The event ended at 1pm with 250 tonnes of aid packed
Aid for Lebanon being packed by volunteers at Expo Centre Sharjah. All photos: Ahmed Ramzan / The National
Organisers said 3,000 volunteers came out to support the event
Goods such as tinned food, blankets, rice, tea, dates and sugar were packed into boxes
The initiative is called 'UAE Stands With Lebanon'
Volunteers pack up blankets for the needy
The Sharjah drive and another one at Dubai Expo City, on Sunday, comprise a second round of aid collection to support Lebanon
Volunteers busy packing boxes of essential aid for displaced people in Lebanon
Volunteers came from different nationalities and all walks of life
The goods were packed into boxes and will be dispatched for Lebanon swiftly
Expo Centre Sharjah was thronged with volunteers looking to do their bit
Stephen Anderson, director of World Food Programme UAE and representative to the GCC, centre, packing boxes. Mr Anderson said the UAE had stepped up in a big way.
Volunteers packing vital supplies
The event ended at 1pm with 250 tonnes of aid packed
Aid for Lebanon being packed by volunteers at Expo Centre Sharjah. All photos: Ahmed Ramzan / The National
Organisers said 3,000 volunteers came out to support the event
Goods such as tinned food, blankets, rice, tea, dates and sugar were packed into boxes
The initiative is called 'UAE Stands With Lebanon'
Volunteers pack up blankets for the needy
The Sharjah drive and another one at Dubai Expo City, on Sunday, comprise a second round of aid collection to support Lebanon
Volunteers busy packing boxes of essential aid for displaced people in Lebanon
Volunteers came from different nationalities and all walks of life
The goods were packed into boxes and will be dispatched for Lebanon swiftly
Expo Centre Sharjah was thronged with volunteers looking to do their bit
Stephen Anderson, director of World Food Programme UAE and representative to the GCC, centre, packing boxes. Mr Anderson said the UAE had stepped up in a big way.
Volunteers packing vital supplies
The event ended at 1pm with 250 tonnes of aid packed
