Modern playgrounds for children offered by E.ON and the Foundation “Pentru Societate”
Starting today, the 15th September, the children from the kindergarten no.6 located on Aleea Curcubeului no. 4 in the municipal town of Botoşani have a nice playground, in a safe environment. The initiative for the project of refurbishing and equipping the playground in Botoşani belongs to E.ON România in partnership with the Foundation “Pentru Societate” who have born all the afferent costs for four similar places, having the total value of 545.000 euros.
In 2008, E.ON România in partnership with the Foundation “Pentru Societate” started an important social responsibility project that reflects our desire to be as close as possible to the community and its needs, within which the first playground was equipped, in the municipal town of Sibiu. Starting with this school year, over 1000 children from four kindergartens in the municipal towns of Botoşani, Baia-Mare, Resiţa and Alba-Iulia will enjoy new playgrounds, modernly equipped.
In each location the E.ON employees have also contributed to the completion of the works, joined together during a day of volunteering. They have cleaned and painted the small fences in the yard, have made the finishing touches, so that the children would be invited, at the beginning of the school year, to fully enjoy the playgrounds.
“A shadow was cast above the small universe of the children from our kindergarten by the lack of a properly equipped playground. Things changed radically, thanks to some generous entrepreneurs. Thus, starting from this school year, the kindergarten is the most coveted and dreamed about place by each child, thanks to the special effort of E.ON and the Foundation “Pentru Societate”. We are indebted and wish to thank them sincerely, we the team of teaches, as well as the parents and children, the main beneficiaries of this playground”, stated Mrs. Mirela Maria Achirei, the director of kindergarten no. 6 from the municipal town of Botoşani.
„”Playgrounds for children” is a project that is a part of the E.ON România corporate responsibility policy, through which we hope to be closer to the community, to get involved and find solutions to certain community needs. We are happy to contribute to the insurance of decent and safe playing conditions for the little ones and are interested in improving the educational environment, believing that this involvement will have long-term positive effects. We are pleased to see that this initiative was supported by our employees through their voluntary involvement. We also thank all those who contributed to making this project possible” stated Mr. Frank Hajdinjak, the General Director of E.ON România.
At the playground inauguration festivities in Botoşani held today, on the 15th September, the children from the kindergarten no.6 received gifts and saw a theatre performance specially staged for them by famous actors of the Ariel Theatre from Târgu Mureş.
The furbishing and equipment works for the playgrounds have reached an end in the municipal towns of Baia Mare, Alba Iulia and Reşiţa and are prepared to offer the children a lot of joy and confidence in the future.
