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The Els Joncs Foundation has addressed 69 intellectual disabilities this year.

Subsidy in October 2019 of 20,000 € for the purchase of a 9-seat van to carry out leisure activities.

The school, helped by the priest Joan Boadas and the teacher Maribel Caldas, offers the activity to receive catholic classes to prepare themselves for some sacraments. During the last Easter, three students were baptised, eight did the First Comunion and six more did the Confirmation.

The Diocese of Girona recognized the work of the “ELS JONCS” Foundation in Sarria de Ter to St. Fèlix Award in 2012. The “ELS JONCS” Foundation has been awarded this distinction for its work in caring for people with intellectual disabilities.

On January 24th 2012 received the St. Fèlix Awards from the bishop of Girona.

In August 2011, 200 Hungarian from the region of Szeged were a few days in our facilities way to World Youth Day in Madrid invited by Pope Benedict XVI.

On April 10th 2008, with the collaboration of the “Joves Cuiners” (Young Chefs) and the performance of the comical illusionist “Magic Andreu”, to celebrate our 30th Anniversary, we performed a social charity dinner at the Girona Auditorium with attendance of over 400 people.