Budapest Airport donates more than 35 million HUF for Christmas
2024-12-23 08:06 [Médiainfó - www.mediainfo.hu]
In line with its corporate social responsibility programme, this year Budapest Airport has again selected organisations and institutions to be supported with a total of 36.5 million HUF on Christmas.
Budapest Airport, part of the VINCI Airports network, considers it a priority to help the disadvantaged, and has made awareness-raising and education, as well as the development of the surrounding areas, a central part of its responsibility strategy.
In December, the company donated funds to the Bethesda Children's Hospital, the Save Lives Foundation, which makes dreams come true for children who are seriously ill or recovering from life-threatening diseases, the National Ambulance Service and the Aviation Cultural Centre.
Bethesda Children's Hospital
On 13 December, Minister for National Economy Márton Nagy and Francois Berisot, the CEO of Budapest Airport, handed over 20 million HUF to the Bethesda Children's Hospital on behalf of Budapest Airport. The cheque representing the donation was accepted by the hospital's director general, János György Velkey.
Commenting on the donation, Francois Berisot, the CEO of Budapest Airport, said, "Like any major economic player, Budapest Airport has a responsibility to the environment and the society in which it operates. In this respect, it is hard to find a more important cause than the well-being and healing of children. I am delighted that this year, we have had the opportunity to support such an important institution as the Bethesda Children's Hospital, and I trust that the donation will help the specialists working there to continue to treat children at their usual high standard, in an even more modern environment and with even more modern equipment."
The Bethesda Children's Hospital will use the funds to purchase steam sterilization medical equipment essential for operation. The high-temperature steam sterilization function of this state-of-the-art device ensures the effective disinfection of medical equipment, thus minimizing the risk of infection. This will make the treatment of children at Bethesda even safer.
Save Lives Charitable Foundation
Cooperation between Budapest Airport and the Save Lives Charitable Foundation, which makes dreams come true for children who are seriously ill or recovering from life-threatening diseases, is not new; the airport operator has supported the work of the organisation on several occasions. This year, it donated nearly 10 million HUF from the proceeds of the Runway Run airport running race, and at Christmas, it handed over to the "dream wizards" the 1.5 million HUF collected in its "take steps for a good cause" activity, organised for employees. Budapest Airport launched a campaign among its employees this fall. The original goal was to collect 30 million steps, in return for which Budapest Airport offered a donation of one 1 million HUF to the foundation. However, the willingness of the employees to help exceeded the original target. More than 35 million steps were collected, so Budapest Airport increased the donation to 1.5 million HUF. The money was used by the Save Lives Charitable Foundation for its "Make the magic of Christmas come true" campaign, to help make Christmas brighter for families with sick children, whose circumstances do not allow to buy presents for their kids.
National Ambulance Service
As in the past five years, Budapest Airport has supported the work of the National Ambulance Service. Thisyear, the company donated 5 million HUF to the organisation before Christmas, which usually uses the donation to refurbish ambulance stations in the area. The aid will be used to improve the working conditions of ambulance service staff and for technical developments, whereby the Pestszentlőrinc ambulance station can be renewed.
Budapest Airport and the National Ambulance Service have been working closely together for five years now, as part of which the airport operator provided support to the ambulance service during the coronavirus pandemic.
Aviation Cultural Centre
The Aviation Cultural Centre, which operates the Aeropark Museum next to the airport and organises very popular airport tours, plays an important role in preserving the relics of civil aviation in Hungary, sharing its values and raising awareness of the world of aviation. The vehicles on display in the Aeropark are not only displayed, but also periodically renovated and the visits provide a unique and professional insight into the history of aviation. Budapest Airport attaches great importance to awareness-raising and education, which is why it supports the organisation with a donation of 10 million HUF this year, which will be used for the worthy preservation of the relics of civil aviation.
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