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Triple-S echoed Las Voces de Rhaiza Vélez Plumey in the 5k “Run or Walk for Them” for a Puerto Rico free of cervical cancer. Health educators participated in the Triple-S health clinic to give talks on the importance of prevention and medical tests related to cervical cancer, blood pressure, and weight control. The event had the support of employees during the race and yoga classes to raise awareness in the fight against cancer.

Loíza achieves to be the first municipality certified as Dementia Friends in Puerto Rico! After a year and in a festive atmosphere, Loíza celebrated becoming the first municipality to train over 1,000 people including public servants, community and religious leaders, merchants, caregivers, and family members with dementia. Also, they began the train trainers’ model of the program to continue making communities dementia friendly.

More than 50 Triple-S employees got up early with their tennis shoes on to take this tour in benefit of the Pediatric Hospital Foundation. This organization helps with the purchase of medical equipment, improves the infrastructure, and offers important services to the hospital.

Our CEO, Bobby García, toured various buildings and offices of Triple-S and Salus, along with a group of colleagues. This year Bobby carried a prevention message to reduce the risk of cancer with a healthy lifestyle that includes physical activity. This activity involves the participation of employees in a challenge to accumulate the most steps in 21 days and is it in benefit of the American Society Against Cancer.

Year after year, for the past 12 years, Triple-S has said present for the children cancer patients of the Pediatric Hospital. With great satisfaction we give a donation of $28,000 to the CAP Foundation as a result of the efforts of our employees to raise funds and support this charitable cause that provides access to first class treatment on the island.

This year, 16 Triple-S Vida volunteers participated in Give a Day at Hogar de Niñas de Cupey. Thanks to their collaboration, house #2 was painted and cleaned and in addition, cleaning supplies and school supplies were donated for the girls who receive complementary educational services, safe shelter, food and clothing. This United Ways of Puerto Rico initiative promotes volunteering in organizations and creates social awareness of the needs of the community, and Triple-S always is present!

At Triple-S we recognize the importance of supporting, which is why we joined Stefano’s 5K Running for Angels held in the town of Dorado. The Stefano Foundation serves people as an instrument of support and transformation to deal with the loss of a loved one and work with violence prevention through education.

With great joy and enthusiasm, our volunteers planted 264 endemic trees in the town of Canóvanas to support the initiatives of Para La Naturaleza organization. About 42 employees accompanied by our leaders Víctor J. Haddock, chief financial officer, and Liliana Rivera, vice president of accounting and finance, collaborated on this beautiful project.

Triple-S, Dementia Friends Puerto Rico, the Alzheimer Association and the Caguas “Criollo” Center for Science and Technology (C3Tec) organized the reading of “Por qué mi abuelita es diferente” (Why is My Grandmother Different) with a group of children aged 7-13 to promote awareness about Dementia and the inclusion of people with these conditions.

Loíza joins the Dementia Friends initiative to become the first municipality to be trained to improve the life quality of its population with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. With this program, the municipality seeks to educate through workshops sponsored by Triple-S and the Alzheimer’s Association the community and religious leaders, caregivers and family members to recognize the symptoms and be able to assist them efficiently.