Yao Ming conferred the “2019 Yao Foundation Caring Partner” honorary title upon Pengfei Group.

Release Date:

2019-12-04

On December 2, the “National Symposium on Youth Sports Development and the 2019 Yao Foundation Gratitude Gala” was held in Beijing. During the gala’s awards ceremony, Yao Ming, President of the Chinese Basketball Association and Vice Chairman of the Yao Foundation, warmly shook hands with Wu Yi, Chairman of Ma Junyu Company under Pengfei Group. Pengfei Group was honored with the title of “Yao Foundation 2019 Partner in Compassion.”

According to reports, on January 7 this year, Chairman Zheng Peng, representing Pengfei Group, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Yao Foundation and donated RMB 5 million to build the Pengfei Basketball Park in Qinyuan County.

It has created a well-equipped venue for sports and basketball enthusiasts across the county, establishing a new landmark—a sports plaza—in Qinyuan.

Following the award ceremony, Ye Dawei, Secretary-General of the Yao Foundation, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the partners, led by Pengfei Group, for their support. He stated that the Yao Foundation will proactively innovate, continuously upgrade its philanthropic program models, and explore new approaches to effectively improve and elevate the state of rural physical education. By leveraging sport, the Foundation aims to cultivate more confident and healthy builders and successors for the nation, ensuring that sports contribute to the country’s future.