Lidl Greece offers €120,000 to the Organization “The Smile of a Child” and supports the creative employment of hospitalized children in 6 hospitals in the country – 2024-03-04 02:51:16

THE Lidl Greece seals its commitment to stand firmly by those who need it most. In this context, from 11 to 31 December 2023, with every scan of the Lidl Plus digital card, Lidl Hellas donated €0.10 to the Organization “The Smile of a Child”. During this period, a total of 1,065,225 scans were carried out, from which a total of €106,552.50 was collected, however the company proceeded to donate the amount of €120,000. The donation amount will be allocated to support the “Creative employment for hospitalized children” programwhich is implemented in six hospitals in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patras.

“The Child’s Smile” from its first years of activity is actively next to every child who is in the hospital for long or short periods of time. With the tools of laughter, play, singing, discussion, humanity, the Organization through the creative employment program supports, strengthens and empowers hospitalized children, as well as their families.

This action is part of a series of support actions by Lidl Greece for the care of children. Since 2012, the company has been at the side of the Organization, having allocated a total of more than 1.3 million euros. In particular, the company has granted its property in Nea Makri to be used as a Child and Family Support Center of the Prefecture of Attica. Since then, it covers on a monthly basis all the operating expenses of the Center, having granted two business cars to the Organization, which visit Lidl Hellas network stores every day and receive products to meet the needs of all the Organization’s hospitality houses in the prefecture of Attica and in the North Hellas. In addition, from 2021, the company has also allocated its second property in Epanomi, Thessaloniki, which it fully equipped to function as a Child and Family Support Center.

Lidl Greece consistently and responsibly strengthens the network of support and protection for the most vulnerable members of society in order to give smiles on the way to a better tomorrow for everyone.