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A wide range of activities, workshops and courses for seniors and people with disabilities were presented this Monday, January 14, by the Councilor for Social Services, Mercedes García, for this first semester of 2019.
The activities of previous months have had a great reception and participation and it is expected that the program continues to enjoy its popularity and the proposals for this semester, from January to June, will be as varied as cultural, educational, sports, leisure, etc. .
The Department of Social Services intends that this group continues to be active in their day to day and emphasizes that there is no other program with the same variety and number of activities.
The activities are directed to three different groups in three blocks: elderly and disabled people;
associations of the elderly and people with disabilities;
already elderly in day centers or residences
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES
In the activities proposed for the elderly and with disabilities in general, the courses and training workshops stand out, a total of 24, of very diverse topics such as languages, dance, balanced diet, etc.
A new activity is incorporated into the 'Sociocultural Hiking Program', in collaboration with Senda Senior, in which more than 200 people already participate, which is the 'Healthy Walks' that will take place every Monday.
They will be themed and guided tours throughout the city that join the other activities that were already done with this organization as visits to natural areas of the Region.
FOR ASSOCIATIONS
As a novelty in the activities aimed at the 43 senior clubs and associations of people with disabilities, this semester there will be a dance contest in pairs for the elderly organized by the academy 'Bailamos' and which will be broadcast on Telecartagena.
They follow very popular activities like the dance of San Valentin or the celebration of Carnival with the election of the Queen of Carnival of majors and the performances of the comparsas.
The European Day of Intergenerational Solidarity will also be celebrated, as well as training sessions for senior club directors, free-time workshops, theater, memory stimulation, etc.
and the already traditional day of coexistence of adults with more than 700 participants in its latest edition.
OLDER OF CENTERS AND RESIDENCES
Among the activities aimed at older people who are in day centers and residences include Easter workshops, popular traditions, preparation of jams, crafts, nutrition and health, etc.
In addition to all these activities of the program, older people also participate in volunteer activities in entities related to the area of ​​Social Services through the 'Senior Volunteer Program' as, for example, the accompaniment of people with problems of loneliness or dependence
Registration for activities can be done in the office for the elderly and people with disabilities on the first floor of the La Milagrosa building.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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