The City of Mazarrón and 'Aqualia' did yesterday awards the XI edition of the International Children's Painting Competition that the water company held every year to mark the 'World Water Day', celebrated on March 22.
In the town of Mazarrón, 2 schools have been awarded in this contest that was born under the slogan "The future of water looks good because you paint you," school attended 3 and 4th Primary, from schools 1,000 municipalities in Spain and Portugal.
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, accompanied by the delegate of 'Aqualia' Interior of Murcia, Angel Jimenez, the Councillor for Education, Maria Celeste Soria, and the head of the Municipal Water, Agapito Perez, presented the awards to Francisco Yúfera Moreno, CEIP 'Infanta Leonor', and Sergio Rodríguez Sáez, CEIP 'Francisco Caparros' who have been finalists from among more than 36,500 students have been introduced this year, 20% more than in 2012.
Of these, 214 have been 6 schools in Mazarrón, demonstrating the great involvement of the municipality with the event.
The school received a game 'Ecosystem Clementoni' each, with which they can analyze water quality, sow plants, experiment with the natural water cycle, attract rain and more.
Angel Jimenez thanked "the efforts of the children of Mazarrón, which have shown great involvement, which encouraged the company to continue developing initiatives like this that allow instill from the base of the great responsibility we have with management and responsible use of our limited natural resources. "
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, praised the initiative of the company "because it serves to convey important messages to young people, who are the future."
The mayor said that "in this way, not only better known and integral water cycle, but also learn to value the work involved to take home with full warranty, quality and quantity, using technologies that make them life easier and to help them consume more responsibly. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón