| City honors INGOs
Huynh Thi My Tien (L) of the HCMC Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO), hands certificates of merit to representatives of international non-government organizations in HCMC yesterday. During 2006, INGOs have contributed more than US$12 million to the city, of which 59% are for projects and the rest as non-project gifts. Most of the projects focus on health care, HIV/AIDS prevention, education, vocational training for children and women, the poor, handicapped children and children in difficulties. Le Hung Quoc, chairman of HUFO, told the ceremony said that although the volume of aid is modest but it boasts high symbolic significance in bringing much needed help to the handicapped and the most vulnerable people in society. “The most important thing is that you as INGOs are the wonderful goodwill ambassadors to go with us in the process of integration into the world community," he said. .
Hopewell seniors give input
HOPEWELL TWP. -- More than 50 signatures at Hopewell Place senior apartments underline the need for convenience at the future strip mall. The new complex, slated for 621 Shiloh Pike near West Park Drive, was given final approval last month. Some seven to nine businesses are expected at the 12,700-square-foot site. Marilyn Dreier has a list of names that says she and the other residents there want a discount grocer, like Save-a-Lot, and a pharmacy. Dreier usually travels to Save-a-Lot elsewhere in the county, when she can get a ride. "It's hard for us who don't have cars," she added. "It's hard to get into town. We need a place that seniors can go." She also noted that some supermarkets in the area are too expensive for seniors.
Pets bring smiles to elderly
NORTH CANTON They watch from the window, people confined by age or illness to a chair or a nursing home bed. But on the days Nancy Ruble of Lake Township brings her cat and three greyhounds by for a visit, they get excited, she said. Ruble, a member of the board for the Coalition for Animal Concerns, regularly goes to nursing homes, senior care centers and assisted living centers with her pets to visit people who enjoy but can no longer care for pets. She also visits schools upon request, presenting educational programs. Even people with the dementia and borderline illnesses, even though they dont speak to you, they watch the animals, Ruble said. Others tell me about the pets they had when they were younger or when they were home. Many ask questions (about the animals), the same questions every time we go.
Uganda: Rotary Club to Donate Wheelchairs
THE Rotary Club of Jinja is to distribute 280 wheelchairs to people with disabilities countrywide, Donald Kiirya reports. The club president, William Okello, said they will also donate 1,650 treated mosquito nets to needy expectant women in Kamuli and Jinja districts. .
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