This morning was handed the collection of Cabo de Palos Cross 201 4 to four associations: Aidemar of San Javier, the Little Sisters of the Poor Cartagena, the Cancer Association of Cartagena and Assido.
Thanks to the contribution of the 1,500 participating runners, has managed to raise four thousand euros, dividing thousand euros each association.
The event was attended by the Councillor for Sports City of Cartagena, Diego Ortega and San Javier, Carlos Albaladejo, besides the president of Athletics Club La Manga, Martin Fuentes and members of its board.
The trial, held last July, was organized by the Athletics Club La Manga, in collaboration with the Department of Sports Cartagena and San Javier.
The Cross is seven years and has grown little by little, they explained the president, Martin Fuentes: The Cross began its first edition with 700 runners and now, in the sixth year have been counted 4,000 participants.
For seven years have raised a total of 15,000 euros in grants have been distributed by various associations.
Councilman Sports City of Cartagena, Diego Ortega wanted to thank, congratulate and honor the Athletics Club La Manga for their effort: It is expensive to organize an event.
The departments are required, but in this case the Athletic Club was not required to coordinate a Cross, with the effort involved.
It is an event that many people come from all over Spain and the Athletics Club is an example of what the clubs in Cartagena, according Diego Ortega. There is a collaboration between the two councils and two municipalities.
We coordinate, because it is our duty, continued explaining the mayor of Sports of Cartagena.
Councilman Sports City of San Javier, Carlos Albaladejo has also expressed his thanks and highlighted the coordination between the two municipalities that bears the fruit sporting events like this Cross.
He also wanted to thank the Club Athletics its effort to organize an event of this size as volunteers, in addition to the confidence inspired to bring together so many sponsors.
Then we proceeded to the delivery of four donations of checks thousand euros.
The first partnership has been picked Nursing Cartagena, after Aidemar of San Javier, the Spanish Association Against Cancer and Assido Cartagena.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena