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18 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 OCTOBER 2019 COMMERCIAL THE Malta Hospice Movement, a voluntary organisation pro- viding and promoting palliative care to persons suffering from cancer, motor-neuron disease, end-of-life cardiac, respiratory, renal and liver disease, has re- ceived a €115,000 donation from Farsons Foundation, Far- rugia Investments and Multigas Limited. The donation, over a three-year period (2019-2021), will be put towards the estab- lishment of St Michael Hospice, the first state-of-the-art com- plex in Malta dedicated entirely to providing comprehensive palliative care. Offering its services free of charge to patients in Malta and Gozo, the Hospice Movement's contribution is well recognised in the Maltese society. Since its foundation in 1989, many pa- tients and their families, expe- riencing very challenging times, have benefited from the services of this voluntary organisation. St Michael Hospice in Santa Venera, formerly known as Ade- laide Cini Institute, will become the main premises for Hospice Malta and is expected to help further enhance the already es- tablished community services. The complex will house an in- patient care unit, complement- ing all the other services for a more holistic approach. The present-day therapy services will be expanded and a number of out-patient clinics will also be introduced. St Michael Hospice will also enhance its educational wing which will open many op- portunities to exchange exper- tise with other hospices across Europe and beyond. The association between the Hospice Movement and Far- sons goes back several years. This latest donation by Farsons and its affiliates will specifically go towards the building and fur- nishing of the in-patient kitchen and dining facilities at the new hospice complex benefitting patients and their families. "St Michael Hospice project has the potential to make an immense difference in the com- munity. Many Maltese have had family members who relied on the specialist care offered by Hospice Malta. Through this donation, we can support Hos- pice Malta to broaden its re- markable work for the benefit of the Maltese society," said Chair- man Louis A Farrugia on behalf of Farsons and its affiliates. Maria Gatt, Chairperson of Hospice Malta, said, "We have embarked on a journey to fund this project that will see Malta's first Hospice Complex become a reality and would like to thank Farsons and its affiliates for their support. Being an NGO, and with all our services offered free of charge, we critically rely on voluntary donations to con- tinue with our care and this is only made possible thanks to the generosity of individuals and businesses to enable our opera- tions to continue serving those who need them most. Through this donation towards St Mi- chael Hospice, Farsons and its affiliates responded in a tangible manner to help our future pa- tients receive the best possible care." Anyone interested in support- ing St Michael Hospice can get in touch on 21440085 or on info@ hospicemalta.org. For more in- formation, visit https://hospice- malta.org/st-michaels-hospice/ Hospice Malta receives a €115K donation from Farsons Hospice Malta Chairperson Maria Gatt and Farsons Chairman Louis A Farrugia Mission Fund volunteers assist in school project in Kenya 17 Mission Fund volunteers have recently returned from Ruiru in Kenya. They worked for a month at the building site of a new sec- ondary school following a request by Mother Pauline Farrugia DSH. Hands-on assistance has been offered by Mis- sion Fund volunteers on a yearly basis dating back to 1992. A selection board re- views projects proposed by Maltese and Gozitan missionaries. Priority is given to educational and health projects and those related to the supply of potable water. Over the years the volun- teers have assisted various projects in African, Asian and Central and South American countries rang- ing from schools to bore- holes, hospital extensions, a fish farm, health centres and community wells. The volunteers pay all expenses and attend pre- paratory weekly meet- ings over a period of six months. Plans are already being made for the 2020 volun- tary experience at Jalpa- tagua in Guatemala at the hospital in the parish of Fr Joe Camilleri from Xewki- ja in Gozo.