{"id":33475,"date":"2024-04-29T11:33:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T09:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frmr.ro\/?p=33475"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:47:17","slug":"solidaritate-si-speranta-sarbatori-pascale-mai-luminoase-pentru-varstnicii-singuri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/solidaritate-si-speranta-sarbatori-pascale-mai-luminoase-pentru-varstnicii-singuri\/","title":{"rendered":"Solidarity and hope: Brighter Easter Holidays for lonely elderly people"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Over 800 elderly people benefit this year from special actions and support dedicated to Easter, through projects supported by the Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Food packages, social meals, social vouchers, intergenerational activities, and recitals offered to vulnerable elderly people from 6 social projects<\/li>\n<li>Traditional treats were also offered to volunteer elderly people who are active within 11 Generations Centers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>On the eve of Easter, t<\/strong><strong>hrough the generosity of partners and the dedication of volunteers, The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation lights up the homes and hearts of hundreds of vulnerable elderly people \u2013 <\/strong><strong>beneficiaries of the social projects <em>Elderly Fund<\/em> and <em>Elderly Helpline<\/em> \u2013 offering them not only material support, but also helping them feel the warmth of the community even in the most difficult moments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>150 lonely elderly people from Bucharest and across the country received food packages or social vouchers <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Elderly people in Bucharest, facing serious financial hardship and beneficiaries of the <em>Elderly Fund<\/em> programme, received visits from the volunteers of The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation \u2013 students and company teams involved in supporting the cause of elderly people. 50 \u201cEaster bunnies\u201d reached the homes of elderly people who are alone and worried about tomorrow, bringing them gift packages, holiday treats, words of encouragement and leaving behind a ray of light and hope at their doorstep. The holiday message remained in each elderly person\u2019s home, written on a greeting card created by the volunteers themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Elderly people across the country living in precarious conditions, beneficiaries of the social service <em>The Elderly Helpline<\/em>, received social vouchers worth 200 lei per person to support their Easter shopping basket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>450 elderly people<\/strong> <strong>from Cluj, Mure\u0219, Sibiu and Vrancea counties<\/strong> <strong>supported for Easter through local organisations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Material and emotional support on the occasion of the Easter Holidays was also granted to 450 elderly people from the localities of M\u0103r\u0103\u0219e\u0219ti, Sibiu, T\u00e2rn\u0103veni, Gherla, and Reghin, through the local actions of organizations that receive grants for social services from the Foundation. Thus, elderly people with low incomes, who are unable to meet their basic care needs, received food and hygiene products at home, while elderly people eager for socialization were invited to participate in intergenerational workshops, ranging from creative or cooking sessions specific to the Easter Holiday, to those about the history of religious events and holidays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classical music recitals for elderly people from 2 residential centers in Bucharest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Palm Sunday was brought into two residential centres for elderly people through classical music recitals performed by the scholars of the <em>Young Talents<\/em> programme, moments that brought colour and more life to the residential <em>\u201cSaint Theodora\u201d<\/em> Centre (District 4) of DGASMB and to the <em>\u201cSaint Anne\u201d<\/em> Residential Care and Assistance Centre for Elderly People of DGASPC District 3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>40 elderly people from Bucharest took part in a social meal and an intergenerational creative workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Elderly people who have found relief from loneliness through <em>The Elderly Helpline<\/em> were invited to a social gathering meal in the midst of a <em>family<\/em> formed by the project team, meant to restore their hope before the Easter Holidays, a rare opportunity to step out of the routine of empty days and to be part of a community. The suspended menu was donated by clients of the City Grill restaurant network through the Out for Food app, in order to bring joy to the holidays of elderly people who are alone. Other elderly beneficiaries of <em>The Elderly Helpline<\/em> enjoyed and were uplifted by the energy and good spirits of children while creating story-like Easter decorations, within the <em>Generations Centre in Bucharest.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>200 elderly people who are volunteers at the Generations Centers were rewarded with traditional treats<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elderly people who act as volunteers for children within the intergenerational social centers in the counties of Alba, Bistri\u021ba-N\u0103s\u0103ud, Bra\u0219ov, Cluj, Mure\u0219, Satu Mare, Timi\u0219, and Bucharest were rewarded by the project sponsors with seasonal treats, along with the baskets offered to children containing products from Hochland, Toneli, and Boromir.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elderly people in vulnerable situations need the support of the community. We do not leave them alone during hard times! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">It is vital to continue supporting our elderly people. They can call <strong><em>The Elderly Helpline<\/em><\/strong> at <strong>0800 460 001<\/strong> at any time to receive social counselling and emotional support. This national, toll-free and confidential telephone line offers elderly people a friend and a guide in times of need.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Individuals or companies wishing to get involved in supporting elderly people can do so through: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong><u>\u2022Sending an SMS with the text SINGUR to 8844<\/u><\/strong> to donate 2 Euro per month.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/campania-35\/\"><strong>Form 230<\/strong><\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FORMULAR-230_EDITABIL_SITE_COLOR.pdf\">the redirection of 3.5% of income tax,<\/a>until May 25 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/campania-35\/\">https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/campania-35\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Declaration 177<\/u><\/strong><strong> for the redirection of 2023 tax, <\/strong>by submitting it until June 25 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sponsorizez.ro\">sponsorizez.ro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/sponsorizez-20\/\"><strong>Sponsorship<\/strong><\/a><strong> with 20% of<\/strong> <strong>the current year's profit tax <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sponsorizez.ro\">sponsorizez.ro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Social programs dedicated to elderly people and Easter humanitarian actions are supported by: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Sponsors of the programmes for elderly people: <\/strong>Vodafone Romania Foundation, the National Company \u201cRomanian Lottery\u201d, Alliance Healthcare, Johnson Wax, Kaeser Kompressoren, Realworld Eastern Europe, Aecom Engineers &amp; Constructors Romania, AgroConcept Impex, Pro Refrigeration Team<\/li>\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Donations collected through campaigns addressed to clients or employees:<\/strong> Revolut, City Grill, Finastra Romania, Hochland Romania, ING Bank Romania, Bringo<\/li>\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Product sponsorships: <\/strong>Hochland Romania, Toneli, Boromir, L\u0103pt\u0103ria cu Caimac, Carrefour Romania<\/li>\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Corporate volunteers involved:<\/strong> EY Romania, Toneli, Bringo, Carrefour Romania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Together we can make every holiday brighter for elderly people!<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation<\/strong> <strong>thanks its supporters and wishes everyone a blessed Easter!<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peste 800 de seniori beneficiaz\u0103 anul acesta de ac\u021biuni speciale \u0219i de sprijin dedicate Pa\u0219telui, prin proiectele sus\u021binute de Funda\u021bia Regal\u0103 Margareta a Rom\u00e2niei Pachete alimentare, mese de socializare, tichete sociale, activit\u0103\u021bi intergenera\u021bionale \u0219i recitaluri oferite seniorilor vulnerabili din 6 proiecte sociale Bun\u0103t\u0103\u021bi tradi\u021bionale au fost oferite \u0219i seniorilor voluntari care sunt activi \u00een cadrul [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-24","category-comunicate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33475"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38077,"href":"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33475\/revisions\/38077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundatiaregala.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}