€981,000 raised for Dar tal-Providenza in annual telethon

The annual 'feast of generosity' held yesterday managed to raise €980,911 in aid of Dar tal-Providenza, a home for people with disabilities in Siġġiewi. 

The telethon was broadcasted live on local television, starting at 9:00am with Holy Mass and continued till just after midnight when the total sum collected during the day was announced.

As part of the Feast of Generosity, €32,010 were raised through an auction of various works of art donated by more than a hundred Maltese and foreign artists.

The director of the home, Fr Martin Micallef, said that this year’s edition of the Feast of Generosity has once again shown the solidarity with and generosity of the Maltese people towards Id-Dar tal-Providenza.

“Id-Dar tal-Providenza, whose residents cost €100 per person per day to maintain their quality of life, is a monument to the culture of life and through it our nation spreads the values in favour of life and human dignity so that we can be a source of hope and support to all of Europe,” Archbishop Charles Scicluna said.

The feast of generosity held on New Year's Day 2016 had raised a record €1.04 million.