Committed To Becoming More Age-Friendly
Quilleco Chile
The commune of Quilleco offers the following age-friendly activities and programs to benefit its older population:
- Cueca Communal Championship; takes place during the month of August.
- Celebration of the International Day of Older Persons; celebrated with the elderly people of the whole commune, and consists of a lunch and an artistic show.
- Festival of the voice of the elderly; this activity will take place in the town of Villa Mercedes, in the month of April.
- Rides for therapeutic and recreational purposes; tours are offered for most of the clubs in the commune, where members can enjoy a recreational day, main destinations include: Termas de Chillán, Nitrato, Hazel, Quillon, Valdivia, etc.
- Digital literacy workshops, aimed at older people who want to have basic knowledge of computers.
- Celebration “pasamos agosto”; activity among older people to celebrate surviving the winter months.
- Mother’s Day celebration; consists of a breakfast and a present for those who attend.
- Celebration of Father’s Day; consists of a breakfast and a present for those who attend.
- Parade Fiestas Patrias; activity carried out at a communal level where the 20 adult clubs are invited to participate, takes place in a cozy space for the elderly, which allows them to enjoy the activity.
- Workshops of gymnastics and Cueca for the elderly people; directed to all the adult clubs of the commune, with a duration of 1 hour and a half. Some clubs have a workshop twice a week.
- Celebration anniversary of the commune; this activity is carried out in the month of November with a parade, which allows the older people to make a presentation of what they learned during the year in the workshops of gymnastics and Cueca.