SOUTH BANGKA -- PT Timah Tbk's Lively Healthy Week at Nek Aji Beach, Toboali, South Bangka Regency took place lively. Around 12,000 people joined the Fun Walk and Zumba together in South Bangka Regency, Sunday (13/8/2023).
Residents of South Bangka have flocked to Nek Aji Beach since morning. They came with their families and colleagues to enliven the Healthy Week in commemoration of the 47th anniversary of PT Timah Tbk.
Tens of thousands of participants exercised together around the city of Toboali for 3 Km and also took part in Zumba exercises together and enjoyed entertainment.
PT Timah Tbk Healthy Week participants were even more enthusiastic when the lottery numbers were read out, they hoped to bring home hundreds of prizes such as electronic equipment, bicycles, entertainment prizes, and the main prize, namely an electric motorbike unit.
Toboali became the second location for PT Timah Tbk's Healthy Week after last week it was held in Pangkalpinang City on August 6. The 47th anniversary of PT Timah Tbk carries the theme 'Harmony and Hard Work'.
Not only enjoying the excitement, but residents are also enthusiastic about shopping for MSME products. The reason is that in this Healthy Week PT Timah Tbk presents tens of MSMEs fostered partners and local MSMEs from South Bangka.
PT Timah Tbk Healthy Week also presented the PT Timah Tbk Healthy Car to provide free health services for people who took part in the PT Timah Tbk Healthy Week.
PT Timah Tbk Healthy Week activities in Toboali were also attended by PT Timah Tbk HR Director Tigor Pangaribuan, PT Timah Tbk Director of Finance and Risk Management Fina Eliani, PT Timah Tbk Commissioner Yudo Dwinanda Priaadi, and Agus Rajani.
Not only that, South Bangka Deputy Regent Debi Vita Dewi, South Bangka Kajari Riama Sihite, South Bangka DPRD Chairperson Erwin Asmadi, South Bangka Police Representative, and South Bangka Forkompinda were also present to celebrate PT Timah Tbk's 47th Anniversary Healthy Week.
HR Director of PT Timah Tbk Tigor Pangaribuan said this Healthy Week activity was a series of activities to commemorate the Company's 47th Anniversary.
Tigor appreciates the enthusiasm of South Bangka residents to take part in PT Timah Tbk's Healthy Week. In the future, he hopes that PT Timah Tbk will progress further and continue to provide its best contribution to society.
"This is a series of PT Timah Tbk's 47th-anniversary activities. We are happy to see the enthusiasm of the residents who have been enthusiastic since this morning. This is extraordinary," he said.
On this occasion, he invited all parties to support and pray for PT Timah Tbk to remain victorious so that they can continue to contribute to society.
"Hopefully we ask for prayers and support from everyone so that PT Timah Tbk remains victorious, can move forward, and provide the best contribution to society for hundreds of years to come. The younger generation still needs the economic effect of PT Timah Tbk," he said.
Meanwhile, South Bangka Deputy Regent Debby Vita Dewi appreciated PT Timah Tbk for choosing South Bangka as one of the Healthy Week locations to celebrate the company's 47th anniversary.
"We appreciate and are proud and thank PT Timah Tbk for carrying out this activity in South Bangka. This is extraordinary and the public interest is also extraordinary. We wish PT Timah Tbk more blessings, always making a big contribution and benefiting South Bangka, and throughout We have felt its contribution," said Debby.
She continued, PT Timah Tbk's Healthy Week activities not only provide entertainment for the community but also helped drive the community's economy. This is because PT Timah Tbk also facilitates MSMEs to market their products.
According to Debby, some time ago PT Timah Tbk held a social service in South Bangka. One of them is blood donors whose benefits are also felt directly by the community.
"This activity is extraordinary, and I appreciate PT Timah Tbk in South Bangka. Around 12,000 tickets mean that the community is in attendance. The residents are happy and MSMEs are also feeling the tremendous economic impact. There are dozens of MSMEs attending and this can revive the South Bangka economy," she said.
One of the PT Timah Tbk Healthy Week participants, Beni said, He and dozens of members of the Baringin Sakti martial arts school in South Bangka took part in celebrating the PT Timah Tbk Healthy Week activities.
"We are busy joining from the Pencak Silat Baringin Sakti School of South Bangka. We are participating in enlivening an event like this. Moreover, it's a holiday. So we are also enthusiastic about participating, especially since events like this are rare here. It's so exciting too," said Beni.
Likewise, one of the other participants, Eka, a resident of Jalan Ahmad Yani, admitted that he was very happy to take part in this activity to fill in the activities on the weekend.
"I came with the children, while exercising, who knows, I'm lucky to get a prize too. The event was exciting, there were lots of people who took part because on Sundays the event was held in the City Center so people were closer to participating," he said.
He hopes that in the future PT Timah Tbk will also hold activities like this again, apart from providing entertainment, they can also exercise together.
"Hopefully PT Timah Tbk will always be victorious and carry out activities like this often. Because the event is very exciting," he said.
The winner of the Electric Motorcycle Grand Prize at the Healthy Week of PT Timah Tbk in Toboali Mardiati had tears in his eyes when the lottery number she owned was announced by the HR Director of PT Timah Tbk Tigor Pangaribuan to get one motorbike unit.
"Yes, I cried earlier because I was so happy. Because I didn't expect to get a motorbike prize. I was about to go home, but when I heard the lottery reading, I almost memorized the number. Then when I saw that my number was correct, I immediately ran and advanced," she said.
She didn't even have any prejudice to get this grand prize. Since this morning, he's only been praying to get a prize.
"I was able to go home earlier but came back because I was still hoping to get a prize. I just prayed that I hope in whatever prize it is, even if it's a small prize. But it turned out to be a motorcycle prize," she said.
According to her, the activity is a blessing in itself. She could have another vehicle.
"Thank God, I can have a vehicle again, I will use this to go to the market. For work, because I sometimes take washing wages. Thank you PT Timah Tbk," she said.