More than 60 youngsters from the school "La Milagrosa" have participated in the workshop on volunteering conducted by the Department of Civic Participation in collaboration with voluntary organizations and groups from the municipality.
Thus, we have developed several activities to raise awareness about volunteering with young students of 3 º ESO by the technicians responsible for Volunteer Service of the Department of Citizenship and volunteers of the association "D'Genes "Civil Protection and Totana.
Throughout the day, the participants enjoyed different students of different group dynamics in which we worked on the concept of volunteerism, the importance of an attitude of solidarity and cooperation from the young, the types of voluntary associations or entities for volunteers and develop their activities through their collaboration.
Following the intervention of the municipal officers, proceeded to illustrate the testimony of two associations of Totana, the Association of Rare Disorders Totana "D'Genes" and Civil Protection, who told their personal experience of volunteering that has been done and stressed great personal satisfaction they supposed to each of them to see their work reflected in the improvement of the social reality of Totana.
In addition to interventions and group dynamics, youth enjoyed the viewing of several visual projections around this issue.
The Councillor for Citizen Participation, Juan Carrion, thanked the participation of the collaborating institutions and the interest paid by the association "La Milagrosa" to sensitize the students in performing volunteer work.
It has also encouraged all those interested in collaborating with any organization or association to come to the Volunteer Service of the Department of Citizen Participation of the Private Menorca Street Pottery.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana