Kina Bank has recently donated K20, 000 to the National St John Ambulance (NStJA) service to support the training of ambulance staff at the National Ambulance Education college in Port Moresby city.
The donation was made by the bank’s Business Banking team who raised the funds themselves as part of their community initiative.
NStJA Chief Executive Commissioner, Matt Canon, expressed the National St John Ambulance Council’s gratitude for Kina Bank’s donation and expressed his thanks to this grant in which they were able to acquire essential training equipment for their new ambulance education center.
“This equipment is instrumental in training hundreds of ambulance workers and first responders each year, ensuring patients receive higher-quality emergency care in their time of greatest need.”
Kina Bank Executive General Manager of Business Banking, Rayleene Elston while thanking her staff for their fundraiser efforts, expressed how proud they were to see that their contribution is directly supporting the education and training of ambulance personnel, ensuring their readiness to serve now and into the future.
The cheque presentation took place on the 22nd of October at the St John Ambulance headquarters at 3 Mile in Port Moresby and was attended by representatives from both the bank and the St John Ambulance teams.
Kina Bank remains committed in supporting vital community services and looks forward to continuing its partnership with the National St John Ambulance Service Council.