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The contribution, valued at more than 820,000 euros, is composed of tiles, HVAC equipment, fire protection equipment, equipment and material for electrical installations.
Among other buildings, is planned to allocate the material to the rehabilitation of the headquarters of the People's University, the local sports complex social Europe and Lorca.
5.diciembre.2011.
Commercial Director of the Regional Directorate This BBVA, Yolanda Martinez, and the mayor of the Murcian town of Lorca, Francisco Jodar Alonso, have signed a partnership agreement whereby the Bank donates 30 tons of different construction materials to the City of this city, which was hit by two strong earthquakes on 11 May.
This material is designed to contribute to the rehabilitation of municipally owned buildings that were severely affected by earthquakes, as well as repairing their damaged facilities and services.
The signing of the agreement took place this morning at the Centre for Local Development of Lorca, and the ceremony was also attended by the Councillor Recovery Management and earthquakes, Saturnina Martinez.
"When we talk about corporate responsibility BBVA, sums up an idea reflects our vision as a company: 'We work for a better future for the people'. With this view we are here in Lorca, doing our small bit to help to this city and all Lorca go out on the way toward normalcy, normality that I am fully convinced that with his tenacity and effort, and with the help of all who are part of this community, will be achieved in future not too far away, "Martinez said.
Yolanda Martinez said BBVA's interest in adapting the business to local realities and to strengthen the Bank's commitment to increasingly closer to each territory and the people who form it.
"BBVA is a global financial services group, but also a group that wants to be stuck to the ground in order to meet the needs of their customers and their fellow citizens. And that is our aspiration to be close to people so Today we are here in Lorca, by signing this agreement with the city, represented by its mayor, Francisco Jodar, "he said.
"We say also that we like to give back to society part of what we receive it, because that is Corporate Social Responsibility. Our contribution to the rebuilding of this great city is only a small return for what the earth receives from BBVA "he added.
Recovery of municipal buildings
The material is donated by BBVA and in municipal of Lorca and has been transported in ten trucks in a work that began on November 11 and have completed the 26th of that month.
In total, the Bank has donated over 30 tons of new building material has not been used in building the financial institution is developing in buildings it owns.
Basically, the materials delivered to the City of Lorca are: tiles, HVAC equipment, fire protection equipment, as well as equipment and material for carrying out electrical installations.
As stated in the agreement signed today by BBVA and the city of Lorca, the material donated by BBVA will be used in various projects for rehabilitation of buildings and municipal ownership units were severely damaged as a result of earthquakes.
Among other projects, it is expected that this material is used in the rehabilitation of the headquarters of the People's University, the sports complex in Europe, as well as local social Lorca.
Therefore, the Mayor thanked the cooperation of BBVA, "whose contribution will help expedite these works that will help restore normalcy to the city."
Lorca Support
In addition to materials, donated four vehicles to the City Council of the local police that the City has with this entity in a lease that ends now, and if they had acquired would have been a payment of 12,000 euros.
BBVA has previously taken other initiatives to help as much as possible to reactivate the normal Lorca.
Thus, after the earthquake and before the difficult situation that faced many of the victims, BBVA offered financial solutions tailored to their customers, tailored payment fees on loans to the new situation and offered subsidies and compensation advances without interest.
In addition, BBVA Seguros Lorca traveled to immediately to address and resolve the doubts of all its policyholders and to deal with the damage of their homes to the Insurance Compensation Consortium.
Recently, BBVA Seguros, has awarded $ 10,000 to the charity project 'Lorca Caritas' by the actions included in the emergency plan implemented by the NGO after the occurrence of the earthquake, including highlighted its collaboration with the emergency services; support resumption of school in the district of San Cristobal, the census of population affected and food preparation and distribution to affected thousand in the camp were enabled to provide temporary shelter to the homeless.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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