ABU DHABI // Hundreds of taxi drivers were treated to a free lunch in a newly-opened hotel in the city yesterday as part of a push to encourage corporate social responsibility. The One to One Hotel - The Village handed out 400 chicken biryani meals with a soft drink in the first of a series of community activities it has planned for the year. For the drivers, it was a welcome change to save a few dirhams.
Izadeen Meeran, 25, who started driving a silver taxi for Tawasul two months ago, said money was tight. "The free lunch is very good because we can save more money," the Sri Lankan said. "A lot of people are coming from our company." Peter Redding, a spokesman for the hotel, said the meal was the start of a "social responsibility" campaign that was in line with the Government's wishes for businesses to do more for the community.
"We wanted to put a little corporate social responsibility into the opening," Mr Redding said. "We want to assist the taxi drivers." @email:mchung@thenational.ae
