Beirut, January xx 2018: #DafaCampaign in coordination with Banque Misr Liban Sal (BML) launched the fourth edition of its annual aid collection drive that calls upon the Lebanese to contribute in helping the highest number of families in need, wherever they reside in Lebanon. This involves providing in-kind assistance, by giving away clothing, blankets, electronic and household items, books, stationery, and food items. The campaign announced the launch of the aid collection phase in all Lebanese areas under the slogan “Share your Blessings”.
The collection drive took place on Sunday, December 2, 2018 in Martyrs Square where Dafa team and more than 1000 volunteers received aid and organized all logistical matters to distribute the items across the Lebanese territory for families in need.
This year marked a successful collection drive receiving approximately 8,000 food items, 403,000 clothing items, 1,000 blankets, 1,000 toys, around 1,000 boxes of medication, and some wheelchairs for handicaps.
The campaign started the in November, where Dafa boxes where distributed in more than 140 locations, between Municipalities, schools, universities, NGOs and small companies. These items, along with all the in-kind donations received in Martyrs square, were then sorted and distributed by trucks to underprivileged families all over Lebanon.
Fadi Daouk, Executive General Manager of BML expressed how happy he was to have the bank participate and support this incredible campaign for the third year in a row and said, “At BML, we value the community we live in and aspire to always lend a helping hand to our society at large. An initiative like #DafaCampaign blends in with our philosophy and truly brings Lebanese citizens together in making a difference and addressing the poverty experienced by a segment in our society. BML is proud to say that it has adopted Dafa as its main Corporate social responsibility cause, and we hope that with the passing of each year we can get more and more people involved”.
Paula Yacoubian, the woman behind #DafaCampaign expressed her enthusiasm over the successful drive and said, “#DafaCampaign is driven with the strong support network that continues to positively grow every year. This initiative has successfully brought together Lebanese citizens from all corners of the country where we have been able to contribute essential items to a large number of families in need. We are positive that these kinds of efforts will continue to grow and spread across the country. We are very happy and humbled with the support and in-kind donations and we truly hope that we do much more in the years to come.