Mercadona announced a donation of 40 million euros which will be awarded directly to its employees affected by DANA in Valencia on October 29, with the aim that they do not have to rebuild their lives from scratch.
As explained in a press release by the distribution company chaired by Juan Roig, the money will be given to workers affected by the flood with a fixed value for houses and vehicles, of which they will receive the amount next Thursday, the 21 november.
Thus, the Valencian supermarket company will provide aid to employees who have seen their homes compromised. Specifically, 50,000 euros for total loss of the house, 25,000 for partial loss and 5,000 for small assets.
Likewise, regarding the loss of vehicles by DANA, Mercadona will deliver up to 15,000 euros per car, 5,000 per motorcycle and up to 500 for scooters and bicycles of its employees. “All of Mercadona, customers, workers, suppliers and shareholders, join in the pain that all of Valencian society is suffering because of DANA,” explains the company.
Help for SMEs
At the same time, Marina de Empresas, an entrepreneurship and innovation hub promoted by Juan Roig, launched the platform Alcem-sewith a total allocation of 25 million euros and which will be intended to help SMEs, businesses, startups and self-employed workers affected by DANA.
The objective of the initiative is to reactivate the economic fabric of the affected areas as quickly as possible, thus trying to reduce as much as possible the number of businesses that close, according to Marina de Empresas in a statement.
To speed up the procedures, data subjects interested in receiving assistance (companies with approximately 1 to 15 workers) will have to fill out a form activated on the platform where they can express their needs (advice on locating suppliers of machines or materials, for obtain new customers and reactivate sales or directly financial aid).
After the request, the technicians of EDEM, Lanzadera and the Angels They will evaluate each case presented, prescribing to whom assistance can be offered and how it materializes: from meetings with specialists to direct financial assistance, which will be non-refundable and They can reach 10,000 euros.
