Spring at Age Care Association
The Age Care Charity Shop has now finished its March sale and is offering a good selection of clothes for the spring weather which is now upon us. Why not go along to the shop and choose some new items to cheer you up after this dreary winter we have had this year. The shop can be found in the Centro Comercial Las Jarales, Calahonda (just past Mercadona), and is open Monday to Friday from 10 – 4 and Saturday from 10 – 2. Funds raised in the shop are used to further the work of Age Care Association on the Costa del Sol.
Age Care Association recently held a coffee morning for all the volunteers at the St. Andrews Church Hall in Los Boliches. This was the first time that an informal social meeting just for the volunteers has been held and it was felt to be a success. Age Care hope that it will be the first of many, as the volunteers work hard and because of the nature of the work very rarely meet up with other members of Age Care Association on a social basis.
About Age Care Association
Age Care Association is a fully registered, non-profit making organisation staffed entirely by volunteers. Our Spanish registration number is 6282 – CIF – G92487602 (Registro de Asociaciones de Andalucia). The majority of our work is helping older British people living in the Province of Malaga, but we do not exclude other nationalities that speak English. We provide welfare information, practical support and two help lines (Telephones: 691761088, and 655903182). The Association also has a hospital and home visiting team. Other volunteers visit people in Care Homes when necessary. As part of our work we have repatriated some individuals to the UK, where there are more caring facilities and access to benefits unavailable in Spain. Some of our volunteers have had careers in nursing, education, psychology and other caring professions and are accustomed to listening in a sympathetic and kind manner. We work closely with the British Consulate, Royal British Legion, and branches of the International Lions.
