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The President of the Congress of Deputies, Ana Pastor, and the deputy Alfonso Candón have received this Monday a representation of Envera at the headquarters of the Lower House on the occasion of the 40th anniversary that this year celebrates the entity, under the Honorary Presidency of Her Majesty Queen Letizia.

Envera was represented by its President, José Antonio Quintero, the General Director, Pedro Sobrino, Pedro Núñez Morgades, representing the Trustees of the Tutelar Foundation, and the training students, who presented the President of the Congress with a gift made by the Envera Occupational Center with the 40th anniversary slogan: We can all be the best at something.

The General Director of Disability Support Policies of the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, Borja Fanjul, visited this Thursday the Envera Integral Center for Disability Care in Colmenar Viejo.

Upon his arrival, Fanjul was welcomed by the President of Envera, José Antonio Quintero, its General Director, Pedro Sobrino, Pedro Núñez Morgades representing the Trustees of the Tutelar Foundation and the Director of Support and Care Services, Ana Magalló.

The Islazul Shopping Center, in its dedication to collaborate in actions that promote the inclusion of people with disabilities, today hosted the II Inclusive Fashion Day, organized by Envera, a non-profit organization whose mission is the social and labor integration of people with disabilities and which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary under the honorary presidency of Her Majesty Queen Letizia.

There are people who are born with a special power. Influential people who, without being known in the media spheres or having thousands of followers on social networks, are able to influence the lives of others. In the lives of their families, their friends, their colleagues...

This is María José López who, at the age of 59 and with a physical disability, has a great capacity to coordinate work teams like the one she now leads at the Envera Special Employment Center. With her, there are eight people in charge of managing the incidents that occur in airline tickets using a complex system based on codes that are indecipherable except for María José and her team.

Francisco José got a job thanks to the support of Envera and the Incorpora Program of the Obra Social "la Caixa" Foundation, which is now in its 10th year. Francisco José Pacheco is one of those people who has carved out his own present and, possibly, his future. Perhaps his greatest achievement has been to do so by breaking down the barriers and prejudices that often accompany people with intellectual disabilities. Since his arrival at Envera in 2005, his main aspiration has been to train to get a job, demonstrating that with the necessary support we can all become the best at something.

Juan Manuel Gómez, Director of Radio Sol, has presented Envera's President, José Antonio Quintero, with a check for 13,000 euros representing the solidarity box office of the XVII Gran Gala de Zarzuela de Año Nuevo, organized by the Madrid radio station and the Fundación Sinfolírica, which managed to fill the Auditorio Nacional last January, in favor of Envera.

The Ombudsman, Soledad Becerril, visited this Wednesday the Comprehensive Center for Disability Care that Envera has in the town of Colmenar Viejo, Madrid. Upon her arrival, the Ombudsman was received by José Antonio Quintero, President of Envera, and Marta Muñoz, head of the Tutelar Foundation.

Soledad Becerril has been very interested in the work done by employees with intellectual disabilities Special Employment Center, who explained the tasks they perform in document management, laundry and handling.

Envera, an Association that was born 40 years ago with the mission of accompanying people with disabilities throughout their life cycle, celebrates the anniversary of its founding by recognizing the most influential people and entities for their commitment to inclusion and improving the quality of life of people with functional diversity.

With these awards, grouped into ten categories, Envera has sought to highlight the personal, professional or corporate work of the winners in favor of social and labor integration, equal opportunities and contributing to building a society of which we can all feel proud.

The Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid hosted, with a full house, the XVII Gran Gala de Zarzuela de Año Nuevo, an important event that unites music and solidarity, organized every year by Radio Sol XXI and the Fundación Sinfolírica and that in this edition was held for the benefit of Envera and its projects aimed at improving the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities, assisting and accompanying them throughout their lives.