The L-Istrina BOV Piggy Bank Campaign is swiftly approaching its final stage where piggy banks are collected from all schools in Gozo and Malta, sorted and collected.

BOV said that for this 14th edition, “Mr Preca’s commitment to this campaign was once again evident with his visits to a number of schools around Gozo and Malta to promote the value of solidarity, which is at the heart of this campaign.”

“The demands on the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation are always on the increase, due to the rise in new cases, as well as the ever-increasing cost of health-care and medication,” said Mr Preca.

He added that, “the Foundation needs thousands of euro every day to be in a position to help those who require its assistance, so all the little donations received add up to a considerable sum that we need to fulfil our mission.”

Charles Azzopardi, Executive PR & Marketing at Bank of Valletta accompanied by Preca on some of the visits and commented that, “what started as a small campaign 14 years ago, has now become synonymous with the L-Istrina effort and to date, we have presented over 1.3 million euros to L-Istrina from money collected and donations by the Bank.”

“We are now looking forward to the most intensive phase when all the coins are collected, sorted and counted. This is a process that fills us with satisfaction as it bears testimony to the solidarity expressed by the younger generation,” he said.

The funds from this year’s campaign, as well as the Bank’s donation will be presented during the live broadcast of L-Istrina on the 26th of December.

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