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PNCR hosts activities for Month of the Elderly
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), an arm of the main political opposition coalition, A Partnership for National Unity, APNU, last Sunday, hosted two events in commemoration of Month of the Elderly.
PNCR Director of Human Services’ Department, Volda Lawrence spreading cheer to the elderly at the Palms on Sunday.
In Georgetown, a team of Party officials headed by Vice Chairperson of the PNCR and Director of the Party’s Human Services’ Department, Volda Lawrence, visited the Palms Geriatric Home for Senior Citizens, then served hot meals, beverages and hampers to the residents.
The visitors also included Mabel Baveghems, Member of Parliament (MP), and representatives of the National Congress of Women (NCW), the women’s arm of the PNCR.
At New Amsterdam, Leader of the PNCR, Brigadier David Granger, participated in the annual senior citizens luncheon, hosted by the Angoy’s Avenue PNCR group. Brigadier Granger along with a team of senior national and regional party officials served lunch to the more than 50 seniors.
The PNCR leader was accompanied to New Amsterdam by Central Executive Member Joseph Harmon; Head of Organisation Department, Fitzroy Corlette and Mark Archer, Head of the Communications Department.
Earlier this month a similar activity was held in Linden. A team of PNCR members travelled to Linden to celebrate with senior citizens of the mining town.
The visiting team thanked the seniors for their sterling contribution to the party over the years and urged them to help impart some of the ideals of PNCR to the younger folks.Hampers and hot meals were distributed to more than 100 senior citizens in Linden.
The event was organised by the Upper Demerara- Berbice PNCR Regional Co-ordinator Sandra Adams.
October was designated Month of the Elderly by the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security.
During the month, a number of activities that afford Guyanese opportunities of crediting the nation’s seniors for their achievements are hosted.
As part of the activities earlier this month, the Palms Geriatric Home held a mini health fair at its Brickdam location to mark the observance. The fair was hosted for elders to access free health checks.
At the fair, various services were offered to the elderly. There were tests for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and counselling, random blood-sugar testing and physiotherapy.
Food for the Poor (Guyana) Incorporated, (FFTP) in collaboration with the Chest Clinic at the Georgetown Public Hospital and a number of other related groups also conducted a Geriatric Health Clinic at the FFTP headquarters in Festival City, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
Seniors were offered various medical services by a team of professionals which included doctors and nurses. The senior citizens were treated to free eye examinations, dental examination, blood sugar/ blood pressure testing and free beauty treatment.
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