Lippo hands out Rp 250m to school

Lippo hands out Rp 250m to school

BEKASI: As part of the a foster parent program, Lippo Cikarang
donated Rp 250 million (US$26,300) to a state elementary school
in Cibarusah Jaya subdistrict in Bekasi regency.

The funds were used to finance the construction of three
classrooms, a schoolmasters room, a teachers' room, and two
toilets, which were officiated by Bekasi Regent Saleh Manaf last
Friday.

With the additional facilities, the Cibarusah Jaya 01
elementary school on Jl. Cendrawasih now has six classrooms to
accommodate 365 students, according to schoolmaster Ajat
Mutaqhin.

The inauguration of the new school facilities was also
attended by Lippo Cikarang president director Yuke Susiliputro,
speaker of Bekasi regency council Sa'jjuddin and head of bekasi
education agency Muhydin.

The regent explained that the participation of private
companies in building schools was part of the "foster parent
program" introduced by the Bekasi regency administration.

He said that 271 companies in the regency had taken part in
the program.--JP