Business & Money | Monday 17 August, 2015 2:59 pm |

More than 100 volunteers from Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) and the Jubail Volunteering Club (JVC) have joined forces and packed more than 1,500 school bags with stationery and supplies for needy children in and around the Jubail area ahead of the start of the new school year in September.

In total, 1,530 school bags were packed and prepared by the volunteers on Saturday, August 15.   The bags were then delivered to eight charity organizations which then distributed these bags to needy children in the Jubail Industrial City, Jubail City, Nariyah, Mulayjah, Al Khafji, Al Rufay’ah and Dareen areas.

Each school bag contains a total of 18 items required by students for the school year, in addition to some gifts to celebrate the National Day of Saudi Arabia.

Eng. Khalid Al Hamid, Engineering Director, Sadara Chemical Company, who was one of the volunteers at the event, said, “The School Bag initiative is an important and worthy cause; one that we at Sadara are extremely proud to sponsor.  All of the volunteers who participated this year showed their strong commitment and unfailing dedication to supporting and improving the Jubail community.  We believe that giving back is a cornerstone of our success at Sadara and, as a member of the Jubail community, it is essential for us to continue to strive to improve ourselves, our community and our business in order to live up to the expectations of our stakeholders. ”