22 February, 2023

Red Crescent Donations

A huge thank you to everyone who donated blankets, food, clothes, teddy bears and toiletries for those affected by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey.

Red Crescent came this week and were overwhelmed by your generous donations. Some of our students helped load up the truck ready for the items to be taken to the aircrafts, which on arrival will be distributed accordingly.

Once again, our BIS Abu Dhabi family have come together to support those less fortunate than ourselves.

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