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Last Friday, August 23, we attended the presentation of the book “Santa Maria de Vilafranca, el gran temple gòtic del Penedès” which took place in the Vinseum auditorium, where the authors themselves shared their experiences and experiences during the development of the project.

This work takes a historical tour of the Basilica of Santa Maria, from the laying of the first stone to the most recent restorations, revealing some details hitherto unknown. “Santa Maria de Vilafranca, el gran temple gòtic del Penedès” is a collective work by 21 people linked to Vilafranca, history and art.

The authors narrate the history of the temple and delve into the episodes experienced in it. The recent and important restoration works affecting the walls and the large roof of the building are described in detail. The collapse of the Gothic vault that the church suffered in 1753 has also been studied, which has allowed us to refute the fact that it was rebuilt one metre lower, and the most relevant archaeological findings are explained, such as the stonemason’s marks, signed tiles and games engraved in stone, among others.

The book also includes more than 200 photographs that allow us to appreciate the rich heritage of the temple up close, from the architectural structure to the most unique details, which make Santa María a temple of extraordinary beauty and harmony.

From the Familia Torres Foundation we have collaborated with this project, reaffirming our commitment to local culture and its benefits.

This is the first award that Mas Albornà has granted with the purpose of recognizing companies with the greatest social commitment.

This award distinguishes us as an organization committed to the people of the territory for over 45 years.

Mas Albornà Foundation has presented its first “COMPANY THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES” award to the Familia Torres winery, publicly acknowledging this wine company for its long history of collaboration, trust, and support for the foundation. According to Joan Clotet, the general director of the entity, “Having companies like Familia Torres makes us stronger today and gives us more strength to build together a territory that is more socially just and responsible.”

The award was collected by Mireia Torres, Director of Innovation and Knowledge of the winery and President of the Familia Torres Foundation, at a meeting that took place at the Waltraud winery in Pacs del Penedès. Mireia Torres highlighted that with Mas Albornà there has been “a continued collaboration of more than 45 years that has gone beyond the conventional customer-supplier relationship, becoming a closer, trust-based, and strategic partnership.”

The award was made in one of the occupational workshops of the Foundation in order to infuse the social DNA of the Foundation into every last detail and create a symbol that recognizes the commitment of the companies that, together with Mas Albornà, build a Penedès with more social commitment.

History of a successful relationship

The relationship between the Mas Albornà Foundation and Familia Torres began at Christmas in 1978 when they hired the Foundation’s handling services as extraordinary support for packing the bottles for Christmas batches. A measure that ended up becoming a recurring external support and, over the years, a leading story of collaboration and social commitment in the Penedès.

From the initial tasks of bottle packing, other continuous tasks in the handling area were undertaken (labeling, bottle cleaning, promotions, etc.) as well as in others, such as support for the restaurant’s kitchen or the awarded and recognized inclusive educational project “Viu la Vinya.”

This sustained relationship over time led to a very stable, firm customer-supplier relationship based on trust, to the point that the first contract for external services that took place in Catalonia was signed, a service that allows a professional team from the Special Employment Center to develop a productive activity on the premises of Familia Torres, under the supervision of a manager who acts as a link between the company and the foundation.

The relationship between Familia Torres and Mas Albornà has not only generated job opportunities for people with disabilities but has also contributed to effective social inclusion, with four workers who have become part of the Torres team on a permanent basis. In turn, the commitment of the Torres Family to inclusion has been a positive benchmark and a boost for social hiring in the territory.

Familia Torres has shown outstanding social sensitivity, trusting the capabilities of the Mas Albornà workers and continuously supporting the Foundation. Their integration as members of the board since 2006 reflects this deep commitment to the mission of the Mas Albornà Foundation, the territory, and its people.

This is, therefore, a success story defined by a close and sincere collaboration that, after 46 years, remains very much alive, representing that joint work to promote social and labor inclusion generates an impact.

Three hundred personalities attended the charity event La Bravíssima organized by the Eurofirms Foundation.

Last Friday, May 24th, the charity event La Bravíssima was held at the Hotel Sant Pere del Bosc (Lloret de Mar, Girona). The meeting, organized by the Eurofirms Foundation, gathered more than 300 personalities with the goal of promoting the labor inclusion of women with disabilities.

At the charity event, some personalities such as Marc Gasol, Ona Carbonell, Pilarín Bayés, Paula Fernandez Ochoa, Sister Lucía Caram, Sergi Grimau, and journalist Ruth Jimenez, among others, were in attendance.

Furthermore, Carme Ruscalleda, the only chef in the world with seven Michelin stars, was in charge of designing the gastronomic menu specially thought for this edition of La Bravíssima. Additionally, the dessert was conceived for the occasion by Patricia Schmidt and Christian Escribà, a renowned pastry chef who complemented the menu with a sweet touch. Our wines, Jean Leon 3055 Chardonnay and Jean Leon 3055 Rosé, were responsible for pairing the gastronomic proposal and were very successful among the attendees at the lunch.

During the celebration of La Bravíssima, funds were raised that will be allocated to finance the Eurofirms Foundation’s Inclusive Bootcamp training program: a 12-week web development training for women with disabilities, which will promote their leadership and incorporation into a significant sector such as ICT.

Familia Torres Foundation and the Eurofirms Foundation have collaborated for several years with the objective of enhancing the labor integration of people with disabilities and the creation of inclusive work environments in organizations.

The social entity ACTUA Coop is celebrating its III Charity March on Sunday, June 2nd under the slogan “Solidarity Steps, Shared Dreams”.

The march will start at 9 am in La Sardana square in Vilafranca del Penedès and from 11 am onwards, activities will commence in the same square.

Registration includes breakfast (a sausage or cheese sandwich), gifts, participation in the raffle of various prizes, and a series of recreational activities for children and adults.

Midway through the route, walkers will take a short break in the garden of the Visitor Center, where we will prepare a small refreshment with fruit, water, cookies for the children, and a tasting of our range of de-alcoholized Natureo wine.

This march can be done on foot or by bicycle, alone or with family, with or without a dog… everyone can participate in the way they feel most comfortable! If you are interested, you can register at https://www.ticketic.org/ca/entrades/iii-marxa-solidaria

Familia Torres Foundation has collaborated with ACTUA in recent years on its Espai Familiar project, providing extra psychological support to children temporarily living in the CRAE Toni Inglés.

Residential Educational Action Centers (CRAE) have a social function to provide care and educational attention to minors in a serious family situation that cannot be resolved within their family environment.

At the beginning of 2022, our winery in Fompedraza (Valladolid) joined a cork recycling project promoted by the Parkinson Soria Association. A few days ago, the winery made its first delivery of cork stoppers, which the Sorian association takes to recycle so that they can be used and transformed into a new raw material indefinitely. Thanks to this work, the corks have a new life, and it helps Parkinson’s patients to continue enjoying the programs prepared for them in Soria.

In this way, with the collection and recycling of used corks in wineries, bars, restaurants, etc. environmental impact can be reduced. The project goes beyond wanting to obtain financial resources; it is framed in the circular economy, social responsibility, and health.

From the Foundation we thank the personnel involved for their participation in this social, solidarity and ecological project.

Maria Jordà, directora de Fundación Eurofirms, y Mireia Torres, presidenta de Fundación Familia Torres, han firmado recientemente un acuerdo que supone la formalización de la colaboración entre las dos entidades.

El objetivo de la colaboración es potenciar los dos ejes de trabajo de Fundación Eurofirms: la integración laboral de las personas con discapacidad y la creación de entornos laborales inclusivos en las organizaciones. Además, y persiguiendo estos mismos propósitos, el acuerdo contempla también la participación de Fundación Familia Torres en algunas acciones de sensibilización de las que realiza Fundación Eurofirms.

Maria Jordà, directora de Fundación Eurofirms, destaca que “este acuerdo supone un avance en la generación de oportunidades para las personas con discapacidad, y en la sensibilización de la sociedad respecto a ellas. Contar con entidades como Fundación Familia Torres para llevar a cabo nuestras acciones nos ayuda a superar barreras y a conseguir que cada vez más empresas se sumen para integrar plenamente a personas con discapacidad, valorando su potencial por encima de sus limitaciones”.

Por su parte, Mireia Torres, presidenta de Fundación Familia Torres, valora muy satisfactoriamente la relación que ha mantenido la entidad con Eurofirms desde hace 4 años y apunta que “con este acuerdo, queremos ratificar nuestro apoyo a Eurofirms y al excelente trabajo que están haciendo para ayudar a personas con discapacidad a integrase plenamente en la sociedad y convertirse, en muchas ocasiones, en ejemplos admirables de superación y perseverancia”.

As a result of the first call for aid from our foundation, we have selected, among other projects, the Bobath Store of the Bobath Foundation in Madrid, a pioneering healthcare entity in Spain in the comprehensive treatment of children and adults affected by paralysis or brain damage.

This project was born in 2014 with the aim of developing to the maximum the sensorimotor, cognitive and social skills of the users of the Day Center, from the focus of occupational therapy. The Bobath Store has a clear vocation of public service in which the benefits revert directly to the Foundation itself. More than 40 young people with cerebral palsy participate in this project making solidarity details for weddings, baptisms, communions, companies … Thanks to our financial support, these young people will be able to launch new products and ideas that they are developing, together with their therapists.

We encourage you to visit its website and product catalog at fundacionbobath.org

Thanks to the solidarity contributions of Familia Torres collaborators and acquaintances, the Fundación Familia Torres has made the first donation of school supplies to benefit the Alt Penedès Red Cross.

30 packages have been delivered consisting of a squared A4 notebook, a white sheet A4 notebook, a color package, pencils and pens, an eraser, a pencil sharpener, children’s scissors, a bar glue and several plasticine bars.

During the health pandemic we are experiencing, helping families with school-age children who do not have resources has become one of the priorities of our foundation.

We again appreciate the contributions received and the support of our office supplies provider, Espai, for joining the initiative.

We continue with the fundraising. No matter how small your contribution, it will be of great help to these children and their families.

IBAN: ES97 2100 0033 1602 0104 2089

Concept: School Material CR

Request for a donation certificate: fundacionfamiliatorres@torres.es

Familia Torres collaborates, through the donation of food, with the solidarity initiative ‘Comer Contigo’, promoted by La Vanguardia’s channel ‘Comer’ with some chefs from Barcelona, with the aim to feed those who need it most during the current health emergency. Through its Foundation, the Penedès family winery has donated more than 2,000 liters of olive oil and about 1,000 kilos of basic food, from the distribution company of gourmet products Torres Import.

With the participation in this culinary project, the winery wishes to thank the solidarity of the restoration, despite the difficulties that the sector is going through due to the forced closure of its establishments, and to help those in vulnerable situations, one of the objectives of the Foundation Torres family who regularly collaborates with the ‘Banco de los Alimentos’.

‘Comer contigo’ delivers more than 1,000 meals a day in Barcelona prepared by a team of chefs led by Romain Fornell – from Caelis and Casa Leopoldo – to centers such as the Fundació Arrels, Cáritas, Madre Teresa de Calcuta, Hospital Clínic and Hospital del Mar, and works in coordination with other similar projects such as Health Warriors, Food for Good and World Central Kitchen to serve food to those who do not have the means to get it in full confinement.

Fundación Familia Torres continues to collaborate in the fight against Coronavirus with the donation of 30,000 surgical protection masks to different local and collective entities according to their needs. The donation of this material acquired through the intermediation of its subsidiary in China.

Almost half of the masks, 14,500 units, have been sent to the Consorci Sanitari de l’Alt Penedès Garraf as thanks to the work carried out by the health personnel; Another 14,500 masks have been distributed, with the collaboration of this entity, to about twelve nursing homes in the territory through the social health team that coordinates them and the NGO Aldeas Infantiles SOS. The Mas Albornà occupational center for people with disabilities, an organization with which the winery regularly collaborates, and the Familia Torres retirement community have received 500 masks.

The Torres family has also made its technology available to health professionals. For a month, the winery has been using its 3D printers to manufacture face protection screens, participating in a local initiative that brings together individuals, companies and entities, with the support of the Vilafranca city council. The maker team has already jointly produced 1,900 units with which it has covered the needs of health personnel from different centers in Vilafranca and the region.