We have all been shocked and devastated by the tragic flooding disaster in Valencia and our thoughts are with all those affected and those bravely assisting. As an organisation we wanted to help so we went shopping on your behalf and filled our cars with as much essentials we could manage and that we had been asked to get: sustainable foods, water, milk, toiletries, baby items, cleaning products etc.
They were delivered to Valencia at 5am the following day courtesy of Project 4 All who filled vans to the roof with a mountain of generous donations. It was overwhelming to see the quantities that had been donated in such a short time and to know that this was happening in villages and towns everywhere. Arne Soeten, the President of Project 4 All was so grateful.
A huge THANK YOU to all members for your support throughout the year which has made this possible. Every euro collected throughout the year by your Goodwill team goes directly to supporting charities in need and, sadly, this year the demand is bigger than ever. We plan to do another shop when we know what is needed as this situation will need long term support. It is humbling to see communities and organisations coming together to help in this way and people volunteering to help in so many ways. Even the young girl on the check out in Mercadona who processed our trolley loads sent her thanks to the British people for helping. We are fortunate to live in this beautiful country and are proud to help.