McDonald's gives parcels to orphans

McDonald's gives parcels to orphans

JAKARTA (JP): The management of McDonald's Indonesia donated Rp 500,000 in cash and parcels to 50 orphans from the Kebon Melati orphanage in Central Jakarta.

The presentation was made at McDonald's Sarinah building outlet on Jl. MH Thamrin yesterday.

The director of PT Ramako Gerbangmas, the owner of McDonald's Indonesia, Bambang N. Rachmadi, said the activity was part of the firm's fourth anniversary.

"McDonald's intends to share this happy moment with orphans from orphanages in Greater Jakarta," Bambang said. He added that McDonald's opened its first outlet in Indonesia in 1991.

The company opened its 24th outlet at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in West Jakarta yesterday.

He explained that similar donations were presented simultaneously in the company's outlets in Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Malang and Bali. In all, 1,150 children from 23 orphanages received parcels and broke their fasts at McDonald's restaurants yesterday. (yns)