Busto de Melvin Jones - Av. de la Capital de España - Madrid, España - Lions Clubs International Markers on Waymarking.com

[ES] Monumento conmemorativo erigido, con la colaboración del artista español Eugenio López Berrón, en memoria del empresario y filántropo estadounidense Melvin Jones (1879-1961).

Jones fundó en 1917 la Asociación Internacional de Clubes de Leones, una entidad humanitaria de servicio social integrada actualmente por más de un millón de socios y voluntarios, que presta su ayuda a todo tipo de personas discapacitadas, enfermas o desfavorecidas, con especial atención a aquellas que sufren problemas oculares.

La obra, levantada en el eje central del complejo empresarial del Campo de las Naciones, fue promovida en 1996 por los clubes españoles integrados en la asociación de los Leones.

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[EN] Memorial monument erected, with the collaboration of the Spanish artist Eugenio López Berrón, in memory of the American businessman and philanthropist Melvin Jones (1879-1961).

In 1917, Jones founded the International Association of Lions Clubs, a humanitarian social service entity currently made up of more than a million members and volunteers, which provides assistance to all types of disabled, sick or disadvantaged people, with special attention to those suffering from eye problems.

The work, built on the central axis of the Campo de las Naciones business complex, was promoted in 1996 by the Spanish clubs integrated into the Lions association.

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Street Address (if known): Avenida de la Capital de España, 3 Madrid, España 28042 Condition?: En perfecto estado

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