The 33 beneficiaries of L-Istrina were have been announced, ahead of the annual TV fund-raising marathon in aid of the Community Chest Fund on Boxing Day.
The beneficiaries are: Fondazzjoni Wens, Inspire, the Oasi Foundation, the Arka Foundation, Fondazzjoni Kenn u Tama, the Torball Association of the Blind, For all Cultures and Ethnic Societies (FACES), Fondazzjoni Nazareth, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Ejjew Għandi, Paulo Freire Institute, Fr Joseph Camilleri (Guatemala Project), the Foundation for Respite Care Services (Dar il-Kaptan), St John Ambulance Association Malta, YMCA Homeless, Fondazzjoni mid-Dlam għad-Dawl, Segretarjat Assistenza Soċjali (Catholic Action Malta), Angela House, Living Ability Not Disability (LAND), Piccola Casa di San Giuseppe, Animal Sanctuaries, Dar Pirotta, St Rita Home, the Emigrants’ Commission, Osanna Pia Home, Shock - Trauma – Acceptances – Reality, Situations (STARS), the Lumiere Support Group, the Transplant Support Group Malta, the Malta Red Cross Society, St Theresa Home, St Ursula Monastery, the Malta Guide Dogs Foundation and Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of Jesus – UK.