The association Astrade, integrated in the federation Full inclusion Region of Murcia, has organized its second march for the inclusion of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), which will be held on Sunday, April 8 at 10 am from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento , and with which he hopes to awaken the solidarity of Cartagena and overcome the participation of last year, which was more than 600 people.
The presentation has been carried out by the Councilor for Sports, Obdulia Gómez;
next to the vice president of Astrade, Francisco Javier Jiménez;
the president of the Manzanicos Sports Club, Francisco Sánchez;
and the director of the Cartagena CaixaBank business area, Carlos Merelo.
The objective is, once again, the social inclusion of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder whose families promote this regional association that manages a center in the city.
This activity will serve to commemorate the International Day of Autism that is commemorated every April 2, as reported by the mayor.
The II Astrade Route will start at the Town Hall Square and end at the Plaza del Rey, where various activities prepared by the organization will be developed.
Registration is now open and all interested can register until Friday 6 on the Internet by visiting the page of the Athletics Federation of the Region of Murcia www.famu.es
The fees range from 4 euros for children up to 12 years of age to 8 euros for adults.
In addition, there is a 'Dorsal 0' for all those who want to collaborate with this NGO.
All participants will receive a bag that includes a T-shirt and they can pick up their numbers at the starting point from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. before the start of the race.
Fco Javier Jiménez has indicated that to organize this popular race has had the Manzanicos Sports Club and Cartagena City Council and the sponsorship of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, which has collaborated economically and with volunteers.
The event has also counted on collaborators such as Obra Social "la Caixa".
Jimenez explained that part of the benefits will go to a new project that consists of integrated units in the community, where a group of about 10 young people will do activities in integrated premises in the neighborhoods and in the city center.
The first of these premises will be hosted by Cartagena and will be, predictably, at Plaza Juan XXIII.
ASTRADE is an association formed by almost 500 families throughout the autonomous region of the Region of Murcia, whose goal is to improve the quality of life of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families and composed with 26 other associations the Plena federation Inclusion Region of Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena