Anniversary Celebrated with Helpers

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bauska, October 12 , “Bauskas Dzīve”

Antra ērgle

Anniversary Celebrated with Helpers

The Iecava corps of the International Christian organisation The Salvation Army together with its friends and supporters celebrated its 20^th anniversary of the work.

In the celebration last Saturday all previous leaders of the corps, employees that had worked there for many years, friends and benefactors participated, to the Bauskas Dzīve tells Karīna Kozlovska who, together with LIene Lazdiņa, is the leader of the Salvation Army (SA) Iecava corps since this summer. 

Karīna and Liene got to Iecava after graduating the SA training course and after receiving appropriate appointment. They both come from Riga, but now they will live and work in Iecava.

“I and my sisters were involved in the Salvation Army by our mother,” Karīna reveals to the Bauskas Dzīve. “The main thing in order to work as the SA corps leader is to love people as they are, letting the love of God to be shown in their daily life and good deeds.”

The creator and first leader of the Iecava corps Ruth Hansen in these celebrations performed with the SA Bauska corps choir. Karīna and Liene thanked not only the previous leaders, the municipality and its social service, but also to the employees that have worked there for many years. “A big support for me and Liene is our cook Lilita Lazdiņa who works in the PA Iecava corps for many years and who knows the benefactors of the district that are ready to donate for the needy,” shares Karīna adding that people of Iecava region are responsive and helpful with food and other kind of help.

The Social Service specialist in the work with families and children Ļuda Belrusa, who together with her colleagues Arta Manuša and Valija Vidrina in the celebration represented their cooperation institution, in the conversation with the Bauskas Dzīve praised both, the new leaders  and cooperation with previous SA officers. “The Salvation Army has always supported motivation lessons of the Social Service by giving premises for free and by preparing some refreshments,” tells Ļ. Belruse. “The SA also has good cooperation with non-governmental organisations of the region, for example, the association “Marabella”.”

It is already known that the SA Iecava corps provides the Social Service with services of a soup kitchen by daily feeding people in their premises, as well as by preparing lunch for mobile team that takes cares of people at their homes.

There are different charge-free courses taking place in the SA Iecava corps, of which need it was discovered in a survey, tells Karīna. They both with Liene teach English for beginners and those with basic knowledge. Young people can participate in the children and youth club; there is an idea to organise self-defence and sword-fighting lessons that would be led by Karīna. She loves to do sports, and she has received a certificate that approves that she can teach these sports to others. On Saturdays it is possible to go to aerobics in the Iecava corps. “We have lots of ideas, the most important is that people are responsive and participate,” smiling invites the new leader.