Over €7,000 raised for charity in MIA’s Lost, Found & Auctioned

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Over €7,000 raised for charity in MIA's Lost, Found & AuctionedHeld last Wednesday, the seventh edition of Lost, Found & Auctioned attracted around 160 people, and raised €7,730 for The Sovereign Order of Malta.

MIA said that over 90 items, including a number of mobile phones, branded sunglasses, and watches, went under auctioneer Pierre Grech Pillow’s hammer, who hosted the event together with local presenter Peter Carbonaro.

There was also a live performance by Malta International Airport’s brand ambassador Joe Roscoe.

The highest-selling item on the night was a DJI Phantom drone – starting at €200 and eventually going for €750.

MIA said that auctioning items that are never claimed by their owners or confiscated by security personnel is common practice at airports such as Heathrow, Munich, Frankfurt, and Sydney.

The money raised during previous editions of the auction benefitted a number of organisations including Inspire (2016), id-Dar tal-Providenza (2015), Hospice Malta (2014), and The Ladybird Foundation (2013).

The Maltese Association of The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (MASMOM) assists persons who are sick or have special needs, young children coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, religious institutions, and homes.

The Maltese Association organises a number of activities throughout the year, including a daily service of tea and coffee for outpatients at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Hospital, the distribution of 150 Christmas hampers to underprivileged families and institutions, a family fun day and an annual pilgrimage to Lourdes.

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