A strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas and around the world shook with the terrible images that caused the sudden movement of land to be baited with the capital, Port au Prince where damage has been substantial and fatalities in the tens.
The Haitian government put the death toll in the earthquake of January 12 up from 200,000.
NGOs around the world, United Nations and anonymous people organized to help the Haitian people.
In San Pedro del Pinatar, MelodyCan Lambel collaboration with the Department of Citizenship and the Department of Celebration and Culture, takes a month macro organizing a festival in which, as stated by Gustavo Ruiz, representative of Lambel, "have been implicated so disinterested, Cultural and Neighborhood Associations, companies and shops in the town for 27 and February 28 enjoy an intense program of activities for all tastes, in fact, according to Gustavo "pretend that this is the Festival Festivals, with choirs and choral rocieros, Flamenco, Hip Hop, Latin, Chill Out, Country, Rock and live concerts by local groups to be held in the Tent of Modern Film Theatre and even a raffle. "
The president of the Spanish Ballet Cultural Association, Raquel Peña, present at the press conference held at the Auditorium of the City of San Pedro del Pinatar, has been responsible for staging the shows will be held in Modern interior Film Theatre where mainly act ballets and vocals.
Alongside them, José María García Ruiz, mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar, has appealed to the solidarity of the neighbors that "with only a contribution of three euros, which costs the entrance to the Festival Macro Help to Haiti, we work with Doctors Without Borders, an NGO that will go towards raising the event and that is helping earthquake victims overcome trauma and wound healing. "
The mayor was very proud of pinatarenses associations "that have managed to overcome the apathy to help the Haitian people, so I hope that all the neighbors go to Macro Festival and support this joint initiative."
Tickets can be purchased in the APAS of schools, the Modern Film Theater box office and the City Council.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar