- The winning drawings of the postcard competition will become two of the institutional Christmas cards with which the Port Authority of València (PAV) will send Christmas greetings
- The young participants – children, nephews, nieces and grandchildren of APV workers – have drawn a Christmas card inspired by the port to take part in the traditional competition which has two categories: children’s and youth
- In the children’s category, the winner was Mario Melero – seven years old – with the drawing ‘Extending solidarity at Christmas from Valenciaport’
- In the youth category, first place went to Natalia Tejedor – aged ten – with her illustration ‘Christmas comes to the Port of València’
València, 10 December 2024.- The traditional Valenciaport Christmas card competition now has its winners. From among the 75 children who took part, two drawings have been selected which will become two of the institutional Christmas cards with which the Port Authority of València (PAV) congratulates the festive season.
It is the employees themselves who, with their votes, select the illustrations that best represent the Christmas spirit in the port environment. And in this edition, which includes the categories of children (between 4 and 7 years old) and youth (between 8 and 12 years old), the winners were Mario Melero – seven years old – with the drawing ‘We extend solidarity at Christmas from Valenciaport’ and in the youth category the first place went to Natalia Tejedor – ten years old – with her illustration “Christmas comes to the Port of València”.
In this edition – and to make it easier for all the children to take part in the competition – the children made the drawings at home (at first the competition was held in person and was held in the Port of Valencia a few days after the catastrophe caused by the DANA). Thus, in order to facilitate the participation of the affected families, the children sent their postcards by e-mail, and it was also possible to deliver them in paper format through their parents at the Valenciaport offices.
On 30 November, a ceremony was held to present the prizes and diplomas to the participating children, during which they were also able to enjoy a boat trip around the facilities of the Valencian docks.