Together for a Cause: Christmas Solidarity Campaign in Viseu

The Universidade Católica Portuguesa is once again organising a national Christmas Solidarity Campaign until December 17. In Viseu, the campaign is associated with the Ready to Help project and the Ordem Terceira de S. Francisco de Assis.

Ready to Help is a Solidarity Action Project developed by students of the Viseu Regional Centre of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa and currently counts on volunteers from several higher education institutions in Viseu: students, collaborators and professors.

It is a project that focuses on various solidarity dimensions such as literacy, health/wellbeing and environment.

Its premise is Help to Help, which after the success of last year's campaign, this Christmas, will deliver clothes that were donated throughout the year, to three institutions: Cáritas Diocesana, Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa and Centro de Apoio a Deficientes de Santo Estevão.

The Ordem Terceira de S. Francisco de Assis, based in the Church of Terceiros Franciscanos in Viseu, has as its mission to observe the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ following the example of S. Francisco de Assis.

With this purpose in mind, several initiatives have been carried out, such as a charity called Pão de Santo António, for more than four decades.

This initiative consists of giving support to people, through monthly vouchers that entitle them to bread and milk. Apart from this monthly initiative, support is also given to difficult and proven cases, in the payment of electricity, water, medicines, etc. At Christmas, it is usual to donate baskets with food products.

Take part in the collection of clothes and food for these two causes, and drop off your donation at the University Building Hall or the D. José Pedro da Silva Library Hall.