ARAMEX, the total transportation solutions provider, has delivered over 500 tons of food and medicines including 400 tons donated by the UAE residents as part of its ‘Aid Lebanon With Us’ campaign to support Lebanon.
The company has teamed up with Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) and Majid Al Futtaim Group to set up a relief network to collect aid donations for Lebanon.
ARAMEX’s task force promptly devised an action plan to assemble tons of aid materials from the various collection points and sort them out by categories namely food, hygiene products and medical supplies. The team packaged these materials and shipped them to the set destination in Lebanon.
ENOC, the petroleum specialist, and Majid Al Futtaim Group have set up drop points at ENOC’s various stations and The MAF Shopping Malls including Deira City Centre and Mall of the Emirates.
Tons of aid material - ranging from food, through hygiene products such as soap and cleaning fluids, to medical supplies – have been collected. Additional medical supplies for chronic diseases such as heart ailments and diabetes have also been contributed.
Hussein Hachem, ARAMEX Vice President for the UAE and Oman, said: “ARAMEX is fully committed to assisting the people of Lebanon. We have seen a tremendous response and have been encouraged to extend the resources we have put behind this campaign.
“The support of the people of the UAE for this campaign has been 100 per cent and we have seen a constant stream of donations and contributions which were sent to Lebanon.”
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ARAMEX (PJSC) listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM: ARMX) - is the leading provider of total transportation solutions, offering express delivery, freight forwarding and logistics solutions. Founded 24 years ago, ARAMEX employs more than 4,800 people in 240 offices spanning five continents and has a strong global alliance network offering worldwide presence.
