In collaboration with the Sports Associations sporting events will be organized annually to assist charitable initiatives for children through UNICEF.
This afternoon has delivered the first check to UNICEF Solidarity with the latest collection of sports competitions organized in the town.
The Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras and sports associations in the municipality will work with UNICEF to promote joint initiatives to benefit children.
To do this, the session with the Sports Associations annual sports competitions organized solidarity whose proceeds will go to UNICEF.
This afternoon has delivered the first check Solidarity with the funds raised in the municipality sports competitions like the San Silvestre race, the popular career-Esparragal Station or Regional Cross City Puerto Lumbreras.
The Councillor for Youth, Sports and Volunteering, José Aragón, the Councillor for Equality and Child Welfare, Catalina Gázquez, and the presidents of sports associations of the Esparragal, Veloaventura and Trilumb have delivered the Cheque Solidario to M ÂŞ Pilar López Martínez, president UNICEF in Lorca.
In this sense, the Councillor for Youth, Sports and Volunteering, José Aragón, explained that "this is a new way of collaborating with UNICEF solidarity through sport. From the Department would like to thank all our athletes who join the sporting events with which we support charity projects for children in need. "
Thus, UNICEF Spain is one of 36 national committees that contribute to the work of the United Nations Fund for Children.
Thus, his work in developing countries is to improve the living conditions of children and ensure that their rights to survival, quality education and protection from abuse are met.
For his part, the president of UNICEF in Lorca, Maria Pilar Lopez, thanked this new partnership that will promote sports associations in collaboration with the city, and noted that UNICEF "promoting sport is key to help their targets childhood development, knowledge and fulfillment of their rights. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras