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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 2 MAY 2021 17 COMMERCIAL €2,500 up for grabs in Frank Salt's #MyGreenCorner competition GARDENING enthusiasts can now try their luck in Frank Salt Real Estate's #MyGreenCorner competition – a company in- itiative aimed at raising more awareness on the importance of nourishing a greener urban landscape. THE real estate company has teamed up with The Atrium, Dino Fino and OK HOME and is offering the public the chance to win some fantastic prizes by sharing photos of their green spaces at home. The competi- tion is split into three catego- ries: (i) Best facade or patio, (ii) Best terrace or balcony and (iii) Best roof garden or back yard. Judges will handpick the most creative entries for each cate- gory and put them up for a pub- lic vote through Frank Salt Real Estate's Facebook page. People can vote by liking and shar- ing their preferred entry. En- tries will be accepted till 16th June 2021. More information is available online at HYPER- LINK "https://franksalt.com. mt/ mygreencorner" https:// franksalt.com.mt/ mygreen- corner. There is a prize pool of over €2,500 to be won, includ- ing some beautiful outdoor fur- niture and gadgets from well- known home furnishing stores The Atrium, OK Home and Dino Fino. One may also win one of several vouchers from Greenscapes garden centre. It is not just those who submit their entries that stand to win. People who vote for their pre- ferred entry can also take home one of several €25 voucher from The Atrium, as well as a trendy Frank Salt sweatshirt. This competition is a CSR in- itiative, forming part of Frank Salt Real Estate's Let's Go En- vironmental drive, through which over the past years it has been organising various activities to raise awareness of our environment. In 2020, the company donated more than €120,000 towards the installa- tion of a new Solar PV Panel system on the roof of Inspire Malta's Marsascala premises – estimated to generate over 253,000 units of power, which will not only contribute to- wards a cleaner environment in the area, but will also save In- spire over €43,000 per annum for at least the next 20 years. Excitement among residents, as Villa Messina library opens CareMalta has official- ly opened its library at Villa Messina in Rabat – as part of a joint initiative with Malta Li- braries – in time to coincide with Libraries Week, marked every year between April 19 and 23. Now up and running, the li- brary features an interesting array of books, some of which are brand new, kindly donat- ed by publishers Horizons and Miller and author Michael Galea. These books are a treasure trove for both residents and employees at Villa Messina who are passionate about read- ing. "This initiative is aimed at encouraging older persons to familiarise themselves with the process of borrowing a library book, reading it and then re- turningit," says Dianne Giord- maina from Malta Libraries, who has once again started on- line reading sessions in a num- ber of elderly homes, including those operated by CareMalta, now that measures in elderly homes have been eased a little. There are currently 99 new resident members who have a library card and can make use of the library at Villa Messina. There were 103 former mem- bers. Twenty-two employees, in- cluding new and old members, also make use of the library on a daily basis. Setting up the library has been a long process involv- ing dedication and hard work. Helping Ms Giordmaina with this task were Marion Abdil- la, active ageing coordinator at Villa Messina, and resident Clarissa Mercieca, a passionate reader who was happy to lend a helping hand and form part of the team. A live reading session to the residents by Ms Giordmaina from the book 'mill-gallari- ja', by popular Maltese author Charles Casha, also took place. The residents loved the sto- ries, inspired by the 1950s and 1960s, when in his younger days, the author watched life in his tiny village go by from his balcony. Since a number of new librar- ies in other homes operated by CareMalta are being planned, the donation of brand new books will be appreciated.