Some 4,300 euros was raised last Sunday night at the Gala I Benevolent Association Archena 'Arzheina' (Association of Relatives of Patients with Alzheimer and other dementias of Archena).
€ 3,500 could be collected on tickets to the gala, about 700 attended the Summer Cinema, and the remaining $ 1,000 from raffles and donations, given by various establishments archeneros.
The Association 'Arzheina' takes three years working in Archena and already make up about one hundred members.
The president of the association 'Arzheina', Encarna Navarro said at the end of the show, that "we have tried with this gala to raise this money to contract for the academic year next to specialists who can provide a large number of people affected by this disease Archena classes in Cognitive and Physical Stimulation for Patients in Phase One. "
Presented and directed by Peter Thomas Barnes, host of a local radio station, and Aithor Martinez, a former professional model, starring the artists, some from the municipality and others in the commerc, Marti, Anyelo, Fany Hidalgo, Ruben Diaz, David Sanchez, Amalia Dance School Abenza, Rabel Pando, tears of hope, Rafi, Nazareth and Crystal Planet.
The Gala took three hours and was chaired by the Mayor of Archena, Marcos Manuel Sanchez, and was accompanied by the council Fuensanta Cano, owner of Citizen Participation, and Mari Trini Gomez, municipal charge of Social Promotion.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Archena