ADAPT San Pedro Del Pinatar

European Day of Languages

As an initiative of ACSUR-Murcia and the ADAPT Association of San Pedro there was a celebration of the European Day of Languages in the town hall of San Pedro del Pinatar on Friday 26 September 2008.

The ceremony was presided over by the Mayor of San Pedro, Jose Maria Gardia Ruiz and attended by members of ADAPT, town hall councillors and staff members and students from the town's two secondary schools representing the many nationalities resident in San Pedro del Pinatar.

After opening words about the European Day of Languages from the president of ADAPT, Jane Cronin and Luisa Sirvent of ACSUR-Murcia in both Spanish and English, the Mayor spoke to those present addressing himself especially to the young people attending, about the need for mutual understanding and openness to other cultures.

The Mayor then led those attending in writing the words "talk to me" in as many different languages as possible on the panels set up for this purpose.  Each person was then given a sticker with the words "Talk to me" written in one of the forty different languages.