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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-12-23
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[01] Every bit of help is welcome, says Cyprus Red Cross
[01] Every bit of help is welcome, says Cyprus Red Cross
With Christmas fast approaching the Cyprus Red Cross is distributing this
year approximately 3,500 packages which contain 30 different essential
items such as sugar, oil, pulses, evaporated milk, canned meat, canned
fish and toilet paper.
At the same time, as Cyprus Red Cross General Manager Takis Neophytou
tells CNA every month about 1,675 bags with food provisions are offered
to those in need. It seems that more and more families are turning to the
Red Cross for help and Neophytou is clear that the Red Cross will accept
any type of help. "We take whatever is brought to us and we distribute
it depending on the needs at hand", he says. He adds that from the looks
of it 2014 will be an even more difficult year.
To that effect he gives the example of the Christmas packages. Last year
there were 2,000 packages, he says, adding that at Easter the packages
became 2,500, while this Christmas initially they numbered 3,100.
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