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The initiative aims to encourage young people to combine holidays and solidarity.

The first informative session will take place on the 20th Conchita Ruiz recalls that 'participants can choose how to collaborate, when and how long because, in short, the important thing is to help as much as possible'

The City of Murcia, through the Department of Social Rights and Development Cooperation, led by Conchita Ruiz, presents with the Foundation Jesus Abandoned a volunteer with 'charity flavor' for this summer.

This campaign puts the accent on these imminent vacations, but the entity develops its volunteering throughout the year.

The objective is to make an appeal to all the people who want to combine summer and solidarity.

This campaign, aimed especially at young people, has as its motto 'solidary flavor', which has been embodied in an image representing ice cream jars of Jesus Abandoned.

"July and August are months in which a special reinforcement of volunteering is needed, and to propitiate it the services of Jesus Abandoned do not close.

It can be done in the social dining room, in the day center or in the reception center for a couple of hours, in the morning or afternoon.

The important thing is to collaborate as much as possible ", commented Conchita Ruiz.

Last year, in the summer months, 46,500 catering services were served, 420 people were welcomed at the Santa Catalina facilities and up to 85 people used the Day Center in a month, open uninterruptedly.

On the other hand, people with more than one year of experience can carry out an international volunteering through Juan Ciudad ONGD and the Hospitaller Order of San Juan de Dios (OHSJD).

Registration for the first coordination information session will take place on June 20 and for the following July 19 and August 1 - They can be done in the web form www.jesusabandonado.org, through email in volunteers @ jesusabandonado.org or by calling 637 101 821.

Those who sign up for this initiative of the Jesus Abandoned Foundation will conduct an individual interview to learn about the service they will develop, the center where they will carry it out and the teammates.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia