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13 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 AUGUST 2021 COMMERCIAL 36 pints of blood donated by Frank Salt Real Estate and the Hilton IN response to Malta's Blood Donation Unit calls for blood donation, Frank Salt Real Es- tate held a blood donation drive amongst its team in an attempt to generate more awareness and also encourage its members to contribute to this worthy cause. The company, teamed up with Hilton Malta and affiliate companies, as well as the Blood Donation Unit who organised to have their Mobile Unit avail- able in St Julians on the 11th August 2021. Some two dozen Frank Salt consultants and ad- min staff took on the challenge and donated their blood, where they were seen to by the team of outstanding medical pro- fessionals that man the centre, making the process of blood donation for the donors, many of whom were first time do- nors, a gratifying experience. A total of 36 pints of blood were donated, which went on to help up to 75 persons! Empowering employees to do good for the community and supporting employee charita- ble initiatives is one of the core beliefs at Frank Salt Real Es- tate. The idea was also to raise awareness on how important blood donation is. This drive comes in a long list of activities that form part of the compa- ny's CSR programme, amongst some being beach clean ups and donations to the Food Bank Malta. Melita Foundation helps adults with intellectual disabilities develop performance art skills THE Melita Foundation is sup- porting Opening Doors Asso- ciation in its work to promote the active involvement of adults with intellectual disabilities in performance arts. Through this support the Association is running two artistic training programmes in music. The first of these programmes will focus on basic music skills, rhythm and coordination as well as ex- posure to performance and col- laboration. The second, more advanced, programme will help develop higher artistic skills and performance and include oppor- tunities to perform in music fes- tivals and established national events. Mireille Muscat, Head of Marketing at Melita and board member of The Melita Foun- dation, said, "One of The Mel- ita Foundation's four pillars is to support creativity, a sector which has been particularly badly hit by the Covid-19 pan- demic. Throughout this peri- od, we have continued to offer as much support as we can to artistic and cultural initiatives including the Opening Doors Association which plays such an important role in helping adults with intellectual disabil- ities to develop their creative skills and experience the pos- itive impact of performing in public." The Melita Foundation was established in February 2020 with an initial donation of €500,000 from Apax Partners, owners of Melita Limited until May 2019. With the full sup- port of EQT, the company's current owners, all the Foun- dation's expenses are being funded entirely by Melita Lim- ited. This means that 100 per cent of the funds available to the Foundation are being used to support projects. More information on the Melita Foundation and how to apply for funding is available at www.melitafoundation.org. Through The Melita Foundation support Opening Doors Association is running two artistic training programmes in music