On Saturday, November 9, at the corner of Grecia and Tagle, Lanús Oeste, more than 2,000 people they enjoyed the ECEA Marathon 2024. Since 2006, it is a classic that the neighborhood proposed by the Evangelical Christian School of Lanús. This year the calling motto was, Ultreia, which in Latin means, Keep Going.
It was an incredible outdoor party attended by thousands of people, with free admission. In the ECEA Marathon people don’t run but their hearts race during an unforgettable day. From a giant stage and spectacular sound, the ECEA community lives a solidarity and cultural experience of excellent quality in which the students and their families are the protagonists. The Marathon had its mascot, a giraffe, which appears in the metal medal that awarded to all the boy marathon runners.
Why the ECEA Marathon?
To train together in values of solidarity and sensitivity towards others. We are social and community builders with the El Alba Home in Longchamps that cares for children and adolescents with violated rights.
What happens in the Marathon?
For 4 memorable hours there are different moments and activities at the same time. At the opening, we were moved by the singing, the choreo and the joy of the children of Hogar el Alba who performed the “Party in the Desert.” The hands were red from applauding so much.
ECEA has among its teaching pillars education for peace and the rejection of all forms of violence. In the Marathon there was a time of prayer, song and the release of doves for the children of the world. We ask for peace, and the good of children who live in situations of migration, hunger and abuse.
And he arrived Noah’s Ark Musical. Tagle Street became a privileged setting to enjoy this story. ECEA produced a original playlist, 5 songs premiered at the 2024 Marathon. “Noah builds the ark” and “the animals rise” were the first episodes performed by the boys from ECEA Garden. Colorful costumes, movement and joy everywhere you look.
The epic music announced that something different was going to happen. The eyes of all attendees were opened. He Noah’s Ark 3 meters Tagle traveled high. A work of blacksmithing, carpentry and art specially designed for the Marathon. The ark is a symbol of refuge, salvation and commitment to life.
Without prior warning, the sound began to be heard. roar of engines but not just any engine. Astonishment took hold of adults and children. Tagle became a track to receive the Formula 1100 race car driven by Argentine driver Nico Fiori. An unforgettable moment!
ECEA Marathon 2024 Nico Fiori
ECEA Lanús and the El Alba Home they recognized Nico Fiori as Solidarity Athlete for his generous participation in the ECEA Marathon 2024. A car racer does not compete only against his rivals, but against technology, extreme speed, and human limits. Nico gave us a perfect dance on the asphalt of Tagle.
Why do we choose to highlight this sporting discipline?
Motorsport requires skills of persistence, precision, deep concentration and connection with the machine you are driving. All beautiful references to study and learn anything. Nico’s presence garnered ovation and applause, no one could believe it. “Nico, the Colapinto of Lanús”, received a crown and plaque. And the favorite photo? Getting into the race car with hands on the wheel.
In Musical of Noah continued with the Primary boys. They showed the most dramatic point in the story, when the sky collapsed on the earth. The biggest storm of all time that heralded the flood. But joy returned when the dove returned with the olive branch. The promise was fulfilled, the new time arrived, the animals returned to their place. Dozens of colored umbrellas illuminated Tagle Street. The rainbow shonea multicolored closure to celebrate that the pact was sealed.
Dario, the driver, gave the scoop on the Brick Marathon. A Campaign in which everyone can collaborate so that the boys from the El Alba Home have new sheets and padding May it accompany you in rest and sweet dreams.
ECEA Marathon 2024
Johnny Lew
Meanwhile, 12 stands offered to the public interactive activities. ECEA premiered 2 pottery wheelsyou could make pottery. The little ones made little animals from the ark with salt dough. They painted 2 giant giraffes with acrylic that will soon decorate the facades of ECEA. There was no shortage of games, inserts and puzzles. Artistic makeup with temporary tattoos of rainbow, doves of peace. With a engraving press You could make your own, the machine didn’t stop spinning.
The ECEA library went out to the sidewalk with him Literary Spotify and much more to reward readers. At the Hogar El Alba stand you could buy bread, honey and cheese that they produce. In Extreme Mathematics, you could find out your beauty code percentage and learn to write in Braille.
If you needed vertigo at the Science stand, thanks to a chemical reactionyou made deflated balloons turn into fish and octopuses. If you were around you would have heard the drum concert that sounded to the rhythm of cumbia, folklore or rock. If you were up for it, you played too. If you didn’t hurry you would miss the aromatics and plants of ECEA garden. And a classic, to give at Christmas, you could choose Christian books and nice things from Santa Fe Editors. Also the story of Biggy.
And I couldn’t miss the Solidarity Grill. Yes, exquisite choripanes and hamburgers.
The ending was all folklore, Daniel Muñoz and his group They delighted the public with rhythms from all over Argentina. From the stage, Daniel proposed “I invite you a mate” an incredible 40-minute concert. When the sun went down, the teachers, family, neighbors and students couldn’t stop dancing to live music.
See you in November 2025, at the ECEA Marathon in Tagle and Grecia, Lanús Oeste.
Source: Ambito
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