COMPETITION FOR MAZARRON RESIDENTS

XXII Edition of  "MAZARRÓN DAY TO DAY"

This year work will revolve around the 440th anniversary

Mazarron 's citizenship, of both the young and adults, are asked to share one more year in the "Mazarrón Day by Day" organized by the People's University (UPM) and has now opened its deadline for submission of papers, for which one can compete in 6 different modes. These are Poetry, Short Story, Writing, Photography, Comics, and Drawing and Painting. The competition is divided into various categories ranging from primary school courses to adults, resulting in a total of 25 categories.

The presentation has been made by the Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo, and the director of the UPM, Jose Maria Lopez Ballesta, who have encouraged participation and stressed that this year the works should refer to the celebration of 440 years of independence the municipality, although the actual theme can be of the students choosing. Thus, students of the municipality may participate actively in this celebration and artistically capture the learning from the E-Books on the history of Mazarron, edited and presented by the City Council last week.

All persons residing in Mazarron as well as those that somehow are linked to Mazarron can compete and each participant may submit up to 3 works until 30 March. The students should present the work preferably in their respective schools, while adults have to take them to the Universidad Popular or send them under the title XXII Consursos y Premios "Mazarrón Dia a Dia", to Constitution Avenue, 65 CP 30870 - Mazarron (Murcia).

There is a prize of 200 euros for the adult categories and 50 euros towards school supplies for the younger ones. The awards ceremony will be held on April 20 and an exhibition of the entries will take place in the Universidad Popular between 20 and 29 April.

The Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo,  shared with Ballesta Lopez the idea of ​​"spending 5 minutes for the soul and creativity" through participation in this contest and has called the contest "smart" because, by involving the centres, "it encourages children to take an interest in participating in the activities of the municipality."