This is the second time in just three years in which the work is being developed by the Department of the Mayor receives the largest regional distinction, and in 2010 also awarded the project "Back to School.
Policy Councilmember Mayor of the City of Lorca, María del Carmen Ruiz, reported that the municipal area has been awarded by the Autonomous Community Awards Mayor of the Region of Murcia in this year for the development Sponsorship Project among the largest residences and schools in the municipality.
Jodar Ruiz explained that through intergenerational program we have decided to strengthen relations between different generations and promote the maintenance of solidarity between them.
In this regard, we have enhanced efforts to promote the elderly, youth awareness and fight against discrimination on grounds of age.
During 2012 we conducted a sponsorship campaign between schools and residences.
Jodar Ruiz said that thanks to the implementation of this project, for months we have seen how children Lorca came to nursing homes to represent his plays, share games, conduct collective gatherings or reading materials.
They were all full of magic moments that have allowed both major and small learn from each other and gain friendships that have continuity in time.
Today we can say that thanks to this initiative are a bit more cheerful and school are a little wiser.
That is the main prize.
So we put our expertise available to governments and organizations wishing to explore this beautiful project and its benefits to develop in other areas.
This is the second time in just three years in which the work is being developed by the Department of the Mayor receives the largest regional distinction, and in 2010 also awarded the project "Back to School", by which a group of elderly volunteers, consisting of over 60 tasks performed by unpaid traffic control at the entrance and exit of schools to ensure maximum safety of students.
Jódar Ruiz said that first award was extra motivation to keep working on activities that involve our older would mean a benefit for society and especially for children.
The mayor of the Mayor has detailed through these sponsorships, has managed to create spaces of interaction where children had the opportunity to share with our biggest different cultural activities that take place in their respective ability to capitalize upon this potential and socio-cultural resources offering older residents, new forms of entertainment and relationship building.
It also has established long-term relationships between different generations, enabling, promoting and enhancing feelings of solidarity and welfare values ​​between them.
The objectives of this project are:
Encourage meeting spaces and interaction among seniors and children in the municipality of Lorca favoring his touch.
Promote the exchange of knowledge, experience and services between people of different ages
To promote interaction and cooperation among alumni / ae and the elderly.
Achieving spaces between these sectors of the population.
Provide support and mutual benefit all generations involved
Encouraging new ways to escape the social isolation of the institutions both residential and seniors who live in them
A dozen participating schools
Note the work of students and teachers from various schools in our town for the solidarity shown towards older adhering to some sponsorship initiative residential or continuing the same.
Schools that during 2012 and so far this year have been visiting and sponsoring our residences have been:
Residence Sunday Sastre, who is clothed by:
San José Public School
Jose Robles Public School
Colegio Virgen de las Huertas
Caser residence, which has been sponsored by:
St. Joseph College of shared theater with our elders.
Virgin College gardens Halloween occasion paid a visit to our elders, also performed on the occasion of Christmas.
Colegio José Robles visited our school on the occasion of Christmas
St. Francis College, also visited our elders on the occasion of Christmas
Asylum of San Diego, which has the support of:
Narciso Yepes College who shared at Christmas one day with our biggest Holy Family School
Colegio San Cristobal with a performance at Christmas.
Colegio Juan Gonzalez
Colegio de San Jose with a play with children of different age welcoming spring on April 15
Mercy College of mothers during this year and last year many students share their time with those of older games tables sharing residence with the same well as moments of reading together or also with a performance at Christmas dates.
Catechesis Group of San Diego.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca