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11 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 24 MARCH 2019 CULTURE SOCIETY ON Monday, businessman Chev. Maurice Mizzi present- ed a donation of €70,000 to The Spiro Mizzi Foundation. The event took place during Celebration Day at the Santa Margerita Primary School in Senglea and was witnessed by President Marie-Louise Colei- ro Preca and Labour MP Glenn Bedingfield MP. The Spiro Mizzi Foundation is a non-profit organisation (NGO) which was set up by Chev. Mizzi over 10 years ago to help support and honour the children from the Cottonera re- gion academically with the goal of one day seeing them gradu- ate from University. The foundation was named after Chev. Mizzi's late father, Spiridone Mizzi who was born in Bormla. During the event, Chev Mau- rice Mizzi pointed out that the Foundation needs more finan- cial support from third-parties, as his donations alone do not meet all the demands of all the children in the area. These donations are being in- vested into more classrooms, teachers, running costs, com- puters, books, uniforms, resto- ration works and new projects to encourage the children's creativity. Communities that are ben- efitting from the support of The Spiro Mizzi Foundation include Santa Margerita Pri- mary School (Senglea), San Gorg Band Club(Bormla), Cen- tru tal-Katekizmu Parrocca San Lawrenz (Birgu) and Sagrada Familia (Cottonera), just to name a few. To donate to the Spiro Mizzi Foundation, one can send a donation to HSBC ac- count 43015130001. The sort code is 44439, while the Iban number is MT92MEB444 39000000043015130001. Al- ternatively, once can purchase Chev. Mizzi's CD for €10 or purchase the book 'The Pleas- ures of Gardening in the Mal- tese Islands', found at Agenda bookshops for €50. All proceeds from CD and book go directly to The Spiro Mizzi Founda- tion. More information is avail- able on the Facebook page: The Spiro Mizzi Foundation. Maurice Mizzi donates €70,000 to help the children of Cottonera HERITAGE Malta and the Civil Pro- tection Department (CPD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding con- cerning the two institutions' respective specialisations, among other, the res- toration of a Fordson7v Fire Tender and of the old air traffic control tower at Ħal Far. The vehicle, which was used during war-time in Malta, forms part of the national collection managed by Heritage Malta. The Fordson7v Fire Tender was built in c. 1940. This is a pumping appliance and was standard issue from the Home Office in Britain for the Auxiliary Fire Ser- vice in the UK from 1939 until 1943. Many hundreds were built for the fire brigade but some were then diverted to the Armed Forces. The vehicle now held by Heritage Malta was at the time diverted to the Royal Air Force. It was powered by a Ford V8 'Flathead' engine, as was the Sulzer Pump carried on the rear of the vehicle, thereby having two Ford V8 engines. The fire engine was also equipped with an Ajax 20ft ladder on the roof. It was painted in Royal Air Force (RAF) colours and was used in one of the three local RAF aerodromes and air- strips of World War II. CPD members will be assisting in the restoration of the vehicle under the direction of Heritage Malta officials, while Heritage Malta will assist in the restoration of the old air traffic control tower. Eventually, the restored fire engine will be exhibited at Fort St Elmo which hosts the National War Museum. Her- itage Malta will also provide profes- sional technical advice to the CPD, while the latter will provide fire-fight- ing courses to Heritage Malta staff. Emanuel Psaila, Director General of the Civil Protection, said that this col- laboration is one of a series of agree- ments which are taking place with a number of different entities in order to enhance co-ordination. Even in this case, the two entities are coming together so that they could col- laborate more with each other. Heritage Malta Acting CEO, Noel Zammit, welcomed this agreement. He said that such collaborations with experts outside the Agency are more than welcome. 1940 Fordson 7v fire tender to be restored The Civil Protection Department and Heritage Malta have joined forces over the restoration of the old air traffic control tower in Hal Far and a WWII fire tender