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VOLUNTEERINGName: Simy Matthews, Middle East Quality & CSR ManagerProject: Delivering Aid to Needy Foreign WorkersAbout the projectAngel Appeal and Helping Hands provide relieffor neglected foreign workers. One groupthey help are those on abandoned vessels,left without adequate food, water or meansof communication. They also help foreignconstruction workers and other laborers.How is Crown involved?In Dubai, Crown was the first company to helpabandoned seafarers, quickly gathering cartonsof supplies for the workers. In Bahrain, theteam gathered and also helped distribute food,supplies and a few rare treats to constructionworkers living in cramped, dirty accommodationand earning below minimum wage.Through a partnership with Take My Junk,Crown is encouraging customers to donatefurniture and household items they no longerwant to these very needy foreign workers.What did you achieve?We have helped improve lives in tangibleways through our efforts, and by raising aboutUS$40,000, so that the workers can have eventhe most basic comforts, like taking a showeror speaking to their families back in their homecountry. Finding new homes for unwanted goodsalso helps the environment by reducing waste.We continue to support this group by donating apercentage of proceeds to the aid organizations.