The Consistorial Palace of Cartagena has been the scene of the award ceremony of the Christmas campaign of the Commercial Area 'La Milla', which consists of a monthly payment of 200 euros for a year.
The deputy mayor of the city, Ana Belén Castejón, and the president of the entity, Esperanza Bermejo, were in charge of giving it to the person who was the winner in the draw held on January 11, Asunción Martínez.
The winner, in addition to receiving this gratification, has also enjoyed a visit to the building next to the mayor and the president of 'La Milla'.
Martínez deposited his ticket at the Fravamayor butchery and this one was the winner of almost 50,000 participations, a figure that has risen compared to previous editions of this Christmas campaign.
During the act of delivery of the check, the Deputy Mayor has congratulated the recipient and all her family for the prize obtained, as well as the Commercial Area La Milla since "in view of the number of tickets that have been distributed, Made a very good campaign, that has served to promote and to make people cheer. "
Therefore, has ventured Castejón, "if next year repeat with this award, will be missing ballot boxes".
For its part, the President of the Commercial Area La Milla has been satisfied with the result of the campaign and has assured that "we are delighted to have given the prize to a neighbor and customer for many years of all the businesses of La Milla" .
And is that, he explained, that was the ultimate goal of the campaign, "rewarding the loyalty of our customers."
In turn, the winner has been grateful to the businesses that make up the Commercial Area, where she has made purchases since she began living in Cartagena 33 years ago, while encouraging the Cartagena "to continue to buy" in The small shops.
He assured that "this is good for everyone" and that he will invest this monthly payment in "continue to buy in La Milla, some dinner and a granddaughter who is coming."
Finally, the deputy mayor stressed that Martinez "reflects the Cartagena people who recognize the professionalism and high quality of the products of traditional commerce" and stressed that "Cartagena is rich in many issues, including traditional trade , Which has been able to resist the bad times, and that is where the City Council is doing in this legislature a greater emphasis to help in the promotion for citizens to do as Asunción and encourage to buy in small business.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena