La Caixa and the ACJ celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Carnet Jove in Port Aventura

Tarragona. Vilaseca. Costa Dorada. The Carnet Jove 2011 becomes 25 years old and to mark the anniversary, the Catalan Youth Agency (ACJ) of the Department of Social Welfare and Family and "la Caixa" have organized a party at the Port Aventura theme park on week of May 7th and 8th, which provides assistance to 30,000 young people. Has begun selling the tickets, which can be purchased through cash ServiCaixa. "La Caixa" is the entity that distributes the Youth Card exclusively through its branches. During that weekend, the Port Aventura will offer continuous entertainment. For the occasion, organized by the Youth Card, in addition, various activities and performances throughout the weekend in different parts of the park:  Connect Space: Exhibition of the finalists of the social program Connect calls, access the Portal Solidarity Responsible Consumption, information on grants and draw a bicycle, among others. Scenarios Connect: Carnet Jove holders will be selected to star in different thematic art shows: theater, music, juggling, magic, performance, etc.. It is open period for submitting proposals. Area hip-hop: proactive shows and workshops with music, graffiti and break, by hypnotic Festival. Stage new groups: performance of the winners of the editions of 2010 competitions musical styles most important of Catalonia: SONA 9 Designation of Origin Tarragona Ebro Musik Track Vendrell, Lleida and Direct Live Selva. Space movies: the exclusive premiere of a film by the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia. Area radio: live broadcast of the radio station Flaixbac, participatory activities with young people. Area basketball: 3x3 holding a tournament and various contests, by the Catalan Federation of Basketball. Today started registrations. Engine Space: broadcasting the workouts and the F1 race at the Circuit of Turkey. There will also be activities with MotoGP and F1 simulators, and signatures of pylorus of motorcycle enthusiasts, by the Circuit of Catalonia. Photo Contest: Young people can download, in different screens in the park, photos who have fun during the party. There will be a photo contest and the prize is valued over a shirt FC Barcelona signed by players and a flight to a European capital for two people. Space technology: computers and party space with workshops, talks and games. It is open for the period register. By Cibervoluntaris Association of Catalonia (CiberCut) and the Association of Computer Enthusiasts in the Camp de Tarragona (AAICT). Popular culture: performance castellers the streets in the area. Information points and draws: a total of five points of information inform about the benefits of the Youth Card and the services which government provides for young people. It also held several raffles. Surprises: organizing a mob dance (dance rehearsed mass) and other surprises. Tickets to enjoy the 25th anniversary celebration of the theme park will cost € 7.5 by the holders (the entry will have access to all services from Port Aventura). To facilitate travel to Port Aventura (Salou), enabled five bus routes that come out of the five capitals of province. All information about the celebration can be found www.carnetjove.cat/festa25anys address. History and record holders The Carnet Jove has recorded numerous data sharing during this first century of life, which has become a landmark of collective identity for the Catalan youth. Thus, since its inception in 1986, the Youth Card has issued more than six million cards. In addition, the number of boys and girls between 14 and 30 years who have now is about 518,000, a record which will not ever reached so far. This means that one in three young Catalan is the Youth Card. At the level of Europe, Catalonia is the country that provides more headlines, so much so that one new European owners is Catalan. In total, 38 member organizations, between countries, states and regions, part of the EYCA, the European organization of youth. As bid, the Youth Card offers a total of 7,000 and 80,000 in benefits in Catalonia in Europe. In our country, 16% of benefits are in the field of culture, tourism and mobility 15% and 12% in health and education. The other benefit reductions in technology and entertainment, among others. The advantages not only involve a discount for children, but also act as catalyst for boys and boys encouraged to go to museums, theater, attend concerts, learn English or learn about other countries. Among the landmark moments Youth Card has taken over this quarter century, there are the creation and delivery of the first cards to significant figures in society at the hands of President Jordi Pujol (1986), the approval of all couple cards in Europe (1987), incorporating the type of financial card (1994); the beginning of the commitment to solidarity, contributing 0.7% of the quota holders who paid for NGOs (1997); extending the service to over 25 (2002); ol'entrega Youth Card number 500,000 to Bojan Krkic (2007). Social Orientation The Carnet Jove has also been a pioneer in Catalonia around Europe when programs promote solidarity and social character. This is reflected in the more than 63,000 young people who participated last year in the program calls Connect, which aims at fostering creativity and access to the professional world for many young people, especially in the field culture. In this regard, the Youth Card grants throughout the year a total of five scholarships to allow young professionally inserted into the world of design, photo-report, radio, comics and literature. Moreover, there are currently running the program Carne Jove Solidarity during the 2010-2011 biennium allocates 100,000 euros to fair trade cooperatives in Asia, America and Africa. There is also an active site that promotes responsible consumption among users of the Youth Card and youth in general.  

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