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The annual report of local ‘do-gooders’ Vision de Futuro provides a snapshot of the effectiveness of donated food, clothes, furniture and bric-a-brac on the lives of Jávea people and families who have been ‘crushed by the crisis’.
Marcos Sanz, with Chielo, his wife, are unashamed ‘born again’ evangelical Christians, who sacrificed their own lives to help homeless and hungry people living in Jávea, and along the N-332. Vision de Futuro is registered with the Generalitat (CV-01-046784-V) but receives no financial help from Jávea Townhall or any other public source. “We’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity of Jávea people” Marcos told us, “and people who rarely go to a church, are phoning us every day with offers of help and surplus items.” Their project involves restoring the dignity and selfworth of people who have given up on life, tired of being
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constantly crushed by their circumstances. It is hard, even if you are a Brit pensioner complaining about possible loss of the Winter Fuel Allowance, to imagine having no Hope, no Money, no Roof over your head, nowhere to wash, sleep or keep clean but those are the people Marcos and Chielo help. They also visit Jávea people who are in prison in the Alicante province. During 2013 their focus has been on finding and feeding ‘the street people’ and ‘bringing them back to life’. They sell donated items at the various flea markets in the area, work the surplus fields of local farmers and share in the crop thatThere they are thenothers sell door-to-door. Of those helped w in 2013, one died, 5 were repatriated, 10 were found jobs and now have homes. Marcos can be contacted by phone: 698 588 604 to collect clothing, furniture and bric-a-brac. Food can be left in one of the ‘Helping Hand’ yellow buckets, introduced to make it ‘easy’ to ‘give and be involved’. There’s a bucket at the Oasis Help Centre, behind La Caixa bank in Jávea Port and any business or retailer can obtain a free bucket by telephoning 669 386 702. THANKS from the recipients.
Nº 9 January 2014 November 2013 Suggested Donation
TRAVELODGE expressed interest in converting Jávea’s new Townhall into their first ‘Seaside’ Hotel, but Mayor José Chulvi has announced the Municipal Police will occupy the ground floor and Social Services the 1st. Subdivision, and infrastructure was estimated at 4 - 6 million €uros, which Councillors said could not (2 years ago) be justified.
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