Aljustrel: Piggy banks in solidarity to help firefighters to buy equipment.
The Humanitarian Association of Voluntary Firemen of Aljustrel (BVA) It has an ongoing campaign of raising funds intended for the purchase of personal protective equipment and uniforms for their operational.
Called "Payback Solidario", the organization's main dynamic events the Organizing Committee of the BVA and consists of placing more than fifty of money boxes in shops around the county, in order to achieve 2.000 euros.
The initiative is taking place since the beginning of August and ends 30 of September, with the awareness of the population to go "for donating the spare change they receive from shopping", He told JN, João Lemos one of the operating Aljustrel volunteers and dynamic campaign.
"The accession of the county's business has been very good and we believe that the public response will meet our objectives, because everyone recognizes the importance of the work of the firemen ", concluded João Lemos.
Last day 16 August and the result of many carried out by BVA, equipment were delivered to most 50 Operating worth 17.200 euros, that the Commission hopes to conclude with the completion of the campaign "Solidarity Payback".
Added to these actions, also the Mining Society of Somincor-Neves Corvo, He offered eight tracksuits to the diving team of BVO, equipment that will be used after the interventions, and on training days.
The team consists of 7 divers and 1 supervisor and intervenes in all regional and country, whenever requested by the District Command Beja Relief Operations (CDOS).
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
