Burgan Bank holds its 10th annual Al Mass Awards event today

Press release

Published December 4th, 2011 - 05:44 GMT

Burgan Bank

Burgan Bank announced today, that it will hold today its annual 10^th Al Mass Awards ceremony, which will be held at 7:00 pm in Sheikha Salwa Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah hall, near Marina Hotel, under the patronage of Sheikha Sheikha Al Abdullah Al Khalifa Al Sabah, the honorary president of Kuwait Handicapped Sports Club. The event will aim to showcase and honor the distinguished work of participating special needs individuals as well as organizations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment in providing the necessary support for special needs.

The initiative, throughout the years, has rewarded numerous special needs by acknowledging their abilities to overcome their everyday challenge. Al Mass Awards are divided into three categories, each to include the different disabilities that special needs patients face. The Blue Diamond Award rewards those with mental disabilities, the Yellow Diamond Award recognizes physically disabled individuals, and the White Diamond Award honors patients with sensory disabilities.

Over the years, the Al Mass Awards has witnessed a significant development. The awards ceremony, which began as a simple idea, is now one of Kuwait’s truly dedicated events that recognize special needs accomplishments. The bank has introduced and applied new themes as well as ideas to further enhance this annual event.

Al Mass Awards today is an integral component of Burgan Bank’s corporate social responsibility framework, and echoes the bank’s efforts to establishing a social footprint across the local community.

Background Information

Burgan Bank

Established in 1977, Burgan Bank is the youngest conventional Bank and second largest by assets in Kuwait, with a significant focus on the corporate and financial institutions sectors, as well as having a growing retail, and private bank customer base. Burgan Bank has majority owned subsidiaries in the MENAT region supported by one of the largest regional branch networks. which include Gulf Bank Algeria - AGB (Algeria), Bank of Baghdad - BOB (Iraq & Lebanon),Tunis International Bank – TIB (Tunisia), and fully owned Burgan Bank – Turkey, (collectively known as the “Burgan Bank Group”). Furthermore, Burgan Bank has a present in the UAE through its corporate office (“Burgan Financial Services Limited) which had helped the bank to participate in multiple financing opportunities in the UAE.