A total of 15 awards were presented by the Mijas Town Hall on International Volunteer Day, celebrated last Friday, 5th of December, in a ceremony that proved the perfect way to thank associations and individuals for their selfless help throughout the year. Training, accompanying the elderly, palliative care and disability are the areas in which volunteers in Mijas typically work.

The gala was organised by the Volunteering Department and attended by the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), who highlighted that “there are associations that do exceptional work, anonymous people who do not want to draw attention to the fact that they are helping, often silently, and do their bit to help others”.

For her part, the councillor for Volunteering, Mari Francis Alarcón (PP), pointed out that “volunteers devote whatever time they can to helping others, to contributing to different associations, as we have seen today; it has been a very emotional event because we have seen that they did not know they were going to be awarded”.

Fifteen well-deserved awards were presented by the municipality during an emotional ceremony attended by the associations Afesol, Sembrando Sonrisas, AECC, Adimi, AFA Mijas, AFA Fuengirola-Mijas Costa, Avatés, Soroptimist, Apaffer, Fundación Cudeca, Cruz Roja Mijas, Mayores para Mayores and Mejor en Familia.

“We are dedicated to caring for people, visiting them, taking them for walks, helping them with their shopping, going to the pharmacy”, said Juan Manuel Huertas, a volunteer with the Mayores para Mayores Association. 

One of the most emotional awards went to volunteer María Isabel Fernández, from the Sembrando Sonrisas Association, which was collected by her friend and colleague Maribel Alonso, who also received a well-deserved award. “It is for a colleague, Isabel Fernández, who is going through a very difficult time, struggling between life and death. She is in the Cudeca residence. As for my award, to be honest, I didn’t expect it because I don’t think I’m doing anything out of the ordinary”, said Alonso.

All of them belong to associations that stand out for their commitment and solidarity. It was an important day to thank and celebrate so many people for the help they provide in different areas.

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