Commercial Bank marks National Day by giving back to Qatar
22 December 2013
Gifts for children and the elderly
Doha, Qatar: Commercial Bank, Qatar’s first private bank, celebrated Qatar National Day by distributing gifts at:
- Dhreima Qatar Orphan Foundation;
- Shafallah Centre for children with special needs;
- And six independent schools.
Gifts were also distributed at the Home for the Elderly, and volunteers distributed the Bank’s branded National Day Badges and scarves to children and customers at Commercial Bank branches across Doha and at the Katara Cultural Village.
To celebrate this special occasion, Andrew Stevens, Commercial Bank’s Group CEO and Abdulla Saleh Al Raisi, Commercial Bank’s CEO led a cake cutting ceremony for staff at Commercial Bank Plaza and in Grand Hamad Street branch, and National Day gifts and pins were given to all staff on behalf of the Bank’s board members.
Commercial Bank’s CEO Abdulla Saleh Al Raisi said: “This is a happy day for the Qatari people, and we are all proud to celebrate our great nation’s achievements. We are honoured to extend warm congratulations to His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, His Highness the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and to all Qataris on an occasion that is dear to our hearts. Commercial Bank is dedicated to supporting all members of Qatari society and this National Day, we are happy to devote our time and resources to Qatar. We hope our beloved nation will always be blessed with peace and prosperity.”