Fedex Family photoIn the event of Tomate Canario Anniversary participated 126 Schools in Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura which provided 5.684 jobs.

Horticultural Export Federation of Las Palmas, FEDEX, He has delivered Thursday at the Mata Castle Museum in Las Palmas, School awards organized Drafting and Drawing Competition on the occasion of 130 Anniversary of the Canarian tomato export.

The President of FEDEX, Jose Juan Bonny, He began his speech by congratulating the winners and finalists, as well as tutors and family for the support they have spent to get here. Also, Bonny congratulated and thanked all schools that were pleased to welcome this initiative and promote it among their students.

Jose Juan Bonny recognized, to the hundred relatives and teachers who attended the event, the pleasant surprise which resulted in the presentation of the 5.684 jobs that overflowed all initial expectations. The Jury has been very difficult time selecting the winners, for the excellent quality of the works submitted to the contest, in which he highlighted the creativity, originality and use of plastic elements, said the president of FEDEX.

As for the writing mode, the jury has emphasized the knowledge and treatment of the theme of Canary tomatoes, excelling admirable and brilliant essays on the history of farming in the Canary Islands.

The competition has had among its objectives visible activity Canary tomato exports, and sensitize school children about the importance of this subsector in the recent history of the Canaries and the value it brings to the economy and society today.

The director of the company Ironika Keyword Marketing, Bernardo Ascanio, He highlighted the talent and ingenuity of the participants, describing them as 'young potential artists' that must be encouraged to move forward.

After the speeches, we proceeded to the delivery of nine awards, three per category, plus twenty finalists, which also they received the corresponding award, selected from 5.684 work presented 126 schools in the islands of Tenerife, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria, students from 3 and 14 years.

Prizes in the form Drafting have been for Katia Diaz Mendoza, CEIP Mayor Diego Trujillo, Gáldar (Gran Canaria), Mª Verónica Sapino Bitetti, MM Center. Dominicas Vistabella, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Daniel Alonso Jaime, CEIP Cristobal Garcia Blairzy, Tuineje (Fuerteventura).

The finalists have been: Maysa de Sande, Alejandro Alvarez Cardenas, Zaida Maria Jorge Ramos, Sara Rodriguez Afonso, Diego Reyes Ramos, Valeria Martin Rodriguez and Ruben Perez Bolaños.

Prizes in the form of drawing Iª have gone to Category Azael Moreno Yanez, CEIP Las Torres, of Las Palmas; Quintana Sosa Matias, CEIP Our Lady of the Rosary, Agüimes (Gran Canaria), and Alberto Herrera Artiles. 5 years. CEIP Our Lady of the Rosary, Agüimes (Gran Canaria).

The finalists have been: Mateo García Bethencourt, Isabel Rodríguez González, Damian Rafael Hernández Santana, Lily Green, Santana Acoirán Lanza, Fernando Silva and Gabriel Franquiz German Montañez.

The winners in the categories IIª Drawing mode have been for Gabriel Camacho Mera CEIP Los Andenes Taco, La Laguna (Tenerife), Sergio Medina Godoy IES La Aldea, of La Aldea de San Nicolás (Gran Canaria) and Miranda Amelie Salazar Arenas Lifchitz College of Las Palmas.

The finalists have been: Angelica Gonzalez Davila, Angie Shaochan Barrera Alba, Mederos Jedey Araujo, Himar Delgado Dominguez, Monsoon Aylén Estíbaliz Saavedra and Suárez Díaz.

Finally, FEDEX president thanked the participation of 126 Teaching Institutions and commended the work of all participants. Also, Jose Juan Bonny thanked the collaboration of the Cajamar Foundation sponsors Canarias, Cabildo de Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura Cabildo for their involvement with this Anniversary Program.