Highlands +
Highlands + is a meeting point between our Highlands families and our Pastoral and Management team aimed at doing our bit to help improve and change realities in our environment. We work with:
Local projects:
- Great Annual Collection for the Madrid Food Bank
- Almar Foundation. Participation in the night-time charity fun run. Lid collection
- Cáritas. Through specific requests from local parishes to provide milk, nappies, clothes and shoes
- Charity campaigns organised by the parishes in our municipality
- Hogar de Vida by the Golfín Foundation. Nappies and milk collection
National and international projects:
- Twinned school – Mano Amiga Academy in the Philippines. This is the main charity programme run by the school and is focused on providing educational support and attention to over 1,200 families. You can learn more about this project on its website: http://manoamigaph.org/
- Altius Foundation. UFV Foundation and Regnum Christi Schools. Support for the preparation of food boxes and the “Yo Cocino Empleo” (“Cooking Up Employment”) programme, which provides care support to socially vulnerable families and helps them find work
- ABAY Ethiopia. Promotion of development projects in Ethiopia to support children and cooperate on economic and social growth
- Gil Gayarre Foundation. Support for persons with disabilities to develop their lives. Logistics and care support to families that use the centre. Accompaniment for persons with mental disabilities
- Taller Hogar de Nazaret. Charity clothes collections in autumn and spring
- Funding and support for other charity projects with the money raised by our team of parent runners – The Highlands Runners (who combine their athletic spirit with their concern for the most vulnerable by taking part in charity races all over the world: Chicago Marathon, Valencia Marathon, etc.)
- Christmas Market and Charity Festival
Click here for the Highlands Solidarity Blog and more information about all the charity actions supported by our HIGHLANDS + families. Please write to admisiones@highlandslosfresnos.es if you would like to help.