Queen tells volunteers they lead by example in Palma

Palma.—Queen Letizia yesterday praised the work of voluntary organisations. Spanish society needs “your example”, she stressed at the opening of the seventeenth National Congress of Volunteering held at the University of the Balearic Islands’ School of Hospitality.
She thanked the congress for having invited her, noting that it has been held in many other Spanish locations but was now in Majorca and in Palma, a city that makes her “feel so good...I feel at home”, and further emphasised the work of the volunteer sector by observing that “every moment that you dedicate to others, you are building humanity”.
“Big changes start with something small, almost imperceptible.
“An evening with a group of immigrants  who need legal advice ... with an old woman for whom everyday life is a continuous climbing ...” added the Queen, who concluded her speech by thanking society  for  “volunteering.”
The Queen was presiding over an event attended by the President of the Balearics, Jose Ramon Bauzá, who said that he appreciated the support given to it by the Royal Family.