Project Solidarity Companies It is celebrating its 14th anniversary and once again setting a new record in attendance and fundraising. This year total 122 companies and for organizations Help people at risk of exclusion Alicante province (compared to 116 organizations participating last year).
The importance of this edition lies in once again exceeding the financial and in-kind donations from the participants. The total figure was reached in 2023 167,000 euros, thanks to those 1,800 Christmas lots will be distributed to 62 social organizations They work in different cities to distribute it to families in need. One at the party higher cost this year Compared to other editions, this is due not only to the overall increase in product prices, but also to the inclusion of more products.
Solidarity Companies held its annual meeting this morning, bringing together some donor companies and aid recipient organisations. The event was held with the participation of nearly a hundred people. at IMED Hospital Elche, where the results of this pressure are given.
Director of IMED Elche, Juan Manuel Candela Moreno He was responsible for welcoming the participants. Then, the project results were presented. Maite Rubio GomezSEUR Corporate Affairs, CSR and Logistics Business Development Director recalled that Empresas Solidarias started with nine donor companies in 2012 and raised 21,000 euros, compared to 122 and 167,000 euros this year.
In addition to the 1,800 batches currently delivered at Christmas, the economic remainder after this Christmas action will be delivered in the form of aid to different organizations in the summer of 2024. summer time.
The speech also took place during Thursday’s event “Status and Trends in Sustainability”under the responsibility Amelia Navarro Arcas President of the Club of Responsible and Sustainable Companies of the Valencian Community and director of Sustainable Development, Equality and Social Action of Hidraqua and Aguas de Alicante. Finally, Polo Club CSR president, Conciénciate Foundation president and Solidarity Companies Project working group member, Gorka Chazarrawas responsible for closing the emotional event.
In the coming days, the lots will begin to be distributed among families. The project even includes volunteering so that employees of some donor companies can participate in the distribution. In total, there are 62 organizations in the districts that received these awards. Alicante, Elche, Ibi, Pedreguer, Orihuela, Guardamar and Santa Pola, including for the first time this year.
Solidarity Companies is a project consisting of different companies. companies in the state decided to come together in 2010 to contribute to solidarity To vulnerable families in different municipalities on the occasion of the arrival of the Christmas holidays. The number of participating companies increased in different editions; Last year, more than a hundred institutions and organizations made financial or in-kind contributions to the project. The project becomes a reality thanks to a group of volunteers working for a common goal: to help those who need it most. These collaborators are organized into different working committees, where they coordinate financial and in-kind donations, prepare the parties, and are responsible for logistics or communication tasks.