The New Theater Circus of Cartagena will host the charity gala 'Baila por Rascasa, I Encuentro de Escuelas de Baile', which will take place next Saturday, June 30, at 9:30 p.m. and whose proceeds will go to the Rascasa Association.
This solidarity event has the collaboration of the City of Cartagena, through the Department of Social Services.
To present this event before the media, the first mayor of Cartagena City Council, Ana Belén Castejón, appeared;
the vice president of the Rascasa Association, Elisa Gómez - Vázquez and the dance teacher, Juan Miguel Zubillaga.
The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, has recognized the important work that the rascasa association carries out in the municipality, especially in the neighborhoods of Los Mateos and Lo Campano to fight against the social exclusion suffered by these areas, marginalized areas " who need a lot of continuous and very active intervention. "
At the charity gala, 14 academies from Cartagena and Murcia participate, which will hold a dance exhibition with the aim of raising funds so that Rascasa can continue working in these disadvantaged neighborhoods, which still live in a situation of social exclusion.
For its part, the vice president of Rascasa, Elisa Gómez-Vázquez, said that the tickets for the charity gala 'Baila Por Rascasa, I Encounter of dance schools in Cartagena', will have a price of 5 euros per person, which will be allocated to this association.
They can be purchased at Rascasa (968120304) and at the Circus Theater ticket offices.
In addition, those interested in collaborating with the Rascasa association and with this event may do so through row 0: ES86 3058 0220 6827 2020 1158.
Gómez-Vazquez, recalled that the Rascasa association began its activity in 1990 to work for insertion in the districts of the Mateos, Lo Campano and Santa Lucia, "are neighborhoods where there is a population at risk of very vulnerable exclusion, children , men and women who have in Rascasa a reference to go when they need. "
In addition, it has highlighted that "the association guides, supports and accompanies them in the search for their personal autonomy and in their social and labor insertion".
To conclude this presentation, the dance teacher, Juan Miguel Zubillaga, from whom the idea of ​​carrying out this initiative was born, has indicated that from the organization they wanted the dance schools to coexist in the same gala and show their different dances, not only at its end of year gala, but in an independent event.
In addition, the vice president of Rascasa, Elisa Gómez-Vázquez, has emphasized that "with this charity event, in addition to raising funds is intended to value the work that is carried out from the association."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena