The Widyatama Foundation, as the governing body of Widyatama University, on Thursday (21/04) handed over 750 food packages to the community around the campus on Jl. Cikutra, No.204A Bandung.
The food packages for 750 families in the two villages contained rice, sugar, and cooking oil and were symbolically handed over by the Chairman of the Widyatama Foundation Management Board, Roeshartono Roespinoedji, to the heads of Sukapada Village, Cibeunying Kidul Subdistrict, and Neglasari Village, Cibeunying Kaler Subdistrict, Bandung City, at the Universitas Widyatama Multipurpose Building (GSG).
The Chairman of the Widyatama Foundation, Roeshartono Roespinoedji, on the occasion of the handover of the food packages, stated that this activity is a routine and also an annual tradition, especially during the holy month of Ramadan.
The activity aims to enable the Widyatama Foundation to share happiness with the community around the campus as part of its lecture activities, which he considers to have been running well and smoothly so far.
Roeshartono, Chairman of the Widyatama Foundation, said,
“The distribution of basic food supplies has become a tradition in our community, especially during Ramadan, and it is also a mandate from Prof. Dr. Hj. Koesbandijah Abdul Kadir, Ak., to care for the residents around the campus.”
According to Roeshartono, the humanitarian factor during the pandemic and the expression of gratitude and thanks from the Widyatama Foundation.
“The distribution of basic necessities is a token of our gratitude to the local community for their participation in preserving the environment around the campus.”
Symbolic handover of basic food supplies by the Chair of the Widyatama Foundation to the Head of Sukapada Village
It is said that thanks to the good relationship between the Foundation and Universitas Widyatama, especially with the surrounding community, Universitas Widyatama is now one of the leading private universities in West Java with Excellent accreditation status.
Suhartono also expressed his gratitude to the Foundation and Universitas Widyatama.
Suhartono (Head of Sukapada Village)
“On behalf of the residents of Sukapada, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Widyatama family, because this means a lot to the residents who will be celebrating Eid al-Fitr. This assistance is very useful during the pandemic. May Widyatama always be successful and prosperous, and become a strategic partner for the surrounding community.”
Meanwhile, Sri Juniati Roespinoedji, Chair of the Widyatama Foundation Advisory Board, who was present at the event, separately expressed concern about the living conditions of the community, which have not yet recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic that has ravaged the country for almost three years.
Her concern was particularly directed at the community around the campus, as many of them had lost their source of income through the provision of boarding houses and food stalls that were usually crowded with Widyatama students.
From left to right (Sri Juniati Roespinoedji, Prof. Dadang Suganda, Roeshartono Roespinoedji, Rachmat Taufik)
The Widyatama Foundation is well aware that this alarming situation has caused various difficulties, particularly in the economic sphere, for the communities surrounding the campus.
Sri Juniati hopes that campus life will soon return to normal as the spread of Covid-19 slows down in various regions. However, she says that the start date for face-to-face lectures at Universitas Widyatama will depend on the situation and conditions as well as the applicable regulations.
“For the time being, we have asked the rectorate, through the Head of the Student Affairs Bureau, to develop a program of activities that will enable students to attend campus more often. This is our effort to revive the campus after it has been empty for so long due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said.
The handover of the food packages was also attended by all members of the Widyatama Foundation leadership, the Acting Rector of Widyatama University, the village heads whose residents received assistance, and members of the Cibeunying Kidul and Cibeunying Kaler Police.
(Source: sabakota.id),
edited by Widyatama Public Relations.
