Their business interests may be varied and different but for one day nine leading organisations in Malta came together for the common cause of helping the vulnerable in society as part of the 15th annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Day.

Hundreds of employees from HSBC Bank Malta, HSBC UK Contact Centre Malta (Swatar), AIS Group, Express Trailers Ltd, Farsons Group, Forestals Group, Maypole Group, Multigas Ltd, and Tumas Group, volunteered a day’s worth of work and lent a helping hand to a charitable home of their choice.

In the morning, all the participating companies and their representatives gathered at the official residence of the President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, who greeted and thanked the volunteers for their contribution. A representative of the Arcbishop, Mgr Charles Cordina, was also present.

From San Anton Palace, the group went towards their respective sites and carried out various activities, ranging from paintwork and tiling to gardening and cleaning.

In no particular order, the chosen sites were: Richmond Foundation’s Kids In Development Programme (KIDs), Żejtun; Dar Qalb ta’ Ġesù, Santa Venera; Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi; Inspire premises, Bulebel; Esther House, Cospicua; Helen Keller Resource Centre, Qrendi; and Dar Frate Jacoba, Marsascala.