The Riyadh and Jeddah branches of the General Union of Egyptian Overseas Workers pledged its full support to the Million Blankets project, which is a campaign that seeks to collect one million blankets during the winter to send to needy Egyptian residents and citizens. Adel Hanafi, Spokesperson of the Union, said that this project aims to spread a loving and friendly spirit among Egyptians in the Kingdom, as they stand united to help the needy.

Adel Al-Alfi, the Eqyptian consul general in Jeddah, appealed to Egyptians in the Kingdom to participate in this campaign and to stand beside him in spreading word of this work among each other in a way that reflects the patriotism of the Egyptian community.

Al-Alfi pointed out that the Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah made an agreement with shipping company to transfer all blanket donations to Egypt free of charge.

He also noted that the consulate will open its doors to receive the donations of citizens, but stressed that they would not accept any cash donations (i.e. blankets only).

The union similarly expressed its full readiness to provide necessary support to Egyptians in the Kingdom who want to help in delivering contributions to the Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah.