Synergy South East Asia Teams Up for World Heart Day

Nature’s Sunshine Products (Nasdaq: NATR), a leading natural health and wellness company of premium-quality herbal and nutritional products, together with the Impact Foundation, is committed to supporting local organizations who align closely with their mission. The Impact Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Nature’s Sunshine Products and Synergy WorldWide.

Synergy employees in Southeast Asia teamed up for a regional campaign, “Use Heart to Help the Little Heart” to help children in their community.

During the World Heart Day campaign, Synergy Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia employees raised funds for the campaign by donating a portion of proceeds from Synergy product packs sold between June and September. Each team then identified a local organization to partner with, to make a direct impact in each of their communities.

Synergy Thailand Impact

Synergy Thailand partnered with the Cardiac Children’s Foundation of Thailand to help children living in poverty access free healthcare checkups.

“Our members and staff are joining the activities [and] feel so proud they can help,” said Anchalee Wattanakul, Synergy Thailand Marketing Manager.

The Cardiac Children’s Foundation of Thailand provides free health assessments to low-income families in NakhonSriThammarat and Trang province in Southern Thailand. These free clinics have identified more than five cases of heart crisis in children. Once diagnosed, the foundation will support the child’s case and follow up till they have surgery.

Synergy Malaysia Impact

Synergy Malaysia partnered with the Malaysian Association for The Welfare of Mentally Challenged Children and visited their local center. At the center, over 70 children are cared for, one of which also has a congenital heart defect.

Upon their visit, the team shared a day full of dancing, coloring, lunch and connecting with the children. Synergy Malaysia employees also brought handmade doll keychains to gift the residents of the facility.

“The kids seemed having fun time and we enjoyed too seeing the smiles on them – the impact on them, and the blessings that they received from Synergy,” said Meliena Low Huey Fong, Synergy Malaysia Marketing Manager.

Synergy Indonesia Impact

Synergy Indonesia partnered with the Little Heart Foundation to help provide life-changing heart surgery for a child in their community named Emanuela.

“At the age of one and two months, Emanuela was treated for 2+ weeks in the hospital. At that time, we were desperate, hopeless, but our daughter is a fighter. She can fight the disease,” said Emanuela’s father, Christian Pranata. “We pray that with the help of Synergy and Impact, Emanuela can be operated soon so she can return to normal, healthy child and one day become a cardiologist to help children with heart disease like her.

The Impact Foundation has received confirmation that Emanuela has since received heart surgery and has been moved from the ICU to the Intermediate Room for continued recovery.

The Little Heart Foundation is a non-profit organization that was started by parents of children who had congenital heart defects. Together, they have been able to make a difference for children with heart defects by partnering with the community.

“At the core of Synergy’s culture is love and our commitment to share our hearts with others. The SEA Heart Project allowed us to experience the joy of serving and helping others and gave us the confidence that we can hold hands with our Team Members and help those in need,” said Ben Magalei, Vice President of Sales and President of Japan, Asia-Pacific. “I am proud of the team for their good work on this project and look forward to what we will do together in our commitment to make an impact.”