The Association of Oncohematological Families of Lanzarote AFOL celebrated last Saturday night the XVIII charity dinner at the restaurant of the Casa-Museo El Campesino. A solidarity event that brought together about three hundred diners and raised about 10,500 euros.
One more year the people of Lanzarote responded to the call of AFOL. exhausting all available places allowed in the capacity of the restaurant in record time. The association also had the institutional support of the Cabildo, Art and Culture Centers of Lanzarote, city councils, commercial firms and anonymous people who contributed important gifts which were raffled during the dinner among the attendees. As always, highlight the professional work of the staff of the Casa-Museo El Campesino restaurant for the effort they make to serve each of the diners who received as a prize the loudest and longest applause of the night.
The evening featured the musical performance of the Madrid singer Ángela Luque, a great professional who conquered the audience with a repertoire of very lively songs such as Derroche, El Talismán or A quién le importa, at which time some abandoned their seats to improvise their choreographies.
On such a special night, the president of the association, Carmen Arrocha, addressed words of affection to the patients and families and of vindication.
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"AFOL will continue to claim and demonstrate that health is the most important thing we have and that united we can all fight for the right to a dignified health. The doors of AFOL are open and available to try to solve everything that is in our hands. In this period, we have continued to contribute and support, at all times, the needs and their services. Looking for the way and the means that was, to obtain the resources that they requested; for AFOL, there is no rest. We are with them, because they are brave, tenacious and face with courage what comes, they are our family. Our objectives are being achieved, with perseverance, it is our commitment not to falter. We said last year that soon, there would be radiotherapy on our island, but as you all know we have had to go back to the streets to make our needs heard. It is difficult for them to understand that united resources are achieved sooner and putting themselves in the place of others is difficult for them to assume. For AFOL, it has not been in vain to go out and communicate to the inhabitants of Lanzarote and La Graciosa that we cannot stand idly by, we must demand our rights and fulfill our duty. We thank all those who accompanied us. "Health is not everything, but without it everything else is nothing."