The Vice Dean of La Salle - URL, Xavier Senmartí, was in charge of delivering the 'Participation Award' within the framework of the 7th Piña Awards Gala 2017 on Saturday, December 2. Cristian was awarded for his contribution to the entity, to put it in the latest advance of social networks so that members can have at their disposal all the information of the association.
"The day of the Piña Awards is a day of sharing everything we have achieved during the year, a date where we all meet again and learn from each other and take lessons and feelings at home." Last Saturday we did it again: talent, emotion and a lot of value were the ingredients of the afternoon ASEM Catalunya is the people who move and these people have talent, they are strong and they are more united than ever, we continue!“ reassured the student of Multimedia Engineering.
Cristian has a Spinal Muscular Atrophy and travels in an electric wheelchair. Two years ago, he decided to create a campaign to find a way to move from El Vendrell (where he resides) to Barcelona, where he started the Degree in La Salle - URL, since the trains that were circulating were inaccessible for him. The young man began a collection of signatures through the platform Change.org in which he gathered more than 360.000 signatures to remedy his problem and that of many other people who are in the same situation as him.
The Piña Awards Gala is celebrated as a commemoration for the National Day of People with Neuromuscular Diseases every November 15. The objective of the awards is to promote and encourage the participation of members of the entity, enhance the sense of belonging and social commitment to the mission of ASEM Catalunya. Above all, they value the best performances of partners and friends of the entity by people and family members with neuromuscular diseases.
