Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University in Dammam, represented by the Deanship of Community Service and Sustainable Development with “Tadafug” Volunteers team, concluded the implementation of a food campaign in its seventh year, as part of its Ramadan initiatives to collect in-kind donations and prepare food basket to extend a helping hand to those who deserve it during the holy month of Ramadan. The campaign aimed to distribute 1677 food Basket containing 12 basic food items, benefiting 1,500 families from the most needy groups in the eastern region, where the number of volunteers in the campaign reached more than 900 volunteers, and the total number of volunteer hours registered in the National Volunteer Work Platform of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development exceeded 3000 hours.
The Dean of the Deanship of Community Service and Sustainable Development at the university, Prof. Dr. Fatima Al-Mulhim, explained that this campaign comes per the social responsibility the university adopts in carrying out its role towards society, as the campaign targeted different sectors of society, by providing Ramadan needs and food baskets for these families, and the preparation and implementation of the campaign was undertaken by the Volunteer Team of the Deanship among the university’s employees who have taken upon themselves the realization of the university’s mission in serving religion, the nation, and society. Volunteers were involved to develop and invest their youth energies, enhance their volunteering culture and spread the spirit of giving among members of the community. .
Al-Mulhim said that the baskets distribution mechanism relied on handing them over to the university’s charity partners to distribute them to the beneficiaries through them to needy families, as an extension of its active role dictated by social responsibility, which requires solidarity to contribute in achieving the tasks of community service
Al-Mulhim added that the campaign received great interaction among members of the community to participate in its implementation in the best way and the desire of everyone to earn reward from Allah, especially in this holy month.
