Lidl Cyprus donates €110,000 to the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society

Lidl Cyprus, in line with its corporate values, has supported the important charitable work carried out by the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society.

Within this framework and during a press conference that was held on 30 January, at the offices of the Society in Nicosia, the company handed over a check worth €110,000, an amount of money which will cover the operating costs of two rooms, through the Palliative Care Centre Room Adoption Programme ‘Arodaphnousa’.

As noted in a press release from Lidl. the said amount of money was raised with the general public’s valuable contribution during Lidl Cyprus’ recent initiative entitled ‘Giving Love. From 11 to 31 December 2023, with every digital scan Lidl Plus card, the company donated €0.50 to the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society. Specifically, during this period, a total of 219,589 scans were carried out, from which a total of €109,794.50 was collected, however, the company proceeded to donate the amount of €110,000.

It is worth noting that last year, in addition to this effort, Lidl Cyprus carried out various other initiatives and actions to support the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society. These included the full coverage of all expenses of two spectacular charity concerts entitled ‘200 Guitars with Nikos Portokaloglou’, from which all revenues, amounting to €40,000, were given to the Society. In addition, for the eleventh consecutive year, the company entirely covered the Food Programme of the Palliative Care Centre ‘Arodaphnousa’ with product donations worth almost €20,000. The company, for 11 years, has been actively supporting cancer patients through the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society with an overall contribution of over €1,000,000, the press release notes

"Lidl Cyprus, with consistency and responsibility towards society and its members, demonstrates its firm commitment to social contribution and continues to contribute to the society as a whole, on the way to a better tomorrow for all," the announcement concluded.