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20.07.2016
From January to June 2016, 10,000 euro was donated by Latvijas Pasts customers in the post offices across Latvia for the campaign For the Little Hearts run by the charity organization Ziedot.lv and aimed at ensuring treatment and rehabilitation of seriously ill children from all regions of Latvia. The funds that have been donated in Latvijas Pasts post offices during the six months are used to provide the necessary help to 24 children. More than 58,000 euro has been donated for the campaign For the Little Hearts by people visiting Latvijas Pasts post offices in two and a half years, and the collection of donations in the post offices continues.
The funds donated by Latvijas Pasts customers in the first six months of this year can be used to pay for medical treatment and rehabilitation cycles for 24 children aged from four to sixteen years, based on the doctors’ recommendations regarding the therapy required for each child. Treatment received on a regular basis significantly improves the health of seriously ill children, promotes their development and improves their quality of life. The little patients come from places all over Latvia, such as Dobele, Jelgava, Jūrmala, Kraslava, Liepāja, Līvāni, Ventspils, Riga, etc.
The assistance as part of the charity campaign For the Little Hearts is sought by 93 children who require regular treatment and rehabilitation for the improvement of their health and quality of life for a total amount of nearly 165,000 euro. Therefore, the fundraising in Latvijas Pasts post offices is set to continue, taking into account the opportunities provided by the company’s vast and branched postal network throughout Latvia and the positive response of the people willing to make donations.
Mārcis Vilcāns, Chairman of the Board of Latvijas Pasts: “As a company, we are pleased about the opportunity to use several hundred of our post offices not only for the provision of services but also for charitable purposes. And here’s the biggest thank you to our customers for their response!”
Rūta Dimanta, Manager of Ziedot.lv: “We would like to thank the employees and customers of Latvijas Pasts for the possibility to help Latvian children and their families through your kind involvement. Every cent and euro donated will be spent carefully to obtain the best!”
The collection of donations for the Ziedot.lv campaign For the Little Hearts was launched in the post offices in December 2013.
About SJSC Latvijas Pasts
Latvijas Pasts ensures the widest availability of postal services throughout Latvia by maintaining more than 600 post offices. The primary function of the company is provision of the universal postal service; Latvijas Pasts also provides commercial transport, express mail, payment, press subscription, retail and philatelic services. Latvijas Pasts is a wholly State-owned company with more than 4,200 employees. The quality measurements of Latvijas Pasts domestic mail deliveries are regularly conducted by TNS Latvia, one of the leading market, social and media research agencies in Latvia. In turn, the quality measurements of the cross-border deliveries are provided within the framework of the International Post Corporation through the intermediary of the research companies TNS, Ipsos and Quotas.
About Ziedot.lv
Charity organization Ziedot.lv has been operating for 14 years and provides individuals and companies with the opportunity to help others via the Internet. Ziedot.lv offers a possibility to conveniently and securely donate to selected and verified charity projects, follow the progress of the projects and be confident that the donation will reach the recipient. Ziedot.lv does not withhold any commissions or intermediation fees on donations, and 100% of the donations are used for the designated purpose.
Additional information:
Gundega Vārpa
Head of External Communications
Phone: +371 67608505
E-mail: pr@pasts.lv; gundega.varpa@pasts.lv
twitter.com/latvijas_pasts; facebook.com/latvijas.pasts
Ilze Ošāne
Communications Manager
Phone: +371 67289339
Mobile phone: +371 29400422
E-mail: ilze@ziedot.lv
twitter.com/ziedot_lv; facebook.com/Ziedot.lv