The annual fundraising marathon in aid of the 98 disabled residents of Id-Dar tal-Providenza takes place today.

This is the seventeenth year that RTK 4 Charity has organised the marathon at Siġġiewi, supported by APS Bank.

Some 500 volunteers helped put together the Feast of Generosity event and visitors to the respite home today can join a guided tour from 3pm and see ongoing and completed projects.

A Eucharistic Celebration marking the start of the event will be broadcast live on TV at 9am. From 10am onwards, there will be transmissions of interviews and features about Id-Dar tal-Providenza and live broadcasts of an entertainment marathon that will go on until after midnight.

The fundraising events include an art auction of work donated by 70 local and foreign artists.

The auction, including a sculpture in bronze by the late Anton Agius, above, is being held online at www.dartalprovidenzaauctions.com but people can bid by phone or by visiting Id-Dar tal-Providenza in person. The catalogue can be seen on www.dartalprovidenza.org.

A park-and-ride service will be available from Triq San Niklaw (the old airfield) to and from the respite home between 2pm and 10pm.

Donations can be made at the home, RTK Studios in Blata l-Bajda, as well as by telephone or SMS.

To make a donation of €10, call on 5160 2012, €15 on 5170 2013, €25 on 5180 2014, or send a text message on 5061 8922 for a donation of €7.

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