Businesses and associations assisted in the charity event with 200 gifts that were raffled between all participants.
The local mayor, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, urged citizens to "continue to cooperate actively with the Association to combat disease and help patients and their families in the municipality."
Sunday November 14, 2010.
Puerto Lumbreras traditional hosted charity dinner last night of the Cancer Association which was attended by over 300 lumbrerenses.
Among those attending were members of the Local Assembly of the Spanish Association Against Cancer in Puerto Lumbreras, headed by its President, Ana M ª Cerrillo, members of various associations and businesses in Puerto Lumbreras, and members of the government team.
The event was also attended by the Mayor of the town, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, who encouraged all participants to continue working with the association to fight this disease.
For its part, the president of the local board of the AECC, Ana Maria Cerrillo, thanked the consistory and the different entities collaborating with this event every year adds a greater number of lumbrerenses.
During the charity dinner were drawn over 200 gifts were donated by businesses and local associations.
With the celebration of the traditional charity dinner, the Association Against Cancer raised over 3,500 euros that will help the association provide more resources and support for people with this disease.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras