The company's chairman of the Municipal Transportation Tarragona, Juan Jose Berrio, and the worker who launched the initiative to help the people of Lorca (Murcia), Juan José Abril, have given the council of Foreign Citizens and Universities Council of Tarragona, Francisco Zapater, a check for 18,000 euros to benefit the victims of earthquake in the town of Lorca, to send it to the town council.
During the ceremony, Councillor for Citizen Relations and Universities Francisco Zapater, stressed that this initiative is "unusual in our society" that "honors the EMT workers," whom he thanked for their generosity, since, has emphasized, "so society is built and managed to be better together."
Also explained that the city of Tarragona and has been in contact with the Councillor for Citizen Participation City Council to send a donation Lorca. "
According to Francisco Zapater, "the council has been very surprised by the fact that a group of just over 200 workers have collected a huge amount of money having given up a day's pay for it."
The Municipal Transport Company of Tarragona is formed by 207 workers and decided last June at a meeting in an act of solidarity, voluntarily set aside part of the salary for a working day for the victims of the earthquake in Lorca.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Tarragona