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More than 150 workers from the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT) have already joined the solidarity initiative 'Drop by drop', promoted by a group of employees of the University, to donate one euro of their monthly payroll to social organizations.
The initiative, a pioneer among Spanish universities, was presented this morning by the UPCT rector, Alejandro Díaz Morcillo and the Vice-Rector of Information and Communication Technologies, Mathieu Kessler, who were accompanied by the cartoonist José Manuel Puebla and the Designer Pilar Lorente, authors of the campaign poster.
The Rector has recognized the work of the group of employees of the University who proposed to organize this campaign and said that when they told the idea, "the university did not hesitate to join" and put in place the necessary infrastructure and solve legal and economic aspects Associated with this idea.
"I thank the team of workers for the idea and the determination to develop it," he said.
The UPCT has 1,000 employees, of whom more than 150 have already joined this project.
According to Diaz Morcillo, "that little drop of each makes a sea for the institution".
For his part, the Vice Chancellor of Information and Communications Technologies, Mathieu Kessler, hopes that "soon" will reach the figure of 500 registered in the campaign.
It has also reported that each employee can nominate the social organization to which they want the money raised.
The University has shown its support by facilitating the technological platform so that employees can donate their euro solidarity, and has enabled a budget line to be able to make the donation of workers.
The campaign aims to extend to summer courses, congresses and other activities of the UPCT.
The idea is that each person who enrolls or enrolls has the possibility to donate a euro solidarity.
Source: UPCT
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