€687,795 were raised during the 11th edition of the Volleyball Marathon in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza between Friday and Sunday. This sum included €378,226 collected during a special edition of Xarabank.

40 young players, coaches, referees, scorekeepers, medical doctors, physiotherapists and nurses challenged the persisting heat of the day and played 53 hours of non-stop volleyball to raise the much-needed funds.

The marathon was inaugurated on Friday by President George Vella.  

The director of Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Fr Martin Micallef, thanked all for the generosity shown and promised that this generosity would translate into more work to improve the qualilty of life of residents at the homes.

 

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