Bjorn Formosa, the founder of charity organisation ALS Foundation, was on Friday named this year’s Laureate of the European Citizen’s Prize for Malta.
Mr Formosa was nominated for the award, handed out to some 50 citizens and organisations across Europe annually, by Labour MEPs Marlene Mizzi and Miriam Dalli, and received the joint backing of Nationalist MEPs David Casa, Roberta Metsola, and Francis Zammit Dimech.
“Bjorn has shown what true selflessness, civic sense, generosity and altruism really mean. He is an inspiration to us all and is turning his pain and suffering into an opportunity to help others. Bjorn definitely deserves to be honoured with the European Citizen’s Prize.” Ms Mizzi said.
On accepting the award, Mr Formosa said he felt this was recognition for the work he and some many others had been doing together.
“This is not my award but is for all those who I have been working with,” he said.
Mr Formosa made national headlines when he donated €100,000 on live television to fund research into the degenerative disease that afflicts him.
And, with his wife’s help drummed up the funds to build Dar Bjorn, a care home for people living with ALS and other motor-neuron…
