Al-Ahsa festival: STC adds a touch of class

Saudi Telecom Co. (STC) enriched Al-Ahsa's first Shopping and Entertainment Festival 2012 with its participation through a number of entertainment and community activities.
The event organized by Al-Ahsa Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with Al-Ahsa Tourist Development Council is organized with the strategic partnership of STC.
The festival witnessed for the first time the 'Field of Challenge,' an event organized and supervised by STC.
The STC activities provided plenty of exciting and entertaining moments for the festival guests.
The program, which witnessed a number of impressive activities, included events like overcoming barriers in high speed, passing the 'Vestibule' Maze and maintaining the balance.
The 'Field of Challenge' is a one-week activity in which STC grants exclusive prizes such as iPad, iPod, BlackBerry and cameras.
There are awards for the contestants and visitors all along the program and festival.
Saleh bin Hassan Al-Afaleq, president of the Al-Ahsa chamber, thanked STC officials for their strategic partnership stating that it enriched the festival and helped make it a successful event through a number of attractive activities for the visitors.
He said STC's participation in social responsibility activities and actual field programs not only served the residents and visitors from the region but has also assured it of continued support from its customers.
In other activities during the festival, STC supported people in need from Al-Ahsa Region and honored visitors in the Field of Challenge event.
The visitors enjoyed all the programs and the folk village markets set up during the festival. In line with its social responsibility programs in different regions of the Kingdom, STC also extended support to the orphans in the region during an event at Al-Bustan Mall.
STC sponsored the festival with the support of Al-Ahsa Gov. Prince Bader bin Muhammad bin Jelawi.