David Newton, managing director of LexisNexisMalaysia/Singapore, flags off the participants.Flanking him are Phillip (right) and Ravindra Kumar.
The Sun (with permission)
A total of 360 lawyers and corporate executives in 91 cars took part in the 3rd Annual LexisNexis-KL Bar Treasure Hunt over the weekend and raised RM22,000 for a good cause.
"We are very pleased with the response to this year’s hunt," said Phillip Karuppiah, general manager of LexisNexis Malaysia.
"I have been told by a number of regular hunters that the treasure hunting fraternity now considers the LexisNexis-KL Bar Hunt one of the major not-to-be-missed events in the annual treasure hunt calendar.
"In fact, we actually had to turn down some late entries."
LexisNexis donated RM13,200 to Philea Home, a home for underprivileged children that the company has adopted. The money will be used to finance the educational needs of the children at the home.
"We adopted Philea Home as part of our company’s corporate social responsibility initiative and the money will be spent on such things as school fees, purchase of books and uniforms, payment of bus fares and other education related expenses," Phillip said.
The Kuala Lumpur Bar will use the remaining funds to finance a charitable organisation or will fund a social community development project.
"We are delighted to work with LexisNexis in organising the annual event. We are happy with the response. It looks like we will have to accommodate more teams next year," said R. Ravindra Kumar, president of the Kuala Lumpur Bar.
More than RM20,000 worth of prizes were awarded to the winners of the hunt. The sponsors included HSBC Bank, Genting Berhad, Nestle, and Pemanis. theSun was the official media partner.