Muscat, 05 February, 2017: As part of its commitment to the community, ALARGAN TOWELL Investment Company, in cooperation with Blood Bank Services Department of the Ministry of Health, organised a blood donation day on 23 February. The event which carried the theme ‘Your blood is precious, it can save a life’, was organised at Qurum Garden building and saw the participation of a large number of the company’s employees, together with residents from the building, and a number of citizens willing to contribute towards supporting blood banks in Oman. Commenting on the importance of organising such community focused initiatives, Ms. Abeer Khamis al Balushi, Head of Marketing at ALARGAN TOWELL noted, “At ALARGAN TOWELL we strive to direct our efforts towards supporting institutions that in turn serve the local community. It was as part of our belief in the importance of providing sufficient quantity of blood to patients in need at each of the hospitals across Oman, that we organised this event in partnership with Blood Bank Services Department of the Ministry of Health.” This event comes as part of ALARGAN TOWELL’s CSR initiatives, marking its first of this year and reflecting its commitment to the community. ALARGAN had invited its followers in its social media platforms to participate, which in turn contributed towards increasing the number of participants at the blood donation event. The company also distributed leaflets on the importance of blood donation to save others’ lives. “I would like to thank all the participants – our employees, residents of the building, and each of the other participants that attended and contributed towards the success of this initiative. We are most definitely planning to organise other similar initiatives in the future,” Abeer added. ALARGAN TOWELL INVESTMENT COMPANY was founded in 2003 in the Sultanate of Oman as a result of the strategic alliance between ALARGAN International Real Estate Company and the reputed WJ Towell. ALARGAN TOWELL activities focus on the creation of quality yet affordable housing opportunities for Omanis in the middle-income bracket. This innovative partnership led to the construction of a number of successful and integrated projects, such as Beyout Al Faye, the Al Waha project, the Al Mawalih Villa’s project, the Al Hail homes project, and the Al Qurum Gardens project. Additionally, the Company is currently in the preparation stages for the AlNakheel mega development project, which is expected to be the first Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC) project in the Wilayat of Barka. As a direct result of their many successes, ALARGAN TOWELL has received numerous international, regional and local awards. Most recently, they received “The Affordable Housing Project of the year 2016”, from Oman Real Estate Association. The award was given to ALARGAN for Al-Waha project in Barka. The company also had recieved the Best Developer Award for Residential Neighborhoods at the Oman Real Estate Awards, 2015. Additionally, the AlNakheel project was Highly Commended at the prominent regional real estate development awards, the Arabian Property Awards, in Dubai, 2015.