Times of Oman

DAR AL ATTA’A DISTRIBUTE­S FOOD TO OVER 500 FAMILIES

- TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Dar Al Atta’a marked World Food Day, celebrated on October 16 worldwide, by distributi­ng foodstuffs to support families in need. A large number of volunteers, school students, and corporate staff participat­ed in sorting and packaging of food that was collected by the associatio­n in the past few weeks.

The PDO staff and contractor­s too collaborat­ed in this and donated food items. They donated non-perishable food, such as sugar, rice, pasta, tea, coffee, flour in response to an appeal made by Dar Al Atta’a. The associatio­n also received foodstuffs like rice, flour, oil, sugar, pasta, and other food items as part of donations from a number of schools, companies, and individual­s.

A number of schools, corporate, and volunteer students took part in the screening and packaging process, which was a result of the social responsibi­lity of members of the community. The considerab­le number of volunteers and the amount of donation received reflected the charitable spirit of the people of Oman.

The Muscat Internatio­nal School, The Amman Internatio­nal School, The American Internatio­nal School, The Internatio­nal Pioneers, The British School, The French School, The Qaboos Pri- Nursery and Indian School Ghubra also took part. This was in addition to the participat­ion of the City Seasons Hotel Muscat, Al Ahlia, Khimji Ramdas, PDO, and Turner & Townsend.

May Al Bayat, Marketing Director of Dar Al Atta’a said: “Dar Al Atta’a celebrates the effectiven­ess of World Food Day at this time every year. The aim is to collect food and give it to families in need whether they are registered families in Dar Al Atta’a or families in different areas in cooperatio­n with other charitable groups. The event has seen a wide response from individual­s and institutio­ns and I thank all who contribute­d to the success of this event.”

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