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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 24 MAY 2020 15 COMMERCIAL Supermarkets donate €10,000 in food to Foodbank Lifeline Foundation PARK Towers Supermarkets, Valyou Supermarkets, Tower Supermarket, Trolees Super- market and Lasco Supermarket have jointly donated goods with a total value of over €10,000 to Malta's Foodbank Lifeline Foun- dation. As the local importers of Carrefour products, the su- permarkets have supplied the Foodbank with non-perishable goods that the Foodbank has had shortages of, such as pasta, sauces, sugar, juices, UHT milk and cereals. Foodbank Lifeline provides food packs for the populations' most vulnerable. "When an in- dividual, couple or family find themselves in a crisis, arising from situations like benefit delays, low income, homeless- ness, sickness or housing is- sues, it can take some time for Care Professionals in Malta to find a long-term solution to help them regain some control of their lives. That is where we step in," explained Jane Mizzi, board member and volunteer of Foodbank Lifeline. Prior to COVID-19, Food- bank Lifeline was servicing ap- proximately 150 families, usu- ally consisting of four people per family. Since the pandemic outbreak, the Foodbank Life- line have seen the number of returning familiies more than double in size to almost 400. Due to the pandemic, many families are experiencing set backs, diminishing their pro- gress of making ends meet. "At the current rate of con- sumption, Foodbank Lifeline only have enough provisions to last a few months. We are very grateful for this extremely gen- erous donation from these no- ble supermarkets," commented Jane Mizzi. "We couldn't be happier to have support from organisations such as these." Commenting on why the su- permarkets felt the need to make such a substantial dona- tion, David Borg, Head of Peo- ple, Talent and Development for Retail Marketing Ltd, ex- plained that although the in- dividual supermarkets already worked to help the communi- ties within which they operate, they felt that during these dif- ficult times it was their duty to provide aid on a more national scale. "As importers of Car- refour products, we couldn't think of a more fit cause than that of the Foodbank Lifeline Foundation. We sincerely hope to relieve some of the pressures that many families are facing during this difficult period." Attrans Ltd also generous- ly contributed to the cause by transporting the products from the Carrefour warehouse in Italy to Malta, while Vincent Zammit & Sons handled trans- port to the Foodbank Life- line warehouse in Qormi.Park Towers Supermarkets, Valyou Supermarkets, Tower Super- market, Trolees Supermarket and Lasco Supermarket jointly expressed their gratitude to the Foodbank for their efforts and mission aimed at providing ef- fective relief to so many fami- lies in our community. ALL IZIBET outlets across Malta and Gozo have reo- pened for the public. The 34 shops have been equipped to ensure a safe environ- ment to our customers and employees alike. To protect the safety of all our customers and that of our staff, we invite all those entering any one of the IZIBET outlets to follow all instructions issued by the Public Health Authorities displayed in all the out- lets. These include social distancing measures. All IZIBET staff will be wear- ing facemasks or protective shields at all times while customers are obliged to do the same. Hand-sanitizers will be available for free upon en- try into every outlet and shop attendants will disin- fect the premises regularly throughout the day. New shops in the IZIBET network Two new shops have been added to the IZIBET fam- ily as a new outlet opens in Bizazza Street Sliema followed by another new shop in Għajnsielem Gozo, bringing the total number of shops to 34, by far Mal- ta's largest network of con- trolled gaming premises. Virtual games extension While the world eagerly awaits more sports activi- ties to resume at the earliest possible, at IZIBET we offer a variety of other live sport betting options, including exclusive horse race betting from France and innovative betting formats such as eS- ports and Virtual Sports. In the last months we have extended our offering in Virtual Sports through the introduction of a new range of virtual sports games added to our current portfolio of games found in all IZIBET outlets. All games will be played over the counter. Until further notice, Self Service Betting Terminals and Video Lot- tery Terminals will be dis- abled as part of the health and safety measures intro- duced by the local health authorities. Customers can also play online on www. izibet.com. To play in an IZIBET shop, customers should be of 18 years and over. Play responsibly. Visit Remote Gaming Foundation at www.rgf.org Ready to play IZIBET outlets reopen to the public