Benalmadena Rallies Together For Leonor With The Finish Line In Sight & A Deadline Looming

In a heartwarming show of organization love, nan municipality of Benalmadena rallied together connected October 24 for “El Vuelo de las Libelulas”, a kindness performance that propelled a hopeless fundraising run overmuch person to its €40,000 goal. 

The arena was held successful nan bustling Plaza de Adolfo Suarez and raised €7,300 toward life-saving curen for 14-year-old Leonor, a Norwegian woman whose colourful tone and never-give-up positivity person captured nan hearts of residents crossed Benalmadena Pueblo, Costa, and Arroyo de la Miel.

Leonor, primitively from Trondheim, Norway, and who has called nan Costa del Sol location for 8 years on pinch her mum, Milena Temelkova, has been a apical student and avid dancer since property two, but Leonor’s world began to blur successful October 2024 pinch symptoms of dizziness, pixelated vision, and reside stumbles, harbingers of a people 2 astrocytoma encephalon tumour pinch an IDH1 mutation. Infiltrating nan corpus callosum, nan tumour is inoperable without risking irreversible encephalon damage, leaving section doctors to urge a cautious “wait and see”. But clip is simply a luxury Leonor doesn’t have. After months of research, Milena discovered a promising immunotherapy vaccine successful Germany, proven successful tests to widen endurance dramatically by breaching nan blood-brain obstruction and creating a ammunition astir tumours. At €40,000, it’s a beacon of hope, pinch curen scheduled to statesman connected November 23.

Organised by nan nonprofit El Vuelo de las Libelulas, dedicated to aiding Benalmadena’s vulnerable, nan performance transformed nan quadrate into a mosaic of hope. For complete 12 hours, artists including Nuevo Dia, Esencia, Lavanda, Laura Bernal, Benalpatín, Mayka Romero, and scores much donated their talents. “Yesterday we built dream and struggle together,” organisers wrote successful a grateful post, thanking nan performers for channelling “the infinite powerfulness of emotion for others.”

Behind nan scenes, a tireless army of volunteers, Carina, Alicia, Juanito, Rocio, Manolo, Juan, Jose, Nuria, Belén, Ahmed, Raquel, Abdel, Yunia, Milena, Leila, Desi, and sweet-table wizards for illustration Víctor and Javi, worked relentlessly. Many had clocked afloat shifts moreover earlier arriving, yet they cooked, served, and cleaned pinch smiles nether each nan pressure.

Milena was overwhelmed by nan outpouring and shared, “Many acknowledgment to each those who supported america pinch donations and to those who attended Friday’s party. It was an unthinkable acquisition that we will ne'er forget… Seeing each nan group moving truthful hard, smiling, affirmative and supportive … this is thing you ne'er forget.” Leonor, ever nan fighter, remains proud: “She’s ever happy erstwhile she tin spell to school,” her mother says, moreover connected scan days.

The haul boosts nan run truthful acold to €28,000, immoderate 70 per cent of nan target, combining €12,000 from family efforts, €3,500 successful Bizum donations, and nan concert’s proceeds. “We person passed nan halfway constituent of nan target!” El Vuelo de las Libeluas said, urging continued gifts via Bizum 08672 aliases slope transportation to ES82 0128 0785 8901 0005 4781 (note: ‘Leo’ positive your name). Small acts substance nan fire: a resident’s past €10, cafés for illustration Amsterdam donating proceeds, and bookshops for illustration Los Mundos de Zoe spreading nan word.

With nan timepiece ticking, 1 last push awaits: a gala meal connected November 14 astatine Restaurante Niña Bonita. Starting astatine 8.30pm, nan €70-per-ticket evening promises surprises, gourmet fare, and a capacity by Hoffman. “Come pinch us, person fun… Join nan conflict for this brave girl’s life,” organisers invite, stressing: “Saving a child’s life is not a merit; it is simply a civilized responsibility of all!”

Benalmadena’s clasp has paused nan tumour’s relentless timer, proving that successful unity, mean group wield bonzer power. As Maria del Prado Gonzalez of El Vuelo reflects, “Helping enriches nan soul… Yesterday nan psyche of Benalmadena said yes to life!” For Leonor, whose eyes still sparkle pinch “mirada de colores”—the decorativeness statement gleams brighter than ever. With conscionable €12,000 near to raise, successful little than a month, if anyone can, nan Costa del Sol organization can!