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)