Charity campaign "no child without toy"
The City Council and 'Frente Bolillón' launch a new edition of the charity campaign 'No Child without a Toy'
Families interested in participating in this initiative will be able to submit their application from November 15 to December 10 at the Carmen sports hall, from 10:00 to 12:30.
Individuals and companies can collaborate with this initiative that will distribute gifts to some 300 families in the city during the Christmas holidays.
The councilor attached to the Sports and Youth delegation, José Antonio Bandera, and the president of the 'Frente Bolillón' association, LuÃs RodrÃguez, today presented the 27th edition of the Christmas charity campaign 'No Child without a Toy', which a another year he will distribute gifts to some 300 families in the city with financial difficulties.
The municipal manager has valued the collaboration between both entities that aims, in addition to other actions, that all children in the city receive gifts during the Christmas holidays.
José Antonio Bandera has highlighted the "great solidarity work" carried out in the city by the 'Frente Bolillón' association, which for 29 years has been working altruistically to help the people and entities that need it most. Likewise, it has indicated the different initiatives promoted by the City Council to guarantee that all citizens have their basic needs covered.
The councilor has made a call for individuals and companies to make an effort to collaborate with this solidarity action. Those interested in donating new toys or making a financial contribution should communicate it through the email Frentebolillon@hotmail.com or by phone 6066430888.
The president of the 'Frente Bolillón' association, LuÃs RodrÃguez, has reported that in recent years this campaign reaches an average of about 500 children between 0 and 12 years old. In addition, it has specified that the selection of beneficiaries is carried out through a database that the association has and a list of users provided by the municipal delegations of Social Welfare and Women.
RodrÃguez explained that families with a lack of resources who want to take advantage of this campaign must request it, from November 15 to December 10, at the offices of the municipal delegation of Youth, located in the Carmen pavilion, from 10 a.m. at 12.30 pm. These people must present the application form, which must be accompanied by photocopies of the parents' DNI, photocopy of the Family Book, updated working life of the parents, certificate of the beneficiary of the benefit or unemployment subsidy and original registration certificate of the family unit (minimum seniority 2020). In addition, it has specified that toys can also be requested by all those people who are familiar with families with needs who have not enrolled in this program.
Finally, José Antonio Bandera and LuÃs RodrÃguez, wanted to thank the support of the local companies that each year collaborate so that this campaign can continue to be carried out, as well as the new ones that this year join this cause, such as the case of Infancia sin Fronteras, MGI Toys, 'San Lorenzo' nursery, Hotel Elba, Publiluna, La Caixa, Real Club de Golf Guadalmina, Carrefour Estepona, Santo Cristo de la Vera Cruz Charitable Construction Association, Kempinski Hotel, El Golf Club ParaÃso, Bodega Doña Felisa and Fundación '24 Horas Deportivas.