Portal de San Javier
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The first deputy mayor, José Angel Noguera, the councilman of Social Services, María Angeles Mayor Chum and headman of Roda, Toni Mendez attended this morning the inauguration of the headquarters of the British Association "Cancer Support Group" at number 60 Avenida de La Union, San Javier.
The British consul in Alicante, Paul Rodwell was asked to officially open the second-Cancer Center Support Group (MABS) in Spain, after Javea in Valencia, explained Association President Jacqueline Phillips.
The association works for ten years without its own headquarters in the area with the involvement of dozens of people and over one hundred volunteers whose aim is to support and help of any kind to people with cancer.
"Our volunteers do everything for the sick, since any information about the disease and treatments, hospital visits and in homes to provide respite to the family or provide special beds, wheelchairs or walkers," explained President MABS Murcia-Mar Menor, Linda Baines.
The brand new headquarters of the Association as part British citizens resident in the area "delighted" to receive volunteers of any nationality has a thrift store, with proceeds donated to be offered for sale at affordable prices and with whose funds are funded financial assistance for patients who use them.
The headquarters will be open from 10:00 to 14:00 h.
both to receive any sick person who requires support to manage the store, or inform prospective volunteers.
Both the first mayor of San Javier, José Angel Noguera as the mayor of Social Services, Maria Angeles Chumillas were "proud that San Javier is the second branch of the Association in Spain and be able to have a social support group as important in our municipality. "
Both valued the work of volunteers, and pledged the support of the municipality of San Javier.
The president of MABS, Jacqueline Phillips recalled that the site is dedicated to the memory of Jacqueline Howes whose photograph and name of presiding over the entrance.
Howes, was an English model who retired in Spain attracted by the sun and golf, but fell ill shortly after arriving and became the first patient seen by the then fledgling association.
Throughout his illness until 2007, when he died, was attended by people from the Cancer Support Group, an association to which he bequeathed part of his heritage.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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