“ For a Healthy , Long Life ” Hana Truscott , MAK16 Senior Citizen ’ s Association of Novaci
Grant Amount : $ 3,925.05 Community Contribution : $ 6,533.00
Communities Impacted : Village of Novaci , in addition to other villages in the Municipality of Novaci
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Opening of the new
Senior Center with the Mayor of Novaci and the President of the Senior ' s
Association . Photo courtesy of Blagojce Nikolovski
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“ For a Healthy , Long Life ” Hana Truscott , MAK16 Senior Citizen ’ s Association of Novaci
Grant Amount : $ 3,925.05 Community Contribution : $ 6,533.00
Communities Impacted : Village of Novaci , in addition to other villages in the Municipality of Novaci
Upon successful completion of our first SPA project earlier this year , which helped the local preschool , my counterpart wanted to do another SPA project to help the Senior Citizen ’ s Association of Novaci ( SCAN ), which unexpectedly donated resources to our preschool SPA project . After seeing my counterpart ( who is also the director of the preschool ) implement the SPA project to build capacity for early childhood development and families with small children , the seniors from SCAN were inspired to build capacity for their organization to better support the 230 senior citizens of Novaci .
Photos : Senior Center : Before and After by Hana Truscott
The SPA project includes renovation of a rundown hall , turning it into a new Senior Center where we will hold events for the seniors , related to preventative health , civic participation , and socialization . We will also be holding “ Baba Power ” leadership seminars for the senior women , providing them with the resources they need to mobilize and make a difference in their communities .
The President of SCAN discussed the association ’ s vision and goals for the project with my counterpart as we wrote up the SPA application together . He further committed financial resources to the project , along with the Mayor of Novaci , resulting in our largest community contribution to a SPA project yet . The total amount of funds needed for this project is $ 10,458.05 . While the total community contribution to our first SPA project was around 27 %, this time the community contribution is 62 %. The community of Novaci is learning how to mobilize local resources and that in itself is a great success !
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