Over 600 blankets collected for refugees

Syrian refugees brave the cold and snow as they walk to a metro station in Istanbul.

Dubai - The initiative follows an earlier Dh1 million corporate donation for the Syrian refugees in January last year.

By Staff Reporter

Published: Thu 25 Feb 2016, 11:00 PM

Last updated: Sat 27 Feb 2016, 11:01 AM

Emirates Global Aluminium has collected hundreds of blankets and sets of warm clothes to help Syrian Refugees.
The company set up 24 collection points across their business sites in Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah for employees to donate. A total of 619 blankets and 126 boxes of warm clothes were collected and handed over to the Emirates Red Crescent.
The initiative follows an earlier Dh1 million corporate donation for the Syrian refugees in January last year, as well as a food, clothing and blanket collection programme conducted in 2014 that netted five tonnes of supplies for Syrians displaced by the ongoing war in their country.
"As a company with global reach, we are committed to supporting communities and humanitarian causes beyond the UAE. One of our corporate values is to "provide" and we relentlessly strive to ensure the wellbeing of those around us by making a positive impact," said EGA Managing Director and CEO Abdullah Kalban.
"We hope our latest collection campaign makes a worthwhile contribution to the admirable work of the Emirates Red Crescent, an organisation we have been pleased to support for a number of years."
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