The call for donations by UniCredit Bank Austria and card complete generated 220,000 euros for Caritas earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria
- The donations enable humanitarian aid for people in need after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria in the form of heating material, food and emergency shelters
- Strong support for the call for donations by customers and employees of UniCredit Bank Austria and card complete for Caritas earthquake relief
Following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, thousands of people are in need of humanitarian aid. The situation in the affected areas continues to be devastating and all support is urgently needed to enable the daily supply of food, water and heating material as well as to be able to provide sleeping facilities.
Call for donations achieves great support
In order to help the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, UniCredit Bank Austria and card complete, who have been committed to humanitarian projects for years, launched a fundraising campaign to support Caritas Austria. The campaign was a great success: 165,000 euros have been collected so far through an appeal to UniCredit Bank Austria customers. In addition, the employees of UniCredit Bank Austria and card complete together have so far donated 25,000 euros - this donation was doubled by UniCredit Bank Austria to 50,000 euros. card complete provided a further 5,000 euros. In total, the call for donations has thus reached a donation sum of 220,000 euros for Caritas "Earthquake Relief Turkey and Syria".
Robert Zadrazil, CEO of UniCredit Bank Austria, expresses his gratitude for the active support of the call for donations: “I would like to express my special thanks to our customers and employees for their overwhelming willingness to donate, which made the excellent result of this call for donations possible in the first place. Together with our subsidiaries, it is important to us to make a further contribution to supporting aid organisations such as Caritas in dealing with this humanitarian catastrophe in Turkey and Syria.”
“It is a matter close to our hearts to help those affected during this difficult time. We are also pleased as card complete to be able to contribute to this relief action”, emphasises Robert Wieselmayer, CEO of card complete Service Bank, when handing over the donation cheque from card complete to Elisabeth Drabek from Caritas Vienna.
“Caritas has been working in the regions affected by the earthquakes for many years. Thanks to our network on the ground, we can provide quick and concrete help to those who need it most. At the moment, we are providing the most basic necessities, such as heating material, food and emergency shelters. In the meantime, it has become clear that the aid will take a very long time. Thank you for the support of UniCredit Bank Austria and card complete”, affirms Elisabeth Drabek of Caritas Vienna.
Donations are still urgently needed for the Caritas call for donations “Earthquake Relief Turkey and Syria”. All information can be found here: Caritas „Earthquake Relief Turkey and Syria“
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