The FC Barcelona player Andres Iniesta, visited this morning Totana to participate in a moving ceremony to support the fight against rare disease, which was chaired by the Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, Councillor for Sports, José Antonio Valverde Reina, President of the Association for Rare Diseases "D'Genes", Naca Pérez de Tudela, and the president of the Rock Bercelona of Totana, Juan Carrión.
During the emotional ceremony, which was attended by President de la Peña Barcelonista of Saint Feliu de Llobregat, Josep Maria Profitos, and nearly one hundred people including members of the Barcelona Peña "D'Genes" as well as patients and their family in this town and different parts of the Region of Murcia, the Barça player and the Spanish team has expressed satisfaction at work with this group, and is liable to be driving the image of the struggle to improve the quality of life of people living with rare diseases in Spain.
The president of "D'Genes", Naca Perez, has launched the emotive words of thanks to Andres Iniesta, whom they thought to launch its campaign because it is a global football star and we would help raise awareness in society about our problem. "
For his part, President de la Peña Barcelonista expressed his thanks to Iniesta, who has been referred to as a person "human, simple and solidarity" to lend his image to publicize the needs of this group to convey the excitement and hope people most in need.
Also, the mayor of Totana has welcomed the municipality Iniesta handing a plaque.
Also, the municipal councilor stressed the great career of this important international player, who moves to thanking Totana in support of this group of people.
Andres Iniesta, in addition to providing his likeness to the acts performing both the Association Disease Genes D'Totana, as the Federation for Rare Diseases, after the act of receiving institutional shared a day with these patients and their families on a special day to bring happiness to all children.
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http://www.murcia.com/totana/fotos/2009/visita-andres-iniesta-a-totana/
