During a lunch for intermediaries and business partners hosted recently by the Middlesea Group, Middlesea Group Chairman Mr Mario C. Grech presented a cheque for Lm 1,500 to Dr Josie Muscat of The Eden Foundation. 

Speaking during the presentation ceremony, Mr Grech said: "We believe it is our corporate social responsibility to support The Eden Foundation in its efforts to improve the lives of persons with special needs through their various educational programmes."

The Middlesea Group also organised a Christmas party for the adolescents following a programme at the Eden Foundation who are also provided with a work environment at Middlesea. Middlesea Group gives a group of adolescents work experience on a regular basis and also the possibly to obtain full-time employment.

During the party, Dr Josie Muscat, President of the Board of Trustees of the Eden Foundation, thanked the Middlesea Group for its continuous support and augured that more companies would follow Middlesea's example and offer work-related experiences to members of the Eden Foundation.  

The Eden Foundation is a non-profit organisation established in 1992, which works in partnership with people with developmental disabilities to help them achieve full inclusion to the best of their abilities by gaining access to mainstream education, employment and leisure activities, leading to an independent life.  

The Eden Foundation is located at Bulebel, Zejtun ZTN 08 MALTA and may be contacted on
- email address info@edenfoundation.com or
- by phone on 2167 7319 (Rainbow Centre for children) or 2167 3706 (Ability Centre for adults) or www.edenfoundation

Middlesea Group is comprised of Middlesea Insurance p.l.c., Middlesea Valletta Life Assurance Company Ltd, International Insurance Management Services Ltd and Progress Assicurazioni S.p.A. Malta international Training Centre and Growth Investments Ltd which are licensed by their respective authorities.

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