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The Mayor thanked the efforts that made this educational community to organize a charity race for the "Day of Peace and Non-Violence" and the exhibition "Lorca Corners", with which raised the contribution made today.

The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, received this morning to a representation of the educational community of Sun City College, which has given a donation of 3957 euros '5 Bureau for Development for the City of Lorca launched to manage donations received in their accounts to those affected by the earthquakes and floods that have hit the city in the last two years.

Jódar explained that "this important contribution, of which there are already few, comes from what they raised in both charitable activities organized during the past school year, being 2280 euros '3 I achieved a career fair held to commemorate "Day of Peace and Nonviolence," '2 and 1,677 euros from the sale of paintings by Lorca and children who were exposed in the Cultural Hall CajaMurcia and Regional Library in an exhibition called "Corners Lorca ".

Lorca Mayor thanked the entire educational community of Sun City College this great gesture full of solidarity, through which we can continue to help those who are suffering more natural disasters that have so damaged our town.

"Not only have they contributed economically, but they have since working together and making known their city, something very important," said the mayor.

Francisco Jodar said "education is not only transmit knowledge about language, mathematics or knowledge of the environment, is mostly learn values ​​that should guide the steps the man. Solidarity is one of the values ​​that we promote especially among smaller and actions as conducted by this center are very important in the educational process and help us create a better future, solidarity, harmony, commitment to the difficulties. "

In this sense, we must remember that students in 5th Primary School of Sun City and the Bureau for Development donated € 650, collected through the creation of a cooperative of artisan products, originally intended to use to pay their trip.

The mayor pointed out that "the Bureau for Development which has become an essential tool in helping victims Lorca two recent disasters in this city, having distributed more than 3'8 million from more than 4,500 families affected by this disaster. Thanks to the solidarity of all Spain, channeled through the City Council, have been able to meet the basic needs of the amounts, anticipated financial amounts for rent or aid to the injured.

Jódar lamented that "little by little flame of solidarity fades, so it is very important to get donations like this that today we received a reminder that Lorca, but is recovering, still need help and for citizens, groups and companies can make donations keep open the joint account at Banco Santander with the number 0049 50 17 912 117 626 269 ".

In this sense, we must remember that, at the express wish of the Mayor, the fate of the economic contributions that reach the Consistory solidarity without giving specify a specific purpose, it is decided jointly by all political parties in the municipality, citizens' associations affected, NGOs such as Caritas and the Red Cross, the three governments, among others, in order to promote transparency, participation and responsibility in the management of them.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca