Three days of fun, 60 hours of non-stop football, more than 800 participating teams for a total of around 8,000 players; these are the numbers which open the 7th edition of the Puttinu Cares Football Marathon, Lidl being the official sponsor. A weekend of fun – 6-8 May – and solidarity dedicated to children with clowns, jugglers and magicians at the main stage at the KMS Marsa Sport Centre.

Puttinu Cares have been helping families with children who have cancer offering them care and hospitality since 2002. In these years of frantic activity, the association has helped a lot of families thanks to funds collected in various initiatives which are organised regularly, including the Football Marathon, which is now in its 7th edition and certainly the most important event in the activities of Puttinu Cares.

For the first time, Lidl Malta is participating in the event as the official sponsor. The role is not confined to sponsorship but also includes a series of activities. In order to draw as many people as possible and to promote the event among customers, each of the five Lidl Malta stores will exhibit posters showing the intiative whilst the employees will wear a branded t-shirt to remind everyone visiting Lidl stores of this important event. Clients will have the possibility to donate through dedicated SMS numbers or simply use the donation boxes at checkpoints present in Lidl stores in Santa Venera, San Gwann, Zejtun, Safi and Luqa.

Rennie Zerafa, a representative from Puttinu Cares says: “We are confident that this edition of the Football Marathon will be a success thanks to the invaluable contribution of Lidl, now an established known fact in Malta. This event will allow us to raise funds to help an increasing number of children and families passing through very difficult times.”

The Headquarters of Lidl Malta express total satisfaction for the participation in the marathon: “ We are very proud to be the main sponsor of this exciting charity initiative for children and we are honoured that Puttinu Cares have chosen us as socially responsable active partners. For Lidl, supporting initiatives and creating value for the local community and the society in which we operate has always been a clear and undeniable commitment”.