Axarquia • Issue No. 2057 • 5 - 11 Dec 2024
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Bancosol’s campaign thanks “Heart-warming community support” AS Christmas time draws near, it’s a time to be generous and think of our nearest, dearest and perhaps those who have less than ourselves. In Nerja and Maro, this spirit of benevolence and kindness has been warming the air with a festive glow as the area has been thanked sincerely for their copious donations to the recent Great Collection 2024. The local coordinator of Bancosol, Eli Villasclaras, who led the Great Collection campaign has paid special thanks to the area, for an outstanding contribution to this year’s collection. Last weekend, many local supermarkets participated in the event, allowing customers to contribute to a worthy cause. Villasclaras, Bancosol’s
Credit:Facebook:@Ayuntamiento de Nerja
Bancosol gives thanks for Nerja and Maro’s kindness in Christmas Collection.
Head of Volunteers, Mari Fe Rico said: “Thanks to the support of our neighbours, Nerja has been the municipality in the Costa del Sol Oriental Axarquia region that has raised the most during this campaign.” They thanked the many
supermarkets “for opening their doors, for providing us with the space, and for working side by side with Bancosol to make this Great Collection a resounding success.” They also went on to thank the volunteers: “Their dedication and commitment,
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Dana hero awards Over 100 medals for extraordinary efforts AFTER unprecedented flooding caused by the DANA in Malaga in mid-November, the region of Velez-Malaga is now honouring the many heroes. Thanks to preventative protocols, alert warnings and enforced measures, no lives were lost when heavy rainfall hit the region on November 13. The day has drifted into the past but unbelievably, rescue efforts continue thanks to volunteers and charities like the Red Cross. On Friday December 6, proposals for individuals, associations and staff who were imperative in the before, during and after stages of the floods will be put forward ready to be awarded on January 20, 2025, coinciding with the celebration of the local patron saint, San Sebastián. More than 100 recognition medals will be awarded - many to members of the police force who worked tirelessly.
from the first moment to the last minute of the collection, have been fundamental. Each one has made it possible for this campaign to be a success.” Bancosol proceeds will go towards financing micro and small enterprises led by women in Bolivia.
Torre del Mar’s Bethlehem “2,000 figure Nativity scene on display”
TORRE DEL MAR’S large Bethlehem (Belén) model will showcase more than 50 square metres from the Nativity scene, complete with around 2,000 figures. Visit it from Monday to Sunday in the Nuestra Señora del Carmen Cultural Centre - Antigua Azucarera building, in the morning and afternoon. Every year, the unique display depicting the Biblical nativity opens for the public, welcoming thousands of visitors as the historical scene is
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The proud launch of the Belén Nativity scene in Torre del Mar.
brought to life in all of its wonder. No detail is missed with emblema-
tic buildings and biblical passages reenacted in the form of sets and
hand painted figurines. This year it features a waterfall, reminding visitors of Axarquia’s spectacular scenery. The walls will be tastefully decorated with Christmas postcards made by Torre del Mar’s schoolchildren, participating in the ‘Cipriano Maldonado’ Painting Contest, whose winners will be announced soon. Torre del Mar invites “all the neighbours to be able to contemplate this work that has been done with so much love,” inspired by the town itself.
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