Big Johnson’s Burger Joint’s ‘BJs On The Beach New’ Year’s Eve Pop-up: All Profits Went To Culturas Unidas

Big Johnson’s Burger Joint might just do the best burger in Valencia. And they did a pop-up on Patacona beach, with all proceeds going to Valencia Life’s preferred charity, Culturas Unidas. Daniel Hazelhoff reports…

Where the two sides of immigration meet. At what became the interface for these two worlds stood Big Johnson’s Burger joint, with their pop-up at Patacona beach. The event was set up in collaboration with Valencia Life, and Culturas Unidas. Big Johnson’s Burger Joint donated all their proceeds to Culturas Unidas.

This event became a meeting ground of diverse people and minds. They came together to enjoy some of the best burgers in Valencia. It spoke to the crucial need for inclusion and multiculturalism among immigrant children in Valencia.

Here, digital nomads and entrepreneurs gathered. And they spoke about immigration and the part we all play in collective identity. 

Digital nomads helping other immigrant groups

In our current age of digital nomadism, startups, and remote working, we usually associate incomers – expats, if you must – to be the type of people that work within these sectors. Culturas Unidas sees the other side of that reality. And that side is a group that experiences regular racism throughout their daily lives. The less fortunate and societally challenged individuals, the crux of the issue comes to us who inadvertently create or maintain the problem. Organisations such as Culturas Unidas try to make this world a better place. 

“I know Eugene from way back in London. So when we realised we were both in Valencia, we rejoined forces,” says Valencia Life’s own Christian Morrow. “I read about Culturas Unidas on Valencia Life and it inspired me. And then after Eugene wrote a great profile of Shawn and Big Johnson’s Burger Joint, an idea hatched. 

“There are so many expats here with money. I realised that that is another face to immigration. We felt we could put something back, with the help of Big Johnson’s Burger Joint, A privileged group of incomers doing something to help those struggling. Struggling, be it financially, culturally or with basic issues around schooling, language and so on. 

“What a great thing to do, we thought,” says Christian. 

A great Valencia Life day

“Eugene set it up, and we were really delighted that Silvia from Culturas Unidas came down with her friends for the afternoon.”

“We were thrilled to be able to raise €200 from the people who came down. And and even more delighted to hand it over to Cultures Unidas, who sent us a lovely letter of appreciation”.

“Our thanks go to Culturas Unidas for being such wonderful people, to Eugene and Valencia Life for making it happen – and, of course, to Shawn for lending me his beloved pop-up equipment!”

Christian is too modest to say so, but Eugene says that the idea came from him and Shawn. And it was Christian sweating buckets on the beach to keep all well fed on Big Johnson’s Burger joint’s burgers to raise money for Culturas Unidas.

And his partner Rachael did sterling work keeping assorted children entertained and amused. A great Valencia Life day, in all… and don’t miss their pop-up in Cabanyal on 31 January…

Big Johnson’s Burger Joint, Culturas Unidas and Valencia Life

Culturas Unidas helps children from immigrant families to share their cultures with Valencia’s culture. They aim to grow a more diverse ecosystem for all, painting a picture of multiculturalism. The young children receive educational aid, often go on cultural trips, and host fun events.

“The event with Big Johnson’s Burger Joint and Valencia Life was very important for Culturas Unida. Not only due to the donation, though that was lovely. But also because of the interactions we had with the English, North American, and Australian, among others,” says Silvia González, group leader in the new Valencia outpost. 

“The event was very cheerful, and it let us engage with other cultures,” she adds.

“There were 40 or so people there, of all ages. It was a very happy and dynamic event. The event created visibility for our association in the Anglo-community in Valencia. It helped the kids with their communication skills. And the donation has helped us to buy educational materials for the children,” says Silvia with a smile. 

Thank-you-letter-from-Culturas-Unidas - Big Johnson's Burger Joint
Lovely words: The thank you letter from Culturas Unidas

When asked what Culturas Unidas means to her, she gleamed. “It’s an intercultural space, where our beneficiaries converge, interact, and enjoy activities that promote practical skills through coexistence and cultural diversity.

“The situation for many immigrants is a difficult one, it’s multifaceted. We see a need to create and promote cultural spaces that allow the migrant population to converge. We want to give them the means to express themselves and participate through culture.”

Culturas Unidas programme for the coming year

This year Culturas Unidas are maintaining previous projects and setting up new ones. They provide school support with after-school homework clubs. They run cultural outings and photography competitions. One of their new events is a rap festival and graffiti event. Many of their events are financed by funds from the European Union, the Ministry of Social Inclusion, the Generalitat Valenciana and private donations.  

This year is important for us, says Silvia, “because we will implement the project ‘The Social Dental Clinic’. It’s a project that allows people in vulnerable situations to receive dental care. We are promoting the initiative with the slogan ‘You Deserve A Smile’. So this project is an important step for us in Valencia. The Ministry of Social Rights and the Generalitat Valenciana are helping to subsidise the project,” she tells us.

It’s amazing what a small event can do to the lives of others. Valencia Life is so grateful to Big Johnson’s Burger Joint for their kindness and generosity.

If you would like to know more about Culturas Unidas. Or if you want to make a donation, you can do so through their social networks, telephone number or directly at their new address. 

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    The plate pinch press is a superb pectoral exercise for those
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    after all) the exercise does have its downsides.

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    Bear In Mind to maintain your palms close to every other
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    work on the flexion and adduction of your pecs on the similar
    time. Inside rotation is the weirdest one to imagine, however it means any rotation towards the central axis of your body.

    The heads of the pec major originate from various points along the
    middle of the breast bone and internal collar bones before meeting to insert into
    the upper arm. Aside from the obtrusive noticeable fact that your body will look so much higher.
    An aesthetically developed chest region presents extra energy and help to
    the other muscle teams in your higher physique. And we can’t specifically goal the inside part without also contracting the relaxation of the pectoralis main.
    Pushups are a barebones muscle-building exercise that’s included in almost each major
    athlete’s coaching program because they work.
    Designed to behave as a dumbbells, kettlebell, and medication ball
    multi functional, you possibly can diversify your chest workout utterly with
    this progressive weight design. It is answerable for protraction (upward
    and forward movement) of the scapula and thoracic wall, allowing for
    overhead lifting. It additionally pulls your
    shoulder blade across the ribs, which gives you shoulder stability throughout pushing movements.

    The incline cable bench press is similar concept as the
    flat bench press. You are just changing your physique place, which alters the trail of motion of
    your press. With the incline press, you may be pressing
    up at an angle, so that you get extra shoulder flexion, and
    thus extra higher chest and entrance delt emphasis.

    Incline dumbbell presses put extra emphasis on the clavicular head of the pecs and work a quantity of other
    secondary muscle tissue as properly. The primary cause for
    starting with this exercise is to prioritize the upper chest.
    Nevertheless, I’ll further discuss train order later on on this article.

    By changing the place your body is positioned and the place the cable is angled, you’ll find a way to management the vary of movement to be
    less or more. This is right if you need to work on certain ranges of movement or when you have some
    limitations. With standing positions and an adjustable bench, you can even change issues up additional, similar to bent over flys, incline press/fly, decline press/fly.

    Extra strength in your chest additionally aids with the power of the muscular tissues in your again, permitting for comprehensive higher physique conditioning and a lot better overall posture.
    The chest muscle, otherwise often known as the pectoralis muscle,
    is doubtless one of the larger muscles in the human physique.
    They hit your pectoral muscle tissue in all the
    proper methods whereas also giving your core and triceps a workout too.
    Higher chest power is labored hard, and you may carry out this train without unduly stressing your shoulders.
    If you’re involved about potential accidents, the chest cable crossover is a safe pectoral exercise with out placing undue strain on them,
    as nicely as minimizing the chance of again injuries. We’ve looked via the choices and picked out one of the best chest workout routines you need to be working into your health club
    sessions if you need to see real positive aspects. Whereas regular push-ups goal the
    middle of your pecs, decline push-ups shift the emphasis to your lower
    chest, a tough region to apply strain to.
    This is the place isolation exercises, such as flyes or
    the Pec Deck Machine, are required to assist develop the decrease, inside,
    and upper chest muscles. The seated cable chest press is an effective train for concentrating on the chest
    muscles whereas also engaging the triceps and shoulders.
    To carry out the train, sit on a bench facing the cable machine and
    seize the handles with your palms going through down.
    Take a barbell with an overhand grip, preserving your arms barely wider
    than shoulder-width apart. Lower the barbell in path of your chest, preserving your elbows tucked in to your sides.
    Then, push the barbell again as a lot as the starting position,
    absolutely extending your arms. The flat bench dumbbell fly is
    an train that targets the chest muscular tissues, particularly
    the pectoralis major. To perform the train, lie flat on a bench with
    a dumbbell in each hand, palms dealing with each other.
    Decrease the dumbbells out to the sides, maintaining a slight bend in the
    elbows, until the arms are parallel to the bottom.

    The stabilization and the form you’re going to be utilizing during this exercise
    are the keys to making this train an efficient addition to your routine.
    The benefits of the seated cable chest press embody elevated chest strength and dimension, improved upper body posture, and enhanced higher
    physique symmetry. It additionally helps to scale back the chance of
    damage during upper body workouts and may enhance general upper body useful energy.
    To perform the flat bench press with correct
    kind, it’s important to maintain your shoulders pulled again and down, and keep a slight arch in your lower
    back. It’s additionally important to breathe correctly throughout
    the exercise, inhaling as you decrease the barbell in the
    path of your chest and exhaling as you push it again up. In the
    shoulder girdle, the serratus anterior and pectoralis minor are the major muscular tissues involved.

    You must be together with these two workout routines in your chest workout routine but additionally adding chest exercises that forces
    your muscle tissue to work from totally different angles.
    To forestall the dreaded progress plateau on occasion you must be doing varied chest workouts firstly of your
    workout when your muscle tissue are recent.
    You can also substitute dumbbells for the barbell
    version and vice versa. Constructing a strong
    chest is vital to any health routine, especially if you’re just starting out.

    Not only does having a big muscular chest provide the look of being larger but its additionally one
    of the enticing body elements in accordance with ladies.

    So we’ve gathered our prime eleven chest workout routines
    to add to your workout routine to construct an even bigger chest.
    First up after the bench press is the incline dumbbell press, for three sets of eight reps.

    The incline dumbbell presses complement the bench press by focusing on the upper portion of your chest extra.

    Preserving your arms slightly wider than shoulder width is ideal for general chest improvement.
    It is all the time finest to begin with fewer reps and sets and then progressively improve as your strength improves.
    The dumbbell fly takes advantage of arm rotation to essentially goal all areas of the pecs,
    but most significantly, the internal chest. Throughout the squeeze press,
    the dumbbells are always in contact with one another, and you’re actively squeezing them inward (against each other) as onerous as potential.

    Coaching the whole chest muscular tissues gives you a balanced
    and proportionate chest. Whereas you could suppose that to construct chest muscle definition you want heavy
    weight, you’ll be pretty shocked what you can accomplish with resistance bands.

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