MRS DE MARCO PRESENTS DONATIONS TO GOZO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS ON BEHALF OF MALTA COMMUNITY CHEST FUND

Almost Lm3,000 were presented this morning to four Gozitan charitable institutions and a number of individuals by Mrs Violet de Marco on behalf of the Malta Community Chest Fund during a brief ceremony at Tigrija Palazz, in Victoria.

The vice-chairperson of the Malta Community Chest Fund presided over the first presentation of donations in Gozo this year, giving a total of Lm2,723 worth of white goods, equipment for persons with special needs and financial aid. Beneficiaries included the Friends of the Sick and the Elderly, the Franciscan Sisters of Nadur and 13 Gozitan individuals. The children of Lourdes Home and Oasi Foundation were presented with Easter Eggs.

This morning's presentation was a double event for the Malta Community Chest Fund was also a recipient. Mrs de Marco was presented with a donation by the chairman of the Tigrija Palazz Foundation for Charity, Mr John Magro. This was the sixth consecutive year, since the Foundation was set up on 9 March 1994, that a donation has been presented to the Malta Community Chest Fund.

The Tigrija Palazz Foundation for Charity was set up with the aim of collecting funds for charitable purposes. The funds are raised in special activities organised by the Foundation and are then invested and managed by Bank of Valletta. A large percentage of the income from these investments is then donated to the Malta Community Chest Fund and the rest is re-invested to increase the capital.

Mrs de Marco thanked the Tigrija Palazz Foundation for Charity for the generous donation, which increases every year. Mr Magro presented Mrs de Marco with a commemorative plaque depicting the Tigrija Palazz logo etched in stone.