After completing the subjects of the 2023-2024 school year, the Chair of the Elderly, of the “For those who deserve love” project, culminates its school year in the city of Guantánamo with the addition of more than 15 thousand grandparents who graduated of the university academies in the territory.
During the ceremony the graduates of the also known “Peña de Gallo” They received the certificate from the House of Higher Studies, a title that empowers them with new knowledge and practical styles of life in favor of their health and social well-being.
At the usual headquarters of the “Los Pinos Nuevos” Children’s Circle (Pedro A. Pérez and 2 Sur), the event featured the artistic presentation of children and workers from the educational center accompanied by art instructors and cultural promoters from the South Popular Council. Islet.
The activity chaired by Niurka Mercochini, professor at the University of Guantánamo and President of the Chair of the Elderly in the territory, was enlivened with the traditional musical dance themes of the group Caverchelo, the troubadour Osmani Abel Jones, and the poet José María del Pozo .
For more than three decades, this movement of senior citizens linked to the community project “For Who Deserves Love” has been operating every Tuesday in the patio of the house of Rolando Cervera Rigual, recognized by his nickname Gallo, who works as a teacher. of Sports and Physical Culture, coordinator of 149 Sports and Cultural Clubs, and also serves as Vice President of the Chair of the Elderly.
More than 15 grandparents who graduated from the Guantanamo university academies receive a certificate from the House of Higher Studies of the University of the province.
