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The Foundation

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Purpose of the Foundation

The aims of the Foundation, which is responsible for the administration of the assets bequeathed by the 6th Count of Torre-saura, are related to charitable and cultural activities on the island of Menorca. To this end, various initiatives are envisaged, to which the Foundation allocates the majority of the profits obtained from the management and use of the assets it owns on the island.

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Foundation board member

The Foundation is currently chaired by Mr. Roger Louis Joseph Zannier, with Mr. Guillermo de Olives Olivares as vicepresident. The board of trustees is completed by Mr. Emilio J. Zegrí Boada, Mr. Arnaud Daniel Yves Zannier, Ms. Emilie Elda Lucie Zannier, Ms. Sophie Monrose and Ms. Blanca de Olivar Oliver, who also holds the position of secretary of the Foundation.

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Activity report

To date, the Foundation has signed collaboration agreements with various institutions, including those proposed by the Fundació per a Persones amb Discapacitat Illa de Menorca (Menorca Foundation for People with Disabilities), to improve accessibility and care for children with severe disabilities, with Càritas Menorca, regarding programs for children and families facing economic difficulties in areas such housing, food shopping, employment, etc., and Fundació Pere Tarres to fund the attendance of children from Ciutadella at summer activities organised by the Sant Miquel Socio-Educational Centre. Funding has also been allocated to improve the Ciutadella Geriatric Residence, and annual agreements have been signed to provide different scholar equipment to Sant Francesc de Sales and Nostra Senyora de la Consolació schools. In addition, the Foundation actively collaborated in providing aid during such delicate times as those experienced during the pandemic years.

In 2019, the Foundation fully renovated the emblematic Molí des Comte, situated in the center of Ciutadella, and in 2022 the refurbishment of the Ses Truqueries estate, one of its most iconic properties, was also completed.

Currently, restoration work is being carried out on the façades of the main palace (Cas Comte), located between Es Born Square, Major des Born Street and Mirador Street in Ciutadella. Also, significant restoration work is underway on several of the numerous characteristic livestock barns built during the county's most relevant period. The citizen volunteer group GIBET, affiliated with the Societat Històrico-Arqueològica Martí i Bella of Ciutadella, is collaborating in these efforts.

These and future planned actions therefore represent a firm and tangible commitment by the Foundation to the historical and cultural heritage of Menorca.

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