“Danone”, prize Golden Spike of food banks.

Madrid, October 2011.- The Golden Spike was handed over to the President of DANONE D. Javier Robles from the President of the Spanish Fund of guarantee agrarian D Fernando Miranda who appreciated the efforts of the company in support of food banks and thanked all those who make it possible for the distribution of food of the European aid programme to the more need ” and especially the volunteers of the Bncos food. D. José Antonio Busto, President of FESBAL, noted that in DANONE, the 52 food banks, Spain, had wanted to reward a particularly supportive company that shares the concerns and efforts by food banks to help food for the less well-off.

The event, held at Hotel Occidental Miguel Ángel was also homage to the more fingers thousand volunteers that make possible the functioning of the food banks in the person of Mrs. Maruja Cascante Dávila, voluntary Food Bank, Barcelona to its President D. Antoni Sansalvadó awarded badge of gold banks of food for his generous and long career as a voluntary.

for its part, the General Director of volunteering and promoting Social, community of Madrid, Ms Laura Ruiz de Galarreta delivered the Golden Spike Accesit D. Antonio Rodriguez, President of farm Rodríguez Serrano ” and on his behalf to all suppliers of the food banks.

The President of FESBAL, (d) José Antonio Busto, presented the award special mention the notaries D. Pablo and Antonio D. of hope, whose notary supports with its professional competence for some time, legal needs of the Federation.

D. José Antonio Busto, in their words of thanks to the winners mentioned the increase in the number of people in need that food banks provided help through associations of charity or welfare dealing directly with those at risk of social exclusion.

make mention of companies providing their assistance through the delivery of food or services, noted the importance of the food from the European programme of aid to the more in need (HDPE), which in Spain are managed by the Spanish background guarantee Agraria (FEGA) and distributed by food banks and the Spanish Red Cross. To speak of the HDPE, José Antonio bust showed the great efforts that are making Red Cross, Caritas and the Spanish Federation of food banks in coordination with the European Federation, FESBAL belongs, to avoid the sharp decline in the European Union funds for this programme and to give a legal basis onlyLida allowing its continuity and consolidation. In that regard he thanked Spain Government and the Ministry of environment, Rural and marine, as well as the Spanish members of the European Parliament, the support they are providing to these actions.