Certificate award ceremony for the elderly at the Edinburg Towers

On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, Edinburg Housing Authority (EHA) held a certificate awards ceremony for the elderly residents of the Edinburg Towers. The awards ceremony was due to the residents’ completion of art therapy and yoga laughter classes taught by certified instructors. These classes were sponsored by EHA, and organized and initiated by EHA-UTRGV Social Work interns, Sulema Razo, Amy Martinez and Joana Martinez. These courses, organized specifically for the elderly residents, took place over a seven month period. The yoga course took place in the summer from June to August and was conducted by instructor Laura Hawk. The art course, taught by Yvonne Bollair, began in July and concluded at the beginning of December. Both courses took place in the community center at the Edinburg Towers. The awards ceremony began with an introduction by EHA Executive Director, Rudolfo “Rudy” Ramirez, who congratulated the residents for their completion of the courses and presented each resident a certificate of completion. Following, the instructors, Laura Hawk and Yvonne Bollair, received special certificates for their efforts and said a couple of words of appreciation. Also given a special certificate was Lorenzo Zavala, for paying music at the art therapy classes. The ceremony was followed by a small reception that included food, music and a raffle for the residents, instructors, interns and guests. EHA would like to thank the interns for organizing these courses and instructors for donating their time to helping our elderly residents. The success of this project couldn’t have been achieved without the efforts of both, the interns and instructors. EHA would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Sudershan Pasupuleti, Professor and Department Chair, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), for the ongoing partnership between the Department of Social Work and EHA. Congratulations to the residents for their success. At the Edinburg Housing Authority, every resident matters.

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