Officials handing over the cheque to Qatar Cancer Society at the Inter-Continental Doha Hotel & Residences.
Doha: Inter-Continental Hotels Group (IHG) namely Inter-Continental Doha Hotel & Residences, InterContinental Doha The City, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn The Business Park, Crowne Plaza West Bay, and Staybridge Suites Doha Lusail hosted the annual InterContinental Doha Open tournament on November 15 and 16, 2019 at the Doha Golf Club.
This annual event was concluded with an auction and a gala dinner on November 16 and an impressive amount of QR10,000 was raised for Qatar’s leading Cancer Awareness organisation, Qatar Cancer Society.
“This year and as part of our ‘responsible business’ strategic vision, we continued with our charity auction on the awards night of the Inter-Continental Doha Open, where we successfully raised QR10,000 for Qatar Cancer Society. They are one of the leading humanitarian organisations in Qatar which pledges to work towards increasing public awareness about cancer and cancer prevention”, said Elie Saliba, Resident Manager at Inter-Continental Doha Hotel & Residences during the cheque presentation.
Saliba, on behalf of IHG Qatar, proudly presented the cheque to Zakariya Karazoun, Head of Business Development and Ammar Mashhadani, Public Relations Coordinator from Qatar Cancer Society at the Inter-Continental Doha Hotel & Residences on January 27, 2020.
Zakariya showed their gratitude for IHG’s initiative by presenting a Plaque of Appreciation to Inter-Continental Doha Hotel & Residences and to the major sponsor of the Inter-Continental Doha Open, Brand Expressions.
To support and contribute towards local charities is key. As we know, every amount is a big help to our local charities. Qatar Cancer Society’s main goal is to increase public awareness about cancer whilst continuously striving to find cures and preventive measures to eradicate the disease. Every effort made can make a difference.
