On 29th July, Cudeca was delighted to receive 14 US Marines and Navy sailors, together with Lieutenant David Jeltema, from the USS Ashland, a Whidbey Island Class Ship of the U.S. Navy. In their spare time, the sailors like to keep up with COMREL (Community Relations Project) which involves helping with community services, and being that the ship was docked in the Málaga port for a few days, they gladly came along to the Cudeca Hospice to lend a helping hand!

 

We were all extremely impressed with their military efficiency and in just a few hours they had painted the exterior railings and benches, cleaned the perimeter and organised our warehouse! All the hard work carried out was truly appreciated and Cudeca expresses sincere thanks to this dedicated group of individuals; Lt. David Jeltema, Lt. Scott Cauble, GMSN Mallory Runyan, Cpl. David Lara Nuñez, Cpl. Josh Blevins, CSSA Cari Hampton, Cpl. James Belcher, Sgt. Eric Currier, Cpl. Zack Hicks, Cpl. Frederick Field, SSgt. Brandon Rogers, SSgt. Timothy Brady, LCpl. Michael Gannon and LCpl. Peter Loumiotis. The ship will be returning to base at North Carolina in a couple of weeks and everyone is looking forward to seeing their families again following a tough seven months out at sea!

 

We are always in need of volunteers to carry out all sorts of tasks. If you would like to help out as a volunteer or alternatively become a benefactor, please telephone the Hospice on 952 56 49 10 or e-mail pr@cudeca.org.