Bogotá, Colombia - June 2017 - On 13 June, the Mayor of Bogotá, Enrique Peñalosa, conferred the "City of Bogotá Civil Order of Merit” to the Salesian community, and the 60 years of service of its Don Bosco Center, an educational institution which has contributed greatly to the education of young people in Bogota. The Mayor underlined the work of the Don Bosco Center, recognized as the city's best technical institute, and those of other educational centers under Salesian leadership: "The Salesian community of Bogotá and Colombia is of the utmost importance because we share values, and it plays a very important role in the education of our children and young people. " Don Jaime Enrique Morales, Provincial of the Bogotá Province, thanked the Mayor for the award.