MaltaPost employees joined forces to bring a smile to sick children by encouraging its staff members to donate packets of crayons and pencil colours for young patients receiving treatment in Mater Dei hospital. This activity formed part of MaltaPost’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme.

The colours will accompany an educational colouring book which besides entertaining children in hospital, is intended to help them familiarise themselves with hospital procedures and help diminish their fear of the unknown. The colouring book was prepared by Dr Klown – an NGO which takes several initiatives to help sick children forget their pain and worries for a while, as well as the boredom that sometimes comes with prolonged hospitalisation. A number of individuals who are trained as Clown Doctors visit all hospitalised children in Mater Dei on a weekly basis.

The gifts were presented by MaltaPost’s Head Customer Experience Yolande Spiteri, Head Human Resources Stefania Camilleri and Marisa Caruana, a representative from the Human Resources Department who were welcomed by the Practice Development Nurse and Dr. Klown’s Liason Office Claire Catanzaro as well as Maurice Sleypen, President of Dr. Klown in front of the Dr. Klown log cabin in Mater Dei.

This CSR activity follows a similar initiative organised by MaltaPost last year which encouraged MaltaPost staff members to donate toys to children in hospital.