“Nourishing the Body, Strengthening the Mind”

“Nourishing the Body, Strengthening the Mind” was the Community Service Project conducted during the year 2020-2021. It was aimed for senior adults with limited resources participating in the Ciudad de Oro community, as well as several entities and the Catholic Church to impact around 843 people in different communities in our hometown. In addition, the Pamphlet of Activities “Nurturing the Body, Strengthening the Mind” was prepared to stimulate the functions cognitive skills in elderly. This booklet contained relaxing activities, puzzles and exciting games for senior adults to strengthen memory health, to support their well-being. Among the achievements we had in the project were: Collaborative Agreement with the San Sebastián Social Action Center for the Elderly. As part of the activities held, we had the commemoration of International Food Day with food delivery to elderlies at their home. We also delivered food to different sectors of the community, which included the distribution of messages raising awareness about good nutrition during the Pandemic and positive well-being messages. Around 400 masks, 60 hand sanitizers, 12 bottles of liquid soap and 2 boxes of alcohol wipes were delivered to the Center for the Elderly. One of our biggest achievements was being able to make awareness of the need to serve the population of older adults with good nutrition and support their mental health. This was done with the help of our local radio station WLRP. Altrusa showed we care about our elderlies, through a project that helped them with their mental, physical, and emotional health and well-being.