Antwerp diamond community donates €175,112 to Croix-Rouge for landfills | Antwerp
AntwerpYesterday, the Antwerp diamond community handed over a check for €175,112 to the Belgian Cross. The aid is intended for the flood disaster, which mainly affected Wallonia. The handover took place in the former hospital of Montegnée in the province of Liège, where Croix-Rouge de Belgique has opened a reception center.
After the devastating floods, Belgian Red Cross-Flanders and Croix-Rouge de Belgique joined forces for emergency aid with the solidarity action ‘Helpen helps’. Seven Antwerp diamond organizations also joined forces to support the flood. “This initiative organizations of took care of the concrete projects. At the request of several diamond dealers, a campaign was launched to support Belgium’s action,” says Nader Murad, Antwerp diamond dealer. “Many companies and individuals from the diamond community made a donation to project account 2525, with the announcement ‘Antwerp Diamond Community’.”
As a bank that reaches out to financial services for the diamond sector, ABN AMRO also likes to do its bit: “The images of the floods last summer touched us all deeply. ABN AMRO in Belgium therefore wholeheartedly supports the diamond industry’s initiative to provide financial support to the affected community. We are all part of society and we all want to help those who have been hit the hardest,” said Geert van Reisen, ABN AMRO Belgium.
Housing, food aid and school materials
“The collected funds will go entirely to the effects of the disaster through various projects, led by Croix-Rouge de Belgique”, says Christian De Coster of Croix-Rouge de Belgique. “The money is used for temporary housing, food aid and aid to the vulnerable victims. 2 million euros in resources will also go to the affected schools. With the money, men offer the students attending school in one of the 134 affected schools, among other things, lunch and materials.”
A gift can still be deposited into the account number BE70 0000 0000 2525 of Croix-Rouge de Belgique. You will receive a tax certificate in March 2022 for a donation amount from € 40 on an annual basis. This means that the donation amount is tax deductible for 45%.
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