THE solidarity paella which is organized every year by the City Council of Guadalajara with the sponsorship of the Provincial Deputation on the occasion of its Fairs and Festivals, will be next September 10th from 2:00 p.m., in the San Roque picnic area, with the hope of reaching more than 5,000 guests.
It will have a symbolic price of 2 euros per portion and the money raised will be used this year for the benefit of the Accem entity.
A solidarity activity that has been part of the municipal festive program for more than a decade and that was presented this Friday, at the San Roque picnic area, by the mayor of Guadalajara, Ana Guarinos, and the president of the Provincial Council, José Luis Vega, in the presence of several representatives of the club The drunken cakeand the Accem entity.
The president of the Provincial Council, curiously, recalled that during last year’s paella de peñas, 600 kilos of rice were cooked, after having mentioned the importance of this activity for its double objective, that of meeting and being in solidarity with an entity that works with people in situations of social exclusion, Comidas Populares being once again the company that will be in charge of its realization.
Vega congratulated all the people of Guadalajara and the supporters of Guadalajara for “being the soul of the festivities”, congratulations that he addressed to all the towns of the province that are celebrating their patron saint festivals these days.
For her part, the mayor of the capital, Ana Guarinosstressed that, “fortunately”, in the programming of Fairs and Festivals there is a growing number of solidarity activities, “because the party is not in contradiction with solidarity”.
Guarinos invited everyone to participate in this popular meal, because “with very little contribution, you can help many people to have a better life”, thanking, in this case, the integration project that Accem has been carrying out for three decades. “associations that, if they did not exist, would have to be invented”, he stressed.
“Guadalajara is a welcoming, responsible and committed city and solidarity and this solidarity paella is one more example that it continues to be so,” explained the mayor, while also mentioning its success after eleven years and thanking the Provincial Council for its sponsorship and the clubs because “without them the organization of many activities like this would not be possible.
From Accem, the deputy territorial director, Amparo Centeneraexpressed his gratitude to both institutions, which “once again demonstrate their generosity and collaboration” with social entities, in this case with this association, which in the first half of 2024 alone has already served more than 6,000 people, a task that they want to continue working on to improve the quality of life of those who need it most.
For its part, from Bizcocho Borracho, a club that is celebrating its 25th anniversary and which will be the preacher of the day of the chupinazo, one of its representatives, Manuel Arribas, He thanked the institutions for their collaboration and encouraged all fans and citizens in general to attend the paella.
