SID Group reaffirms its commitment to education and promotes reading at the Cristo Rey Book Festival

Santo Domingo, R.D. – The culture and well-being of the communities, Grupo SID sponsors and actively participates in the First Cristo Rey Book Festival by Ediciones Toral and Plan Lea, held from May 30 to June 1 at Cristo Park. This event seeks to bring children, young people, and adults closer to the world of reading, through a varied cultural and literary program.

For Grupo SID, reading is much more than a habit: it is a fundamental tool that opens doors to knowledge, fosters creativity, and develops a deeper understanding of the world. With a view to impacting more than 200 children, volunteers from the SID Reading Club will be present at the festival to share reading sessions of the books “Frieda y los ODS” and “Explorando los ODS por un Mundo más Sostenible”.

Each participant will have the opportunity to take home a copy, reinforcing their bond with reading and their commitment to a more sustainable world. This experience will be complemented by interactive activities, such as painting on sustainability and product tastings, creating an educational, creative, and family-friendly environment.

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During her participation in the festival, Ligia Bonetti, Executive President of Grupo SID, highlighted: “Don't stop reading. Here you have the first opportunity to truly become passionate and fond of reading.”

Grupo SID's stand will also feature a selection of books published by the company, as well as copies donated by collaborators, available to all those who wish to immerse themselves in reading during the event. This activity seeks to strengthen ties with the Cristo Rey community, a key and very important community for Grupo SID, reaffirming its commitment to education and access to culture.

With this participation, Grupo SID continues to reaffirm its purpose of generating well-being and social development through sustainable and inclusive initiatives, betting on an education that forms conscious, critical, and committed citizens with a sustainable future.

About the Grupo SID Reading Club

Grupo SID, under its EducaSID program, has a Reading Club made up of more than 115 collaborators, a space where the habit of reading is fostered through meetings in which fiction and non-fiction works that enrich critical thinking and creativity are explored. This club, which reflects the company's commitment to the personal and professional development of its team, has an internal library with books available for loan and donation, thus promoting access to reading and the strengthening of corporate culture.

About Grupo SID

Grupo SID is one of the largest conglomerates of mass consumption companies in the Dominican Republic, with more than 2,000 products and a presence in 21 countries. Focused on the well-being of its collaborators, commercial allies, consumers, and society in general, Grupo SID is recognized as one of the best companies to work for in the country. Its business model, based on sustainability and aligned with the principles of the United Nations Global Compact, allows it to offer products and services of the highest quality, in alliance with brands and companies of international prestige.

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