15 July, 2014
Major donation by Montes del Plata to the National Emergency System
The company is supplying 1,800 mattresses, 2,000 comforters, 1,800 pillows, 2,000 blankets, 5,000 sets of sheets and 2,800 towels.
Montes del Plata has donated a significant amount of mattresses and bed linens to the National Emergency System (SINAE). The donations will be used, initially, to attend to the needs of persons evacuated their homes due to the recent flooding of the Uruguay River.
The initiative was developed a few weeks ago by Montes del Plata after forecasting possible inclement weather. The company started internal coordinating actions so materials available its various housing centres could be ready to be used by those who needed them the most.
In total, the company donated 1,800 mattresses, 2,000 comforters, 1,800 pillows, 2,000 blankets, 5,000 sets of sheets and 2,800 towels that SINAE can also use for other institutions and projects, such as the Uruguay Crece Contigo ("Uruguay Grows with You") programme at the Office of Planning and Budget (OPP), social initiatives by departmental governments, programmes at Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) and others.
Both the Office of the President and SINAE stated their immediate interest in the donation and an official ceremony took place at the Executive Tower. During the event, Presidential Chief of Staff Diego Cánepa and officials the National Emergency System thanked Montes del Plata for its contributions to the programs that help resolve the complex situation in the littoral region.
Montes del Plata had already donated lodging infrastructure the temporary housing in Punta Pereira that housed 1,088 persons to Plan Juntos ("Together Plan") in an amount equivalent to USD 3.84 million.
Furthermore, the 1,800 person lodging located in Carmelo as well as the 150 home neighbourhood in the city of Colonia del Sacramento will be donated to the Colonia departmental government for social purposes.
In addition, Montes del Plata is building a 30-home neighbourhood in the city of Carmelo that will be donated to Ministry of Housing, Land Use and Environment (MVOTMA).
Coinciding with this operation, Montes del Plata has supported nearly 50 organizations in Conchillas, Carmelo and Colonia by supplying over 6,500 items that were part of its housing solutions during the construction stage of the company´s mill. Educational centres, sport and recreation organizations, social assistance organizations, police stations, neighbourhood commissions and health centres have received all types of items, including chairs, LCD televisions, beds, ovens, stoves, refrigerators, cabinets and more.
