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17 COMMERCIAL maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 6 NOVEMBER 2019 THE Multi-Sensory Rooms at Inspire Foundation are be- ing sponsored once more by Fundacion MAPFRE, a non- profit institution within the MAPFRE Group. The gen- erous sum of €51,000 was contributed to cover the run- ning costs of this service for the upcoming year, through which hundreds of children benefit. Inspire's Multi-Sensory Rooms (MSR), located in Marsascala, were built pur- posely to help treat children and adults with Sensory Pro- cessing Disorder (SDP) – a condition in which an indi- vidual's sensory signals do not get organised into ap- propriate responses, making everyday activities a chal- lenge to perform. The objec- tive of the MSR service is to provide an opportunity to educate through the stimula- tion of the senses, those that have difficulties due to their condition. These multi-sensory thea- tres are used to create events which focus on particular senses such as touch, vision, sound, and movement. It gives people control – possi- bly for the first time in their lives. It enables people with any degree of disability to change and influence their en- vironments in a positive way. In the past twelve months, In- spire delivered 2,493 sessions to benefit around 450 clients. Inspire Foundation provides educational, therapeutic and leisure services to persons with a disability, allowing them to reach their full po- tential in life. Services are of- fered free of charge and the NGO depends on donations to sustain and improve its services. For more information visit www.inspire.org.m HSBC Malta together with HSBC Group Global Contact Centre, located in Swa- tar, are inviting the public to join an initiative to support over 150 men who are currently living in hostels as they re- cover from mental health issues, home- lessness, and addiction. In the run up to International Men's Day on 19 November, the bank and its employees will be collecting toiletries and other essentials to help the resi- dents of these hostels. Members of the public who would like to donate and support this initiative are kindly di- rected to contact Glenn Bugeja on 7900 4308 or Carl Lautier on 9923 2035. The organisations being supported through this initiative are: Dar Franġisk, Dar Victoria, YMCA – Dar Niki Cassar, Aġenzija Sedqa – Dar l-impenn, and the Richmond Foundation's facitlites in Paola, Qormi, Mosta and Kappara, and Dar Papa Franġisku. A number of these organisations also require gardening and maintenance tools as well as gym equipment in order to help residents better establish them- selves within society. Glenn Bugeja, Manager, Corporate Sustainability at HSBC Malta, said that, on the ocasion of International Men's Day, HSBC was actively working to raise awareness on men in society who are facing difficult situations and who need support. "Following the success of a similar initiatve which HSBC organised for International Women's Day, when we supported women facing these same challenges, we are now encouraging em- ployees at the bank, at the HSBC Group Global Contact Centre, in Swatar, and the public to join forces and together donate new or second hand items to help the residents of these hotels with basic daily commodities," he said. HSBC Malta invites public to support International Men's Day initiative Fundacion MAPFRE supports Inspire Foundation's multi-sensory rooms