Maltapost is contributing to Dr Klown’s fundraising campaign Nose On, by supporting the entire delivery process: packing; labelling envelopes; and delivering the red noses.
The campaign encourages groups of people or individuals to purchase a red clown nose from www.drklown.org against a donation, put it on, take a photo and post it on Dr Klown’s Facebook page. The funds are used for training of existing and newly-recruited Klowns.
Dr Klown is an NGO at Mater Dei Hospital that provides hospitalised children with distraction and stress relief through fun and laughter.
Agenda to dress down for Puttinu Care
Staff at Agenda Bookshop will be dressing down once a month to raise money for children’s cancer foundation Puttinu Cares.
To launch the initiative, a team from Agenda Bookshop visited the Rainbow Ward at Mater Dei Hospital and surprised the children with a number of colourful books and toys.
Staff at all Miller Retail outlets, including Agenda Bookshop, 8 Till Late, Bookends, Newskiosk, Malta International Airport Pharmacy and Butlers, will wear white Puttinu Cares t-shirts once a month, while head office staff will wear casual clothing.
This Easter The Grand Book Sale organised by Agenda Bookshop helped raise €3,000 for Puttinu Cares Foundation.
APS becomes Lifecycle bronze sponsor
The team of cyclists who are currently in Iceland undertaking the 17th LifeCycle Challenge recently accepted a donation from APS Funds SICAV, which has become the latest bronze sponsor of the challenge currently underway in Iceland.
Money raised by the challenge will help renal patients get a better chance at life, against a local backdrop where chronic kidney disease is on the rise.
The LifeCycle Challenge will end on July 19 and has already turned into one of the most gruelling challenges yet.
Jesmond Mizzi sponsors Redcoats
Jesmond Mizzi Financial Advisors has announced its agreement to sponsor the Għajnsielem Redcoats once again.
Għajnsielem Redcoats promotes baseball and softball in Gozo, especially among girls and young women, taking part in the competitions organised by the Malta Baseball and Softball Association (MABS).
Sponsors help Alive cycling challenge
The 47 cyclists participating in the Alive 2015 Cycling Challenge for Cancer have found support from Express Trailers and from Valletta Fund Management.The former transported the athletes’ bicycles and cycling equipment in an Express Trailers container from Malta to Lichtenstein, while VFM made a donation.
The 1,000km cycling challenge goes through seven countries in seven days, ending in the UK. The challenge is being organised in collaboration with Puttinu Cares in aid of the University’s Research Trust (RIDT).
MSV Life recertified equal opportunities employer
MSV Life, Malta’s largest life insurer, was recertified and awarded the Equality Mark Certification for the next three years. This is the second time MSV Life is being acknowledged for its exemplary role in human capital employment. The first time it was certified was in 2012.
MSV has a total staff complement of 80, 55 per cent of whom are women at all levels.