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UNED Dénia back out to the street to exchange culture of solidarity

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Event Date: April 25th 2017
Event type: Other events
Site: UNED Dénia (Municipal House of Culture)
Schedule: From 8 in the morning to 22 hours
Home: Free
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For the fourth consecutive year, the center organizes associated UNED Dénia solidarity day 1 1 book x kilo, The way from the center have been implemented to collect food that will go to the Bureau of Denia and thanks to which, in the last edition, managed to collect 2.000 kilos of food.

The mechanics are simple: everyone who brings a kilo of food to the cause can choose a book to take home. In this way, next Tuesday, 25 in April, from the 8 in the morning and until the 22: 00 hours, at the doors of the UNED, in the Municipal House of CultureThe small library in which the exchanges will be installed.

But the collaboration of many people to make this work is necessary. That is why Secretary of the UNED, Elena Donderis, has called the whole society to sign up as volunteers throughout the day, regardless of their availability. The center already has students and teachers signed up as volunteers, and hope to have many more people during the day on Tuesday.

The presentation of the joint initiative 1 1 book x kilo was attended by the director of the UNED in Dénia, Raquel Martí; Councilman cultural Rafa CarrióAnd representatives of the entities that form the Bureau of Dénia.

Ways to collaborate with 1 1 book x kilo

From the UNED Dénia they have established three different ways to collaborate with this day. The Primroses are providing them food and personal hygiene products. Foods no special demand for vegetables, salt or lactose-free milk, while personal hygiene there is a need diapers especially the 3, 4 and 5 sizes.

The second way to collaborate is to sign up as a volunteer for the day. Those interested can do so at the office of the center, and can do so for as long as willing and able. He spoke about this experience one of the volunteers who has worked in previous editions, branded experience "very pleasant" and he encouraged everyone to participate.

The third and final way to collaborate is providing books for exchange. Books may lead to the headquarters of the UNED until Tuesday. Also, they remember that the organizers are collected throughout the year.

A country of poor workers

Collection of the day 1 1 book x kilo It will go to the Bureau, part of Dénia by the Red Cross, Caritas Interparroquial, the Salvation Army and the association Stretch out your hand. Representatives of these organizations were present at the presentation ceremony and showed their concerns and appreciation.

From Caritas InterparroquialThe pastor Manuel Fontanet praised the identity of this initiative, "Spread the culture, and culture should not be lost". For his part, the representative of the association, Siro Gómez, said that decreased the number of users in recent months, but now is more needy users. Gomez reported observing a situation coming a while now: even though many of the people who come for help do officially justifying that are in a precarious situation, the actual situation is not so. Gómez made reference to people living in the informal economy, have certain income per month and still come for help to Caritas.

In this situation, Zahira Galindo, of Red Cross I affirm that "When in doubt, Red Cross helps". The local assembly of Dénia remember that there is more work, but is very precarious. Where appropriate, they help the neediest families by providing not only food, but through workshops and activities that help them improve their mood.

In the same vein José Vicente Gilabert expressed, of Stretch out your hand, Which he described Spain as "a country of poor workers". And no wonder, since the figures used from the association indicate that 70% of users are people between 44 and 76 years with scarce resources, while the remaining 30% are people generally undocumented and serious problems marginalization and social exclusion.

For his part, Cristóbal Álvarez, Salvation Army, invited those seeking the functioning of the association to attend its headquarters to see first-hand how they get the resources are managed.

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