Tomorrow Friday, October 17 is Hypnos Awards 2008.
The event will take place at the Teatro de Jumilla Vico from eight thirty in the afternoon.
It is with some awards that recognize the work of individuals and agencies in support of Jumilla.
The winners in this edition are Pascual Sala Sánchez, Award Hypnos the 'Ambassador of Jumilla' Fashion Juan Guardiola, Hypnos Award to 'Business Development', Hinneni Group, the Award Hypnos 'Effort Sports' Association of Leisure and Recreation in the Major Prize Hypnos 'defense of human values', Lorenzo Vilas Minondo, Hypnos Award for Co-operation with the City ', Manuel Martínez Sánchez, Premio Hypnos' Commitment to Culture ', IES Infanta Elena, Special Award for' Dedication Education 'and José Alberto Sánchez Cánovas, Special Award for the' Heritage Recovery. "
The Hypnos is the god of sleep, pouring on deadly poppy from the horn he carried, to induce sleep.
Jumilla is closely related to, as this sculpture, found in the city, was given by the people Canovas del Castillo after his marriage to a Jumillano and sold by his descendants to the Berlin Museum, where he is currently exposed.
Possibly this home was what led, in 2002, Jumilla City Council instituted the awards are named after the god of sleep.
This year's jury was composed, as president, Mayor Francisco Abellán, with voice but no vote, the City Clerk and members: Sonia Anguix Baidez, Professor of Secondary Education and Secondary Education in the IES Arzobispo Lozano "José López Ruiz, village headman of the Fuente del Pino, Ana García Soriano, a young student of Jumilla; Roque Abellán Martínez, representative of the Group Juncellus, Joaquín Hernández Muñoz, president and CEO of BSI FECOAM and Megías María José Molina, President of the AA. VV.
Barrio de San Juan.
As pointed Francisco Abellán, Hypnos Awards were born with the intention to recognize, each year, those individuals, groups, associations and companies that have excelled for his efforts on behalf of the Society of Jumilla.
During previous events have recognized individuals and groups such as Roque Baños, Guzman Ortuño Pacheco, J.
García Carrión, Pedro Luis Ripoll or Telecinco Channel, among others.
Award Winners
The award for 'Ambassador of Jumilla' has fallen to Pascual Sala Sánchez, Judge of the Constitutional Court today, in addition to being Chief Justice.
Pascual Sala has been Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council and is a legal reference in the world of the judiciary.
Hypnos Award to 'Business Development' has given the undertaking Fashion Juan Guardiola.
According to Francisco Abellán "This award is given for being a minority within the trade emblem of life in Jumilla, has kept its workers forever."
The award for 'Effort Deportivo, went Hinneni Group, which has historically been part of sport and has Jumillano close collaboration with the municipality.
The Association of Leisure and Recreation for the Elderly will receive the award for the 'Defence of human values', being a way to acknowledge the work of the elderly.
About this group underlines Abellán noted that "his enthusiasm for doing things, giving lectures, traveling and organizing activities."
The award for 'Cooperation with the City' has been to Lorenzo Vilas Minondo, "an adoption Jumillano is Professor of Geology at the University of Madrid, among other achievements are the many publications which are made known scientific work has performed in our municipality, in various fields such as Hoya de la Sima "said the mayor.
Anyone who has been director of the San Francisco College for many years, Manuel Martinez will receive the award 'Commitment to Culture', "with a life devoted to teaching and an important cultural concern."
Also this year we have awarded two special prizes: special award to 'Dedication Education' which was awarded to the IES "Infanta Elena", for the celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary, and special award for the 'Heritage Recovery' that has fallen on the person of José Alberto Sánchez Cánovas, vicar of the Diocese of Cartagena.
The event will feature performances of Jane Doe, Jumillano dancer and choreographer, who will play a composer's Prelude Farruca Jumillano Julian Santos.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla