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The people’s paper ISSUE NO. 1851
24 - 30 December 2020
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CHRISTMAS GOODIES Photo credit: Age Support Almanzora
VOLUNTEERS from Age Support Alman zora (ASA) are distributing Christmas hampers to members of the charity’s Lunch Club this year. Vanya Ager, president of ASA, thanked Sol Supermarket for helping to complete the hampers and Bar Lepanto for display ing and storing them before distribution. Sue Robinson, who organises the Lunch Club for ASA and is also a volunteer in the office, said she was sad that there could be no Christmas party this year for the Club. “As in previous years we had hoped to hold a Christmas Lunch on December 17 for our VIP guests but I’m sure that the Christmas goodies will be gratefully re ceived by the clients. The hampers look amazing,” Sue said. “If you would like any information or have any questions about the Lunch Club, please contact us via Facebook or our
ASA HAMPERS: (l to r) Sue Robinson with volunteers Janet and Anita.
Toy donation campaign EL EJIDO Town Hall’s Patio de Luces was, as in previous years, at the heart of the Toy Donation campaign. As always this took place dur ing Fr Jesus Zapata’s Radio Ejido radio programme Ventana a la Fe (Window on Faith) with the participation of the local mayor, Francisco Gongora, spokespeo ple for Opposition parties on El Ejido Council, councillors and representatives from local asso
ciations and sports clubs. Led by the mayor, they called on the public to rally round the Citizens’ Participation depart ment initiative and donate new, unused toys so that the Three Kings would also be able to visit the homes of El Ejido’s less fortu nate children. The local population respond ed well to the appeal and be tween 9am and 12 noon demonstrated their generosity
by bringing in toys. Gongora also took the oppor tunity of sending the season’s greetings to El Ejido’s popula tion, asking them to put individ ual responsibility above all else, to avoid a third wave. He admitted that everybody will be enjoying a very different kind of Christmas this year but added that it would be as magi cal as ever in the company of close relatives.
“And if we do things the right way, we can soon return to something like normality,” Gongora said.
shop in Albox,” she added. “We are just down the road from Mercadona on the roundabout opposite the Peugeot show room.” Money raised in the Albox shop, at events or from donations, goes to help improve the quality of life for older people in the area, but the Lunch Club is just one of ASA’s services. It can also loan equipment, while offer ing both practical and emotional support, all of which are completely confidential and provided entirely by volunteers. This covers the Almanzora Valley area including Albox, Albanchez, Arboleas, Can toria, Partaloa and Zurgena. “Merry Christmas from Age Support Al manzora,” Sue said. “And if you know someone who would benefit from our support, do please call in to the ASA shop in Albox where you can have a chat with a volunteer from our team.”