Kuwait- August 2, 2011: Gulf Bank announced it's extensive program of special activities to be held throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan. These activities aim at shedding light on the true Ramadan spirit and celebrating this special time of the year with the community.

This year, Gulf Bank will sponsor Iftar banquets for over 1000 needy families across Kuwait in celebration of the Holy Month.

Following the annual hospital visits initiative, Gulf Bank employees will be distributing Girgiyan gifts to patients and their families in various hospitals creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere. These hospitals include Ibn Sina, Jahra, Farwaniya, Zain, NBK hospital, Al Razi and Al Amiri.

A number of activities will take place during the hospital visits such as face painting, hair braiding, henna drawings, and singing traditional Kuwaiti songs with the opportunity to meet and interact with various cartoon characters.

Furthermore, children with special needs at the Al Kharafi Activity Kids Center will be treated to an exciting program of fun filled activities to be enjoyed by the entire family including competitions, draw prizes, henna drawings, and the opportunity to meet Gulf Bank's cartoon characters.

Aligned with the Bank's Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, Gulf Bank will also sponsor the publishing of a number of Holy Quran books in Braille for the blind society

Gulf Bank continues to integrate itself within the Kuwaiti community. The Bank's latest social initiative is aligned with its many ongoing social activities that place it in the heart of the Kuwaiti community. It will feature the spirit of social solidarity and interaction amongst the Kuwaiti society, and provide moral support to various underprivileged segments in the community.