Five homes benefit from voluntary work
Five homes which offer services to people in challenging circumstances benefitted from voluntary work carried out by five leading organisations on Corporate Social Responsibility Day, celebrated annually March 19.
This is the ninth year CSR Day is celebrated in Malta. This year’s participating companies are Deloitte, Gasan Group of Companies, HSBC Bank Malta, Simonds Farsons Cisk and Tumas Group.
The five companies pooled funds and voluntary work to carry out jobs at designated homes for children and adults facing difficult social situations. They were also supported by members of Junior Chamber International (Malta), the Maltese Association of The Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of Malta and employees from the HSBC Call Centre in Swatar.
This year, Deloitte employees continued on the work started last year at Aġenzija Appoġġ/Dar Qalb ta’ Ġesù in Sta Venera. The home offers shelter to victims of domestic abuse. Also a family therapy centre, Dar Qalb ta’ Gesù offers preventive and after care to members of society under its responsibility.
Employees of Gasan Group of Companies helped out at the Inspire Marsascala (formerly known as Razzett tal-Ħbiberija), while HSBC staff redecorated the premises at Villa Chelsea, the half-way house for people with mental health problems in Birkirkara, and Arka Foundation in Gozo.
Simonds Farsons Cisk employees volunteered their day’s work at the Fra Diegu Home in Hamrun for children coming from a difficult background, while Tumas Group staff members carried out works at the Young People’s Unit in Attard.
“Every company is aware that its success depends on the community where it operates and as responsible corporates we feel it is our duty to support those members of society who are particularly vulnerable, like children coming from difficult backgrounds and adults facing other social problems,” said Doriette Camilleri, on behalf of the CSR Day organising committee, which is made up of a representative from each of the participating companies.
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Tom A. Restal
Mar 19th 2010, 18:08
Well done to all concerned. However one should also know that the members (all ladies) of LIons Club Mdina have been doing voluntary work at Dar Qalb ta' Gesu for some months now. They have refurbished flats at the home for victims of family abuse. I have witnessed the splendid work done by the ladies who deserve praise for their deeds. Well done - Lions Club Mdina.
Joseph Calleja
Mar 19th 2010, 16:21
Now this is the kind of stuff you enjoy reading about. It promotes the goodness of people towards those unfortunates and need help. Vera Prosit to those who contributed to this very worthy cause. In view of all this I suggest that instead of suspended sentences the courts would impose community service, and this kind of help can accomplish a lot more than a suspended sentence. A suspended sentence does not pay back for a committed crime, but a sentence of so many hours of community service will benefit both parties.
M Cassar
Mar 19th 2010, 14:42
Finally we are talking about the Maltese families in need, and here I thought we hated ourselves so much that we would forget them every time.
Well done! 5 families might not be much but it's a start at least.
The Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of Malta. I'm glad they are helping Malta also the knights of Malta should help us out after all they bear our name and their cause was helping the poor and needy apart from medical help.
Again.. Well done to the monsinjur and all involved.
E Compagno
Mar 19th 2010, 17:00
Five families?!?! M Cassar, you obviously did not read the whole article to get the gist of the title. The homes are large institutions which help many people, not 5 families. This is not something that has never happened either for it to be a start.. it's been going on 9 years. What should be said is that other large companies should follow suit and join in and when community work is finally implemented as a court ruling, may it be used to benefit such places like homes and shelters that do so much good.
Jesmond Micallef
Mar 19th 2010, 14:15
It is good to read of such events which promote and exhibit the very rewarding voluntary work aspect of social engagement. My compliments to all those who are involved in these benign activities.
I wish to maybe promote even further the aspect of Social Justice here. People who might have problems like recurrent traffic fines, for example, may be given exposure to these homes in which they could contribute as "time due" set forth by the Law Courts, in addition to the paying of the fines of course.