Pancyprian food campaign handed out 9,000 packages
2013-12-24 06:49:19
THE Pancyprian food collection campaign, under the name “Dynami Kyprion”, was completed successfully, Hermes airports announced on Monday.
“The campaign which lasted for about a month was the first significant public-private partnership in the context of a charity effort aimed at collecting food supplies for our fellow citizens in need of support,” Hermes airports said.
The campaign was conducted in collaboration with the education ministry and was supported by more than 35 institutions and organisations as well as by more than 1,000 volunteers all over Cyprus.
“The public was able to send specific types of food via their children to the schools around Cyprus. The school administrations then distributed these foods to the families of their students in need of support,” Hermes added.
It is estimated that during this collective effort 65 tonnes of food were collected at the schools participating in the campaign nationwide. It is also estimated that during the campaign more than 9,000 food packages were prepared by the schools and delivered quietly and discreetly to an equivalent number of families in need of support.
“The public was able to send specific types of food via their children to the schools around Cyprus. The school administrations then distributed these foods to the families of their students in need of support,” Hermes added.
It is estimated that during this collective effort 65 tonnes of food were collected at the schools participating in the campaign nationwide. It is also estimated that during the campaign more than 9,000 food packages were prepared by the schools and delivered quietly and discreetly to an equivalent number of families in need of support.