On March 12th, a very emotional afternoon was experienced in the auditorium of the "Rafael Doménech Pardo" cultural center.
For this 23rd edition of the drawing competition, nearly 1,600 works were submitted by primary school students from all the schools in Benidorm. Of these 1,600 drawings, approximately 300 were selected for exhibition at the Casa del Fester so the jury could view them and make their decision. After tallying the scores, the main prizes were awarded as follows:
Chloe Sellés Leonte, first prize in the 1st Cycle of Primary Education.
Myriam Moreno Carbonell, first prize in the 2nd Cycle of Primary Education.
Sara Martínez Bravo, first prize in the 3rd Cycle of Primary Education.
The winner of the drawing to be used as the poster for the 24th Drawing Competition in 2027 was Abril Bobante Miravet.
In addition, 2nd and 3rd prizes were awarded, along with 4 honorable mentions. and around thirty students qualified per grade level. In total, almost one hundred schoolchildren received awards.
The three schools with the highest participation also received a cash prize, with the final standings as follows:
1st CEIP Bautista Lledó
2nd C. Ntra. Sra. de los Dolores
3rd C. Costa Blanca Internacional
We are grateful for the collaboration of our sponsors, without whom none of this would be possible.
Mayor Antonio Pérez Pérez took the opportunity to present a reproduction of the ONCE lottery ticket that was sold in November, which depicted the discovery of the Virgin of Suffrage.