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Coming together
A WHOLE host of local organisations in Elche sprung into action to help those affected by the tragic earthquake in Syria and Turkey recently.
Elche City Council announced an emergency relief campaign on Wednesday, February 9 that has seen a fantastic response from the community. Organisations including Elche Refugee Organisation and Conciénciate came together to create four donation points to be taken to the survivors and those affected by the terrible natural disaster.
The appeal called for sleeping bags, blankets, small tents, longlife milk, tinned products and other nonperishable food items. The products that were collected have been condensed into containers which were shipped to Turkey on Thursday, February 16.
The President of Conciénciate, Gorka Chaz
‘‘A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link’’
This means that a group or organisation can only be as successful as its least successful or powerful person. The first form of this proverb appeared in Thomas Reid’s ‘Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man’, which was published in 1786.
arra, said that residents can make a direct donation by bank transfer to the account: ES46 2100 2190 9202 0049 9492, using the account name ‘Ayuda a personas refugiadas’.
Elche Refugee Organisation’s President, José Agulló added his thanks to everyone in Elche for responding to the campaign with generosity, highlighting the acute humanitarian crisis in Syria, following 12 years of war.
Musical matchmaking
STUDIO32 Musical Theatre Company are hard at work rehearsing for their performance of Jerry Herman’s energetic ‘Hello Dolly’, a musical filled with charisma and with heart.
Studio32 are also looking for men of any age to join the group in the ensemble for this forthcoming production and a young male person aged between 18 and 30 for a principal role that is still to be cast.
If you think you have what it takes, rehearsals are at Casa Contenta restaurant, Rojales on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 7.00pm and 9.30pm. If you require any further information, contact Linda on 679 062 272 or visit the Studio32 Musical Theatre Company Facebook page.
To book tickets online for the upcoming show please visit www.studiothirtytwo.org, email tickets@studiothirtytwo.org or call 679 062 272.
Betty Henderson AUTHORITIES in Torrevieja announced the hiring of a further 122 health professionals on Wednesday, February 15, spelling good news for waiting times in medical centres across the city.
The city council has hired 122 professionals in a whole host of health industry positions including nurses, paediatricians, doctors, and porters. The move is set to reduce waiting times for non urgent healthcare appointments from the current length of 4.85 days.
Broken down, 46 of the positions are as doctors, three paediatricians, 57 nurses and 16 porters. The new staff have been hired in recent days and will start work in several health centres and hospitals in the city region. The recruitment drive was part of a city council strategy to hire more staff since the pandemic caused waiting times for appointments and operations to skyrocket and led to staff losses.
Department Manager José Cano explained, “These recruitment figures reflect a significant effort to recruit staff at a time when there is a lot of pressure on care and there is a lack of professionals at a national level.”
16.1 is the Business Turnover Index of Spain in November 2022.
