Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2017

Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2017 72 BLOOD DONATION DRIVE JUMEIRA ROTANA AND VILLA ROTANA Jumeira Rotana and Villa Rotana in collaboration with Dubai Blood Donation Centre organised a blood donation drive under the slogan of “Save Life, Give Blood” as part of reassuring their commitment towards the community. The campaign raised awareness and resulted in gathering more than 30 colleagues who had the courage to be a blood donor from different departments from the two hotels. ZAKAT PROJECT BY PARK ROTANA Park Rotana Abu Dhabi launched the project Zakat this Ramadan, aimed at extending help to workers in two of the Abu Dhabi labour camps. The drive called for hotel colleagues to donate basic food items like rice, lentils, oil, canned food and biscuits; as well as other living essentials such as toiletries, linen, kitchen items, shoes and clothes. WORLD OCEANS DAY Jumeira Rotana and Villa Rotana, in partnership with Dubai Municipality, Emirates Marine Environmental Group (EMEG) and in collaboration with the Filipino Scuba Divers Club, did an underwater clean-up at the Jebel Ali Marine Sanctuary. This initiative was done to protect and preserve one of the world’s most valuable resources on the World Ocean’s Day 2016. BATTLE OF THE BOTTLES Khalidiya Palace Rayhaan by Rotana organised the “Battle of the Bottles” boat race. This event was organised to mark the Earth Day - a unique and worldwide event in which environmental protection and awareness of climate change is highlighted to citizens around the world. All Rotana hotels in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain participated with their own innovative recycled boats and made a splash by the beach side of the Arabian Gulf during the boat race. A Maori Haka Dance competition and the Mr. Neptune and Ms. Mermaid pageant was also held, and they scored points for design, innovation and use of recycled materials in their costumes.