The Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, was honored for his volunteer work of the association "Salus Infirmorum" during the closing of the "IX Totanero Volunteer Meeting" attended by the director general of Immigration and Volunteerism Leopoldo Navarro and Senior General Manager of the IMAS, María Paloma Recio, among others.
The association "Infirmorurm Salus, which organizes this event every year which this year has offered the course" Palliative Care at the end of life ", appreciated the work done by the Mayor of Totana with the largest in the municipality.
As explained Maria Jose Lopez, national president of the Federation "Infirmorum Salus, the mayor comes every month, with an altruistic and unselfish, to visit the elderly who are alone at home and need," in many Sometimes just a little company. "
Thus, explained the president, the association gave him the card yesterday and Lucerne voluntary Roman symbol of the organization.
After an emotional tribute, we proceeded to the end of the course of 30 hours has been conducted in the Residence La Purisima.
A total of 35 people, including volunteers, carers and families in general, and health professionals from the branches of nurses, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists and others interested in this type of care, have been the recipients of this course.
The closing ceremony was chaired by the Director General of Immigration and volunteering, Leopoldo Navarro, director general of the IMAS Senior, Maria Paloma Recio, the mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, a professor at the University of Murcia, Conrado Navalón , the diocesan president of the association "Salus Infirmorum" in Totana, Joaquina Lucerga, and the national president of the Federation "Infirmorurm Salus, José María López.
Each of the representatives of the institutions in which courses incidierion as he had done, which are aimed at volunteers, are those who reconciled man to mankind.
Professor, University of Murcia, Conrado Navalon, indicated that this type of training is extended to the University education offered in the classroom, off campus.
Navalón explained that the people who have received the course have another point of view different from a college student can get in a classroom, "because education is provided from another human perspective."
For their part, the director general of Immigration and volunteering, as Senior General Manager of the IMAS, appreciated the work done by this association with the organization of such courses.
During the ceremony, Leopoldo Navarro, used to publicize the new volunteers that the Autonomous Region will launch the Registry of voluntary organizations, the Volunteer Advisory Council of the Region of Murcia, or the Strategic Plan Volunteer.
Ultimately, prior to the awarding of diplomas to the students of course, the mayor of Totana said for him is an honor to volunteer for this organization and that each visit by most enjoys helping those people who need.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana. Fotos: Totana.com