The Parliamentary Secretary for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Active Ageing Dr. Justyne Caruana, has announced. that a number of initiatives for the elderly are being organised to commemorate the International Day for the Elderly, which falls on the 1st of October.

“As October is opera season in Gozo, one of the initiatives was that the Secretariat purchased a number of opera tickets to give to the elderly, according to established criteria,” Dr Caruana said.

Elderly people who apply for these free tickets will be evaluated according to certain criteria, including that they must be Kartanzjan holders, if they are attending a course, or are involved in voluntary work, the Parliamentary Secretary said. The requests will be evaluated and tickets will then be issued.

The tickets will be given for the 2 operas and also an operatic concert, all three are going to take place in Gozo. “In this way, the Secretariat will be is promoting art and culture among our elderly, as well as promoting tourism for the elderly in Gozo,” Dr Caruana said.

The number of tickets is limited and therefore submissions must be made up until the 30th of September.

Following the evaluation process, which will take until the 5th of October, the persons selected will be able to collect the ticket from the Offices of the Parliamentary Secretariat.

For more information please phone on 25903175 or send an email to activeageing@gov.mt.

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