	Mohamed Haji Nawaskhan Abdul Kareem
3	Abdul Haseeb Butt Abdul Latif
4	Mohammed Ismail Saleh Alahwal
5	Mohamed Halik Allah Bash
6	Rahmatullah Ansari
7	Noufal Chirayil Ashraf
8	Hemanth Kumar Gopal Attavar
9	Andresita Fernandez AUAYANG
10	Vivek Pottekkat Balakrishnan
11	Abdulkadir Abdulhusen Bandukwala
12	Raheem Baba Bekur
13	Ram Chandra Bhattarai
14	Ganesh Bhusal
15	Bernadeth Coloma Bolalin
16	Cynthia Reena Cardoza
17	Sarachandra Chandran
18	Claire Anne Maramag Concepcion
19	Carol Odono Danila
20	Liyanage Dilki Dushani De Silva
21	Pooja Devnani Prakash Devnani
22	Clement Dsouza
23	Saji Pathayil Abraham Eapen Abraham
24	Sreeraman Ganapathy
25	Lal Bux Ghanghro
26	Lijo Gilbert
27	Melissa Gonsalves
28	Malien Asanka Halangoda
29	Dinesh Diwakar Hegde
30	Mir Nofil Manzoor Manzoor Hussain
31	Mohamed Fazmin Hussain
32	Mudassar Farooq Farooq I Azam
33	Shafiullah Mohamed Ibrahim
34	Shoaib Iqbal
35	Anas Bin Rafat Rafat Islam Usmani
36	Renjith Valliayyathu John
37	Hegde Rajesh Keshav K Keshav Hegde
38	Ramesh Varakkoth Kalliatan
39	Khem Bahadur Karki
40	Abrar Ahmed Khan
41	Balaram Khuntia
42	Premanath Mohan Kotian
43	Venkatesan Kayathur Krishnaswamy
44	CHAITNYA KUMAR
45	Jacob Poikayil Kunjappan
46	Sundar Liwang
47	Joy Sayson De Los Santos
48	Ismail Kather Maideen
49	Eddy Ndungu Makara
50	Abishek Manikandan
51	Shine Mathew Charuvil Mathai Mathew
52	Assaad Mawad
53	Asma Begum Adil Miah
54	Mohamed Nuski Arafath Mohamed Akram
55	Mudassir Adeel Mohammad
56	Muhammad Faraz Alam Khan Muhammad Ayaz
57	Muhammad Umair Awan Muhammad Ilyas Awan
58	Muhammed Faraj Muhammed Nissam
59	Rafaz Mulla
60	Waqar Ahmed Syed Munir Ul Hassan Zaidi
61	Umeshkumar Kaithaparambu Muralidharan
62	Ajaruddeen Pyati Nabisab
63	Irfan Abdul Latif Naik
64	Pyaliliston Olivera
65	Mohamed Atef Kamel Omar
66	Aydell Tiangco Padua
67	Haris Notti Parambath
68	Rijesh Paravante Parambath
69	Narayanan Ayakkad Parasuram
70	Telge Chatura Piyamantha Peiris
71	Benita Bruno Pereira
72	Prasanth Pozhath Manghat
73	Shaju Nelliparambil Prakasan
74	Mansoor Pullat
75	Lini Bachu Mathew Purammattam Lalu Joseph
76	Arun Samandan Puthiyadam
77	Tennangara Patabadige Virosh Rehan Perera
78	Melbon Layga Remoblas
79	Valentino Victorino Reyes
80	Fides Tiongson San Diego
81	Mahlon Aaron Satkunam
82	Bahaa Shahab El Deen
83	Kashimsab Shaikh
84	Rahul Sharma
85	Girisha Siddappa Siddappa S
86	Katukurundage Duminda Prasad Silva
87	Jacklyn Espadon Sobria
88	Syed Nayeemullah Syed Arab
89	Abdul Rasheed Thanikkad
90	Sandra Magdalene Thuring
91	Saleem Vayappurath
92	Shaju Vijayan
93	Rejeesh Kuppisserichira Vijayappan
94	Mae Angelique Cana Villarante
95	Neena Xavier
96	Tito Thomas Younan
97	Mohammed Ibrahim Liakhat Ali Yousuff
98	Jaber Abdallah Mohamad Zanda

99	Assaad Mawad

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The Kanoo Group hosts the 20th Kanoo Blood Donation Drive

Dubai, UAE: The Kanoo Group, as part of its CSR programmes for the year, hosted the 20^th Kanoo Blood Donation Drive held at its Bur Dubai office on 11^th March 2019. Employees, as well as staff from joint ventures were encouraged to donate blood at the event which was organised by the Marketing Department, in cooperation with the Blood Donation Center - Latifa Hospital.

A total of 62 successful donors out of over 80 volunteers from the group contributed remarkably in favour of the success of the campaign to save lives and to encourage more employees to get involved in the community.

The campaign is also designed to raise awareness about the need for safe blood donations. In line with this drive, the Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA’s) Blood Donation Centre launched the ‘Dami’ blood donation app which allows blood donors to answer donation eligibility questionnaire and read pre-donation educational material through their mobile phones before they give blood.

Ms. Maha Kanoo, Head of HR and Marketing, said, “Coming together and uniting for a common cause can really make a huge impact. Helping people in need especially saving lives is the greatest form of kindness one can offer to a fellow human being.”

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In response to the success of the initiative, Mr. Ali Islim, Marketing Manager (UAE & Oman) remarked, “We are delighted by the good turnout of employees who supported the noble cause which has increased from last year’s number. I hope this would serve as a source of inspiration for others in the future.”

He added, “We thank all blood donors for their commitment and how they have touched lives in immeasurable ways. Remember that one donation can save up to three lives!”

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The blood donors each received a token of appreciation from The Kanoo Group for their active participation in the recent blood campaign.

                                                                          

Listed below are the names of blood donors in the 20^th Kanoo Blood Donation Drive, in alphabetical order:

1. Abdul Khader Abdul Subhan

2. Abdulkadir Abdulhusen Bandukwala

3. Ahmar Farooqui

4. Ajith Kumar Puthusserikunnel * Nair

5. Anjleen Neelima Thomas Kachhap

6. Arun Kumar Bellan Manigandan

7. Bangari Rajanna

8. Bharat Ishwar Jashnani Ishwar Khanchand

9. Charlie Versoza Rollon

10. Christiano John Dmello

11. Clement Dsouza

12. Elton Pereira

13. Faisal Ali Zahid Ali

14. Gamuchirai Matenda

15. Iftikhar Uddin Zahigum Ud Din

16. Ismail Kather Maideen

17. Jaber Abdallah Mohamad Zanda

18. Jennalene Baysic Batol

19. Joy Sayson De Los Santos

20. Kalpesh Babubhai Rathod

21. Kaushal Bharatbhai Pandya

22. Khalender Mahmood Khan

23. Lijo Gilbert

24. Madhav Ravi

25. Malien Asanka Halangoda

26. Mohamed Rasool Bakhsh Khuda Bakhsh Al Bulushi

27. Mohammad Khaled Mohammad Alsholi

28. Mohammed Ismail Saleh Alahwal

29. Mohd Murshid Mohd Abdel Hafez

30. Mudassir Adeel Mohammad

31. Muhammad Faraz Alam Khan Muhammad Ayaz

32. Nabin Shrestha Babu Lal Shrestha

33. Nandika Roshan Ranchagodage

34. Natarajan Venkataraman Mahalingam

35. Nyasha Hikira Makunere

36. Omran Mehaboob Khan Pathan

37. Prasanth Pozhath Manghat

38. Pratik Mahendra Dawda

39. Qusai Habib

40. Ragini Amar Shah

41. Ram Chandra Bhattarai

42. Ramesh Varakkoth Kalliatan

43. Regyath Thaiparambil Abdul Hameed

44. Ronald Bontipula Morales

45. Rony Rodrigues

46. Sanath Puspa Kumara Hewa Dahanage

47. Sandra Magdalene Thuring

48. Sreeraman Ganapathy Kumaranchettiar

49. Sunil Kumar Nediyirippil Asokan

50. Supreeya Doran

51. Telge Chatura Piyamantha Peiris

52. Tennangara Patabadige Virosh Rehan Perera

53. Tito Thomas Younan

54. Valentino Victorino Reyes

55. Venkatesan Kayathur Krishnaswamy

56. Vipin Ravindranath

57. Viraj Nandika Jayalath Jayalath Arachchige

58. Vivek Pottekkat Balakrishnan

59. W Mudiyanselage Mahasara Yasminda Bandara Iddawela

60. Wasantha Kumara Langappuli

61. Yasir Majeed Khan

62. Zahir Abbas Bhati

The Kanoo Group organises blood donation drive

Dubai, UAE: The Kanoo Group launched its 19^th Blood Donation Drive for all its employees, in collaboration with Blood Donation Center, Latifa Hospital. The campaign was held on 19^th April 2018 at its Bur Dubai headquarters.

This comes as a part of The Kanoo Group’s emphasis on the importance of social corporate responsibility, which includes supporting hospitals and blood banks in replenishing their supplies.

Commenting on the campaign, Ms. Maha Kanoo, Head of HR and Marketing said, “At The Kanoo Group, we believe that we have a responsibility towards our local community. One day it could be someone you love who needs a blood transfusion. Donating blood is one of the highest forms of helping people and saving lives.”

“The Kanoo Group is engaged in various initiatives such as this Blood Donation Drive which we organise every year, in partnership with the Ministry of Health. We aim to raise awareness on this cause by encouraging positive practices to benefit the individual and society, whilst also helping promote a healthy lifestyle amongst our staff,” added Mr. Ali Islim, Marketing Manager-UAE & Oman.

The blood donation event lasted for half day with a large number of employees volunteering to donate blood. A total of 56 successful donors contributed remarkably in favour of the success of the campaign, reflecting their willingness to support such causes in light of the company’s continuous efforts to serve the community's goals. 

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To make blood donation safe and increase the confidence of the employees in voluntary blood donation, many safety measures has been recently implemented by the Ministry of Health. Stringent, meticulous and serious donor screening is necessary to afford protection to blood donors and recipients.

A representative of the hospital said that The Kanoo Group had one of the highest numbers of successful donors from their previous weeks’ visits with other organisations, thus concluding on a very positive note.

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Ms. Maha Kanoo remarked, “As such, on behalf of The Kanoo Group, I would like to thank each and every employee who donated blood, as well as the staff of Latifa Hospital for helping us host such a fruitful event.” I also commend the Marketing and Property team for their efforts in the culmination of this yearly cause.”

Listed below are the names of donors in the recent Blood Campaign:

PHOTOS: The Kanoo Group Blood Donation Campaign 2018

Donor	Division
1.          Clement Dsouza	Accounts
2.          Natarajan Venkataraman Mahalingam	Accounts
3.          Vinod Palluveetil	Accounts
4.          Ragini Amar Shah	Accounts
5.          Sanjayan Chettipparan Raghavan	BRC
6.          Mohammed Ismail Saleh Alahwal	Communication
7.          Valentino Victorino Reyes	Communication
8.          Chandrashekhar Deepak Diwadkar	Engineering
9.          Hashim Puthanpeedikayil Moitheen	Engineering
10.      Kaushal Bharatbhai Pandya	Engineering
11.      Usman Gani Shaik	Engineering
12.      Anas Bin Rafat Rafatul Islam Usmani	Engineering
13.      Roshan Ramachandran Menon	IT
14.      Vipin Ravindranath	IT
15.      Ajith Kumar Puthusserikunnel * Nair	KANRENT
16.      Mohamed Rasool Bakhsh Khuda Bakhsh Al Bulushi	Legal
17.      Rithu Ravindran Pottiyan	Machinery
18.      Priyanka Saigal Saigal	Machinery
19.      Tina Kishore Motwani	Management
20.      Ali Jawdat Ali Islim	Marketing
21.      Ramesh Varakkoth Kalliatan	Marketing
22.      Mudassir Adeel Mohammad	Property
23.      Kalpesh Babubhai Rathod	Property
24.      Pinaki Raj Regmi	Property
25.      Girisha Siddappa Siddappa	Property
26.      Jaber Abdallah Mohamad Zanda	Public Relation
27.      Sajith Baby	Shipping
28.      Jennalene Baysic Batol	Shipping
29.      Christian Mascarinas Mondragon	Shipping
30.      Muhammad Umair Awan Muhammad Ilyas Awan	Shipping
31.      Vaidyanathan Paramesha	Shipping
32.      Neena Xavier	Shipping
33.      Sreehari Venkitachalam	The Travel Attaché
34.      Erico Amparo Adorino	Transport
35.      Majid Raees Alda	Travel
36.      Mudassar Farooq Farooq I Azam	Travel
37.      Aditi Bhattacharjee	Travel
38.      Ram Chandra Bhattarai	Travel
39.      Ahmar Farooqui	Travel
40.      Jeofson Constancio Fernandes	Travel
41.      Jomin George	Travel
42.      Lijo Gilbert	Travel
43.      Melissa Gonsalves	Travel
44.      Qusai Habib	Travel
45.      Joel John	Travel
46.      Anjleen Neelima Thomas Kachhap	Travel
47.      Abrar Ahmed Khan	Travel
48.      Wasantha Kumara Langappuli	Travel
49.      Joy Sayson De Los Santos	Travel
50.      Muhammad Faraz Alam Khan Muhammad Ayaz	Travel
51.      Telge Chatura Piyamantha Peiris	Travel
52.      Rony Rodrigues	Travel
53.      Bhadur Hussain Syed	Travel
54.      Waqar Ahmed Syed Munir Ui Hassan Zaidi	Travel
55.      Saleem Vayappurath	Travel
56.      Iftikhar Uddin Zahigum Ud Din	Travel

About The Kanoo Group

‘The Kanoo Group’ is one of the largest, independent, family-owned groups of companies in the Gulf region established in 1890. It has diversified business industries in shipping, travel, machinery, engineering, logistics, property, oil & gas, power, industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activities, among others, and operates extensively throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.

Our Vision
The Leading Family Business in the Region and Beyond

Our Mission 
Delivering Sustainable Excellence

Our Values 
Customer Focused, Ethical, Innovative, Agile, Competent & Intelligent, Collaborative, Accountable 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

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