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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 2 DECEMBER 2015 17 Events Events THE seventh edition of Bethlehem f'Ghajnsielem was launched at a press conference held at Ta' Passi fields in Għajnsielem yesterday by Minister for Gozo Anton Refalo and Mayor Franco Ciangura. Once again, this event promises to be a major attraction in Gozo this Christmas. Last year around 100,000 people visited the Nativity Village. The official opening ceremony will be held on Sunday 6 Decem- ber at 4.00pm and will be broadcast live on TVM2. The live crib will re- main open until Sunday 3 January, when the event will close with the Adoration of the Three Wise Men. Bethlelem f'Ghajnsielem which is spread over 20,000sqm of land and animated by 150 actors will be ani- mated during weekends and public holidays. The Ghajnsielem Local Council has been receiving many requests from foriegners enquiring about furthur details as they plan to visit Gozo during the Chritmas holidays. Volunteers have been working on site for the last three months. New attractions this year include a new local crafts area with a section dedicated to mosaic, a new look for the fisherman's port and a 100-foot bridge that visitors can cross to take a trip along the river. Other tradi- tional attractions include the bakery, the blacksmith, carpenter, the wine tavern, open air market and the inn. The main attraction is certainly the grotto, with Baby Jesus in the caring hands of Mary assisted by Joseph with a donkey and ox close by. The event is being organized by the Ghajnsielem Local Council in collaboration with the Minis- try for Gozo and the Bethlehem f'Ghajnsielem organising commit- tee. More details on www.ghajnsielem. com/bethlehem Indesit announces campaign to remedy potential safety issue with dryers INDESIT Company S.p.A. an- nounced an ongoing corrective campaign to remedy possible safe- ty and quality issues with certain of its legacy products. The cam- paign is focused on dryers sold un- der the brand names of Hotpoint*- Ariston and Indesit between April 2004 and October 2015. Following Whirlpool Corpora- tion's acquisition of the Indesit business in October 2014, Indesit began working with Whirlpool's global safety experts in review- ing the Indesit product portfolio in accordance with Whirlpool's industry leading risk management systems and methodologies. As part of that process, in 2015, Indesit engaged in thorough in- vestigations of incident reports associated with two of its dryer production platforms. This led to Indesit reporting the issue to regulatory authorities for consid- eration. These discussions deter- mined that corrective action of the affected dryers is required. Indesit has implemented modi- fications at the point of manu- facture to ensure that dryers pro- duced after October 2015 are not affected by this issue. An outreach and service campaign is under- way to modify products that have already been sold. Consumers may continue to use the affected dryers until they are modified through the outreach and service campaign, provided they are not left unattended during operation. If left unmodified, in some rare cases, excess fluff can come into contact with the heating element and present a risk of fire. The Company is now asking owners of Hotpoint-Ariston and Indesit brands, who have not had their appliances already repaired, to contact Indesit. Indesit will ar- range a service visit and modify the dryer in the consumer's home at no charge. We invite all consum- ers with a Hotpoint-Ariston and Indesit branded dryer purchased between April 2004 and October 2015, to visit the dedicated site www.indesithotpointsafety.com. *Whirlpool ownership of the Hotpoint brand sold in EMEA is not affiliated with the Hotpoint brand sold in the Americas. HSBC Malta Foundation becomes the first international partner of The Prince's Trust International Schools Programme MALTA, via the HSBC Malta Foundation, becomes the first country outside of the UK to introduce one of The Prince's Trust's long-standing educa- tional programmes in its sec- ondary schools. In the UK, The Prince's Trust is dedicated to helping young people, aged 13 to 30, to get into jobs, education and training. The Prince's Trust works in partnership with over 500 schools and centres in the UK and has, so far, helped 825,000 young people. This support for young people will now be extended to Malta. One of its most successful schemes, the xl programme, will be available to young people in Malta to help them to develop the skills and confidence they need to reach a positive future, through relevant, engaging and informal learning. The xl programme will be ini- tially introduced in seven schools across Malta and Gozo with the full support of the Minister for Education, Evarist Bartolo, who said: "The ambition is to make the programme available to young people in need across Malta and Gozo." The xl programme uses a f lex- ible approach to learning and de- velopment and focuses on areas beyond the classroom environ- ment. Young people are encour- aged to work together as a group on practical learning projects, which are designed to boost their confidence, improve self-esteem, attainment, behaviour and at- tendance. HSBC Group Head of Govern- ment Affairs Sir Sherard Cow- per-Coles said: "To mark 150 years in business HSBC is donat- ing US$150 million to charities and community projects around the world to thank customers, shareholders and employees for their support. Malta has been an important part of HSBC's history and we are delighted that a dona- tion can be made from this over- all US$150 million fund to pro- vide further support for young people in Malta." HSBC Bank Malta CEO An- drew Beane said: "HSBC Malta Foundation is extending a grant of €300,000 over a period of three years to Prince's Trust International, as part of the HSBC's US$150 million Com- munity Fund. In doing so, the Foundation is helping the Minis- try for Education implement this ground-breaking empowerment programme with the aim of sup- porting youth." The US$150m Community Fund will support over 140 community projects and lo- cal charities worldwide over the three-year period from 2015-17. Prince's Trust International's work in Malta is one of the initia- tives supported. From left: HSBC Malta CEO Andrew Beane and his wife Jennifer in the company of HRH the Prince of Wales, who paid a special tribute to HSBC Malta for the "tremendous commitment as one of the very caring banks I've come across for funding the xl clubs at seven schools" in Malta Bethlehem f'Ghajnsielem 2015 details announced