GO, has for the tenth consecutive year pledged its full support to L-Istrina – Malta’s high-powered fund-raising campaign scheduled this year for 26 December. GO prides itself in being one of L-Istrina’s longest-standing partner and supporter and recently presented the Malta Community Chest Fund (MCCF) with a hefty donation of €21.379 from call charges waived by GO during last year’s edition of L-Istrina.

Apart from being the official communications provider for l-Istrina, GO offers its support by waiving call charges and other expenses connected with donations made by phone during the huge fund-raising initiative. Last year alone, GO provided its man hours and communications infrastructure for free to l-Istrina so as to ensure that all the communications systems were in place.

Logistic preparations are currently in full swing at one of the newest Lufthansa Technik (Malta) hangars in Hal Farrug, Luqa earmarked as the venue for L-Istrina 2009. At the venue GO recently installed a state-of-the art phone-in system that will enable members of the general public to pledge their donations via a telephone call to an indicated number. Donation lines will operate on two separate hunting systems dedicated to donations of varying denominations. Besides the provision of sophisticated telephone donation lines, GO’s involvement with l-Istrina includes various communication services at the Malta Community Chest Fund (MCCF) premises in Valletta and the L-Istrina Office at San Anton Palace.

GO communication services at the massive l-Istrina 2009 marathon include PABX equipment, fixed lines, 60 donation lines for €12 donations, 30 to receive €24 donations, a substantial amount of other exchange lines, hot lines, pledge lines, general lines with hunting, SMS donation lines and other mobile connections, data connections for high-speed ADSL (WiFi /epos – business connect) as well as DTTV connections at various strategic points earmarked for use by the L-istrina teams.

With regards to supporting staff, GO again plans to have a team on site during the event and in various GO exchanges and operations centres around the island.

Speaking about L-Istrina 2009, GO’s Chief Executive Officer, David Kay said, “This time of the year is very special for GO in that we take the chance to focus some of our efforts on meeting our important social responsibilities. Throughout the year GO supports a range of deserving events aimed at enhancing life standards for the less fortunate members of the local community. These events cover a wide spectrum of community experience covering philanthropic, social, environmental, cultural and sporting events. L-Istrina is by far the major initiative we have invested in over the years.”

“We are indeed privileged to have the opportunity of working closely with PBS, Lufthansa Teknik Malta, MCCF, l-Istrina organisers, and indeed everyone committed to the success of this year’s edition of l-Istrina. Our technical teams – as always – will be making every effort to secure the success of the fund-raising marathon.”

“L-Istrina tops the list of GO’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme. lt is evident that the event is not just any other fund-raising event. L-Istrina this year will focus on encourage members of the public to brace themselves up and meet the challenge of being generous without expecting anything in return,” he went on.

GO will again waive charges as well as provide man-hours, communications infrastructure and various quad-play services throughout the event and once again join forces with other local companies and make its donation to L-Istrina in line with its social responsibilities.

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