Kia Motor is partnering with The Kanu ‘Heal a Heart’ foundation to raise N5 billion for children with heart problems. To this end, the leading Korean automobile marketing company in Nigeria has donated a brand new Kia Cerato for logistics and has become the official car of the Kanu Heart Foundation.
Vanguard gathered that the former Super Eagles captain and Portsmouth of England player Kanu Nwankwo has recently launched a lottery fundfor the Kanu Nwankwo Cardiac Centre to achieve this goal.
Titled the ‘Kanu Heal a Heart Lottery’, this project is estimated to raise about N5 billion for the Kanu Heart Foundation which has been catering for Nigerian children inthe area of heart surgeries for over ten years.
In Nigeria, the Foundation has been at the fore front of providing free surgeries to children between ages one andtwelve with funds usually sourced from partnerships, donations and now the Kanu Heal a Heart Lottery.
One of such partners is the automobile car manufacturer KIA which will serve as the official car of the Kanu Heart Foundation.
KIA Marketing Manager, Kayode Adejumo presents KIA car key to ace footballer, Kanu Nkwankwo with other members of the Kanu Heart Foundation present at the launch of the Kanu Heal A Heart Lottery.
KIA Motors which recently won two awards for its Picanto and Rio models in the 2012 NigerianAuto Awards donated a car for logistics and supplied brand new cars for the lottery.
Brand new KIA Cerato cars are up for grabs in the Kanu Heal a Heart Lottery where participants can text KANU to 33811 and stand a chance to win a brand new car, smart phones and other such prizes.
“We believe in the initiative of Kanu Heart Foundation and the numerous projects it has embarked upon. This is why wethought it appropriate to support the mission. As an automobile company, we are committed to ensuring the success of the foundation as many Nigerian families benefit from this. We have therefore put all our weight squarely behind it to ensuring its success.” stated Mr Kayode Adejumo, Marketing Manager KIA.
With this initiative, KIA has aligned its desire for a better Nigeria with the Foundation’s by making it easier for it to do as many heart surgeries as possible for affected Nigeria families.
At the media launch, Kanu Nwankwo noted that establishing a Cardiac SpecialistHospital is the ultimate aim of the Foundation and he has initiated the lottery programmeto urge Nigerians to contribute their own quota to his efforts tosave those suffering from heart diseases.
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