Celebration and first draw of the Juan José Burgos Home raffle
The Juan José Burgos Nursing Home celebrated its 48th anniversary this Wednesday, October 29, a date that will be celebrated tomorrow, Friday the 31st, with an artistic activity.
Founded on October 29, 1977, this residence for seniors currently has 48 inmates, both men and women.
As part of the celebration of the new anniversary, the first special draw of the raffle carried out by the institution on Juan Darío Silva Street was held. 432 was the favored bonus on this occasion, corresponding to Rosario Suna, who was awarded a 55-inch TV.
“The Home is turning 48 years old, it dates back to 1977. As a result of this birthday, on Friday the 31st we are going to have a couple of activities, which will take place around noon for which everyone is invited. We are going to have the presence of the artists Alejandro Lemos, Matías Centena, Robert Reys and Pampa Gaucha” confirmed Alvaro Conde at a press conference.
“People from CECAP Melo will also attend to paint a mural on one of the internal walls of the Home” announced the President of the Support Commission.
“It seems like fate, at this moment we have 48 inmates, including men and women, people who are distributed in the male and female areas, respectively, of our Home.” revealed.
“There are places available for both men and women” Conde stated.
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
A campaign has been underway for a few months to collect resources to carry out some works on the building plan. “We are a non-profit civil organization, therefore we have to put a lot of thought into generating these funds” he pointed out.
“We are in the middle of the period, there are still the months of November and December, and we are approximately halfway through the sale of the numbers, we have something like 460 bonds marketed. The last little push remains. Soon, according to what we have spoken with Washington Perdomo who is the promoter of the raffle, the car will be on display at Saravia and Batlle y Ordóñez, corner of the Bank of the Republic, with a seller there. Anyone who wants to stop by, You can purchase your number right there.” summoned.
“When the raffle was launched, it was thought that on the day of the anniversary we would have to do a raffle so that any of the people who had bought in cash or who were up to date with the quota could participate in the event” stated Álvaro Conde.
It should be remembered that the bonus has a total value of $2,100 for those who pay it in cash, but it can also be paid in 5 installments of $500 each. “The Fiat Movi zero kilometer vehicle will be raffled on December 22 as a Christmas gift” hill.
