The campaign “Give us a hard time” organized by the San Juan de Dios Hospital has resulted in the collection of 942 kilos of food donated by different entities and companies, individuals, workers and volunteers of the hospital itself.
The organization John City NGO will now be responsible for shipping them to the San Juan de Dios hospitals and social-health centers in Africa and Latin America. These foods will be shipped via Humanitarian Aid containers departing from the NGO's warehouse located at the San José Institute Foundation in Madrid and traveling by sea to the destination port. This year's campaign also received donations to help cover these transportation costs.
Photo of Brother Julián Sapiña, superior of the SJD Hospital in Zaragoza, with representatives of Frutos Secos el Rincón.
Numerous Aragonese companies, associations, and foundations showed their interest in this initiative from the start of the campaign and even extended it to their own workplaces, involving their employees. This has been the case with Sesé Group, Piquer Group, Airtex Europe and López Soriano Group. They have also collaborated BM Corporate Gifts, El Rincón Dried Fruits, Matmata Studio, Quitasol, ArpiRelieve, Eurest, Smiles Association and artists like Adriana Terrén either Javier Segarra among others. The campaign has also had the support of players from Tecnyconta and of the Real Zaragoza who also brought excitement to patients and their families with their visit to the San Juan de Dios Hospital.
Photo of Manolo Vela, delegate of Juan Ciudad NGO in Aragon and employee of the SJD Hospital in Zaragoza, with a member of the López Soriano Group.
In the last edition held in Zaragoza in 2017, more than 500 kg of non-perishable food was collected. The national campaign, in collaboration with other hospitals of the Hospitaller Order, raised 30,000 kilos of food in 2018.
Photo of Brother Julián Sapiña, superior of the SJD Hospital in Zaragoza, with members of the Sesé Group.
The food collection campaign in Zaragoza was promoted by the international cooperation branch of the Hospital's Solidarity Hub, and volunteers and staff from the center were also involved in its implementation.
Source: Communication Hospital San Juan de Dios de Zaragoza.
