The Solidarity Companies project is celebrating its 14th anniversary and once again sets a new record in participation and fundraising. This year, a total of 122 companies and organizations joined the initiative to help people at risk of exclusion in the province of Alicante (compared to 116 organizations that participated last year).
The importance of this edition lies in once again exceeding the financial and in-kind donations from the participants. In 2023, the total figure will reach 167,000 Euros, and thus 1,800 Christmas packages will be distributed to 62 social organizations working in different cities to be distributed to families in need. This year the cost of the batch is higher than other editions, not only due to the overall increase in product prices, but also due 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, with the participation of nearly a hundred people, was held at IMED Hospital in Elche, where the results of this edition were announced.
Juan Manuel Candela Moreno, director of IMED Elche, was in charge of welcoming the participants. Then, the presentation of the results of the project was made by SEUR Corporate Relations, CSR and Logistics Business Development Director Maite Rubio Gómez. He reminded that Empresas Solidarias started in 2012 with 9 donor companies and €21,000 was collected. €122 and €167,000 in this edition.
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.
At this morning’s event, a speech titled “Situation and Trends in Sustainability” was also given by Amelia Navarro Arcas, president of the Valencian Community Responsible and Sustainable Companies Club and HIDRAQUA Sustainable Development, Equality and Social Action Director. Aguas de Alicante. Finally, Polo Club’s CSR manager Gorka Chazarra, president of the Conciénciate Foundation and member of the Solidarity Companies Project working group, was 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. A total of 62 organizations are receiving these awards in the towns of Alicante, Elche, Ibi, Pedreguer, Orihuela, Guardamar and, for the first time, Santa Pola.
About Solidarity Companies
Solidarity Companies is a project formed by different companies that decided to come together in 2010 in order to provide solidarity contributions to families in difficult situations in different municipalities with the arrival of the Christmas holiday. 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.
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