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U3A Marina Baixa Jalon Valley Help
greeting everyone. Richard is encouraging a new approach to volunteering where everyone has fun whilst giving of their time and feels a member of the JVH family.
The selected venue in Jalon had been chosen as a possible location in which JVH could set up and repair their medical equipment. This offers several significant opportunities, namely being able to display the extensive array of equipment which is available to anyone in need, to enable its operation to be demonstrated and the benefits of the alternatives discussed, and a more conducive work environment for the repair and maintenance of the equipment.
JVH want to help people at a time when they are under a lot of strain and they are con- sidering a shop front to act as a focus for the help they can give once someone is discharged from hospital.
Richard is hoping that the members and volunteers will see the importance of this move and give their backing to the JVH Executive Committee.
The JVH shop windows are regularly changed to show items for sale. For further information about future events email eventsjvh@gmail.com and for information about the charity visit www.jalonvalley help.com.
DESPITE the high temperatures the U3A M arina Baixa has stayed busy.
The Sunday Strollers met near Hercules tower in Villajoyosa on June 25 and strolled along a shady track parallel to the beach at Playa Torres. At the end of the beach they walked up a gently ascending rough track to a lookout point from where the views could be appreciated.
This was the last stroll before the summer break, they return in September.
On Tuesday June 27, several members of the U3A Marina Baixa met with representatives from MABS at their Charity Shop in Alfaz del Pi and donated a cheque for €300. The money has been used to purchase a laptop for the nurses to use at the new respite home in La Nucia.
They were very grateful and it is expected the Centre will be opened in
September once refurbishment has been completed. In the first six months of this year more than €1,121 have been used to support local charities and all thanks to the U3A’s members.
On Saturday September 23 there will be a trip to Jalon Valley Market with lunch in Alcalalí. On Friday October 20 there will be a visit to the Marq museum in Alicante to see the Chinese Terracotta Warriors further ahead there will be a five-days, four-night Christmas trip to Roquetas de Mar in Almeria.
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MORE than 100 hotels, bars and restaurants in Alfaz are taking part in a competition to be the town that recycles the most glass in the Valencia Region this summer.
They are facing businesses and local councils in 42 towns and cities for the coveted Green Flag awarded by Ecovidrio, a nonprofit organisation in charge of managing the recycling of glass packaging waste in Spain.
Benidorm and Orihuela are the current title holders after winning last year’s contest, which aims to reward the commitment of municipalities and the hotel and catering industry to the circular economy
