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The Christmas campaign, which will bring you, has come to an end and today the closure of the collection point for toys in the administrative building of San Miguel Street has taken place.
This point was inaugurated last December 12 and during these more than ten days has received the solidarity of the citizens who has contributed new and unpacked toys, contributing to ensure that no child under 12 years of age is left without a toy and show their smile for Christmas.
The last day of the toy campaign was attended by the mayor of Cartagena, José López, and the president of the Regional Assembly, Rosa Peñalver, as well as the representatives of the institutions and collaborating companies.
Councilor Francisco Calderón, Juan Pedro Torralba, Ricardo Segado, Carmen Martín and Obdulia Gómez accompanied the mayor.
The first mayor thanked all collaborators and volunteers for their work and dedication during these days.
Now is the time to do the lots to meet the 1800 requests they have received, although they still do not have exact figures of the toys that have been donated, as the mayor has said, many children will be able to have more than one gift.
José López has extended his gratitude to all the Carthaginians who have once again demonstrated their ability to open their hearts and scratch their pockets.
We must remember that the neighbor is the next, the one who lives next door and can be having a bad time, the mayor has sentenced.
To finish the first edil has presented the last gift that has arrived at this campaign of toys of the hand of the management of ONCE in Cartagena, a plush of a selling dog from ONCE bearer of the coupon of Modernism to be played today, 28 from December.
Five and a half million coupons with the image of the Gran Hotel will be distributed throughout Spain as a rubric of the commemoration of the Year of Modernism.
All the toys collected will be classified by age and sex until December 30 with the collaboration of volunteers, and on January 3 and 4 will be officially delivered to more than 50 toy requesting entities to reach all families.
This campaign, organized by the City of Cartagena, has had the collaboration of other companies and entities such as Telecartagena, El Corte Inglés, Practiser, Cartagena Futsal, Cartagena Bikers Club Circuit, Eroski;
As well as the European Center of Competences and Qualifications, the Navy, RAAA 73, UPCT, Santa Lucia Hospital and Cartagonova Stadium (in collaboration with Cartagena FC and Foundation), the Regional Assembly, the Holy Week Guilds, the group Musical Salsa Street, Red Cross, Carrefour, ONCE, the Federation of Neighborhood Associations of Cartagena and Comarca and the chain SER.
COLLABORATION OF THE ARMADA
The Navy has contributed to the campaign of the City Council delivering 750 toys so that they can be distributed and that no child under 12 years is left without toy, adding for the fifth time to this initiative.
The donation was made possible thanks to the contributions of the military and civilian personnel of the ships and units of the Navy in Cartagena.
For the collection, three areas were activated: the Marine Infantry School "General Albacete y Fuster", the Military Arsenal and the Third of Levante, so that the civil and military personnel assigned in Cartagena will make their contributions.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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