Many social and cultural Marbella celebrities attended the gala dinner offered by the Marbella Asociación Horizonte Proyecto Hombre held on Saturday 31st March 2007 at Hotel Fuerte Marbella to commemorate the XXV Anniversary of the Asociación. The event, presented by the Televisión de Marbella journalist, Jesús Jaén, was also attended by David Pérez, representative of the non profit organization Tierra de Hombres, and Juan José Soriano, Manager of Proyecto Hombre Málaga.
More than 199 attendees wanted to support the work that the the Asociación Horizonte has been carrying out in the capital of the Costa del Sol. 40,000.00 € have been raised by the Asociación thanks to the contribution of anonymous persons, companies and entities such as La Caixa, The Rottary Club, Bodegas Osborne, Café Camelo, Enlace 3, Isoluz and Fila Cero. The funds raised this year shall go to the project being developed by the Centro de Inserción Social Las Albarizas.
The gala dinner was entertained by the Orquesta Ritmo Andaluz musical group, and a raffle was organised during the event, drawing many presents donated by companies such as Marycarmen Joyeros, Gómez y Molina, Tapicería Gancedo, Fendy, Jerónimo Muñiz, Restaurante Ruperto de Nola, El Baño, Grupo el Fuerte and Restaurante El Papagayo.
The president of the Marbella Asociación Horizonte Proyecto Hombre, Isabel García Bardón, pointed out “the solidarity atmosphere of the gala dinner and thanked all attendees for their effort, especially to the volunteers of the Asociación”: Furthermore, this year’s main goal is “to help the least favoured children”, as stated by the Manager of the Málaga Proyecto Hombre.
About the Asociación Horizonte
The Asociación, which assists an average of 50 young people per year, works on different projects such as the educational therapeutic programme helping people with drug addiction problems, and prevention programmes. These programmes are held at the insertion centres located at Las Albarizas, La Patera and El Ángel de Marbella. Likewise the Asociación runs a 24 hours monitored shelter flat for drug addicts who follow a treatment, apart from giving advice to their families and training volunteers.
The Asociación Horizonte was created in 1982 by a group of Christian married couples with the aim of helping marginal youngsters. During the first years the activity was focussed on talks on drug prevention at the Marbella schools, and in 1984-1985 the association cooperated with the Málaga Bishopric and the Franciscan Tertiary Order, and founded the Málaga Centro Español de Solidaridad, which together with its Board run the Proyecto-Hombre Programme for Málaga and its province.
