Central Bank staff donation to Hospice Malta

Money collected by the Central Bank staff during the Pink October/Movember activities organised by the Bank’s Cultural Committee was donated to Hospice Malta during a ceremony held at the Central Bank on Tuesday, 23 November 2021.

The Governor, Prof. Edward Scicluna, presented the donation to Mr Andrew Zammit, Chief Relations Officer, Hospice Malta. Mr Zammit acknowledged the generous commitment of the Bank’s staff and encouraged such initiatives and activities organised by the Bank’s corporate social responsibility programme.

The Bank’s activities to raise awareness and funding for cancer prevention, research and education, included a lecture on Palliative Care – the role of Hospice in Malta delivered by Mr Andrew Zammit, on 27 October 2021 to Bank staff during the mid-day break. Other activities included No-shave Movember consisting of a month-long campaign, wherein all male employees were invited to grow their moustache and/or beard till 23 November 2021.

The Bank regularly reaches out to various NGOs in need of support.