Jake continues to collect food for animals whilst in hospital

Dec 24 2022

Despite being in hospital for around 2 months, sports-loving Jake Vella has been raising literal piles of food for animals in need.

Puttinu Cares shared an update of Jake’s fund-raising, showing a Christmas tree surrounded by a large amount boxes and bags of food for animals living in shelter.

And the call has resonated to many, as the Christmas Tree has attracted the donations of distributors and suppliers who donated food to the cause. Miller Distributors donated the sum of €350 of dog food from Borg Cardona Pet Supplies.

The Christmas Tree is situated at Mater Dei Hospital, with Puttinu Cares urging people to switch buying a gift to buying a bag of animal food and donating it.

‘Jake thanks you in advance and wishes you all a Merry Christmas!’ Well done Jake!

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Local boxer raising funds for girl with €1 per one burpee challenge

Dec 24 2022

Local boxer Steve Martin has taken on the mission of fundraising money for a little girl who suffers from a rare disease known as Tatton Brown Rahman Syndrome.

Martin will be undertaking a €1 Burpee Challenge for little Kate to help her raise money for treatment, which costs around €2,500 every month for treatment.

The boxer explained on Facebook that he will create a 3 hour window on live video to do as many burpees as possible, inviting all his ‘generous friends, businessmen & companies’ to pitch in.

‘All money goes directly to Kate. I am willing to do it even if there’s only one person who is willing to donate’ he said.

Martin will be undertaking the challenge on Boxing Day (quite fitting given his sports discipline) and urges people to donate to the family’s Revolut number: 79051866. Those interested can follow Martin’s mission on his social media as the big day looms closer.

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Frostbite by just being outside for minutes in the US

Dec 24 2022

As Malta prepares itself to have one of the sunniest and warmest Christmas holiday seasons, things in the US have taken a much colder front.

Various international news portals are reporting how temperatures in the US could drop as low as a whopping -45°C, leading to people getting frostbite by just spending a few minutes out in the open.

Over 200 million people – two-thirds of the US population – have been affected by this intense cold as it stretches all the way up to Canada and even down to Mexico.

The storm has been branded as ‘once-in-a-generation, with a weather pattern called a ‘bomb-cyclone’ dropping on the 23rd of December as the air pressure drops drastically.

Temperatures hitting the aforementioned -45°C mark means people could contract frostbite in under five to ten minutes, damaging skin and tissue of hands, feet, ears, noses and lips.

President Joe Biden has even issued a warning, saying that this is not a snow storm that invites people to play in it like when they were kids. ‘This is serious stuff’ and has urged people to stay indoors and as warm as possible to wait the weather out.

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We’re not having a ‘White Christmas’

Dec 23 2022

The weather is expected to be delightful on Christmas Day, with the Maltese Islands set to wake up to sunshine and pleasant temperatures on December 25.

The maximum air temperature is forecast to reach 19°C on Christmas Eve and 20°C Christmas Day, while the minimum night-time temperature is set to hover around 13°C-15°C during the weekend. A browse through the Meteorological Office’s archives reveals that the highest Christmas Day temperature on record was registered in 2009 at 23.6°C, while the lowest temperature had dipped to a chilly 3.7°C back in 1986.

While all will be mainly sunny and bright, not all will be calm on Christmas Eve, as the Northwesterly wind is expected to be rather strong to strong, becoming rather strong later in the day. However, Christmas Day is not expected to be as windy, with the Meteorological Office forecasting that a moderate to rather strong Northwesterly wind will blow throughout the day.

No rain is on the cards for the coming days, with a look at past Christmases showing that it has been eight years since it last rained on Christmas Day. Back in 2014, the Meteorological Office had measured 0.2 mm of precipitation on December 25.

Mild temperatures and sunny weather are expected to extend into the coming week, with highs of 21°C forecast until Tuesday and light to moderate winds blowing from Boxing Day onwards.

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