DAILY NEWS PEOPLE : SILVIA JORGE.Silvia Jorge co-founded the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. Unidas in 1984 to help women with a variety of needs, including psychological and career counseling Noun 1. career counseling - counseling on career opportunities counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action , assistance in finding shelter and raising money for medical services. Unidas, which is Spanish for ``together,'' has helped more than 600 women since its inception. Unidas also has provided financial assistance to grammar schools in Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, as well as sending clothing and orthopedic aids to two convalescent con·va·les·cent adj. Relating to convalescence. n. A person who is recovering from an illness, an injury, or a surgical operation. convalescent 1. pertaining to or characterized by convalescence. 2. homes in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . The charity, which operates on donations, also strives to help out during national disasters. RESIDENCE: Woodland Hills. BORN AND RAISED IN: Buenos Aires Buenos Aires (bwā`nəs ī`rēz, âr`ēz, Span. bwā`nōs ī`rās), city and federal district (1991 pop. , Argentina. She moved to the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. when she was 25. OCCUPATION: An alternative health-care massage therapist. MARITAL STATUS marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. : Married 30 years to Jose. CHILDREN: Andrea, 27, Jacqueline, 22, Vanessa, 20, and Mark, 17. ON VOLUNTEERISM: ``I feel good about myself, that I can help. People never leave us empty-handed, and that makes me feel good. Every time you help someone, there are always a lot of feelings, so it is very emotional and I feel very happy when we can resolve the problems. Most of the time we can.'' BIGGEST DILEMMA: ``Getting people to understand my point of view and ideas. I want to get in touch with everyone, and it is difficult.'' MOST DIFFICULT DAILY TASK: ``Organizing meetings for the organization. It is difficult to please everyone.'' FAVORITE DAILY TASK: ``Playing with my grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. . I look forward to that every day.'' BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: ``Not being able to learn more to get my college degree and get a career.'' GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Being a founding member of Unidas. ``I help many people get help from the organization.'' GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: ``To see Unidas have a house, a sponsor and to have more people know about it.'' WHO RELIES ON YOU THE MOST AND WHO YOU RELY ON: ``My daughters. They help me a lot with every hard moment in my life. They have been there for me and vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. .'' ROLE MODELS: ``Susanna Goodman, a lady who lost her two sons to lupus lupus (l  `pəs), noninfectious chronic disease in which antibodies in an individual's immune system attack the body's own substances. . She was strong and so brave.''
HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?: ``Getting up every morning, doing your daily routines, and when you go to bed at night, thinking about what you have done. If you have done one good thing for someone, you should thank God. That is success, doing good things for others and feeling it.'' ANY VICES: ``I used to buy a lot of clothes. I used to want to have a Mercedes or a Ferrari.'' FAVORITE VALLEY HANGOUTS: ``Playing miniature golf at the Castle in Sherman Oaks.'' FAVORITE FOODS: Italian pasta. FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: ``I like to walk a lot. Three miles, two or three times a week.'' HOBBIES: ``I like to read everything about nutrition and about women who are heroes.'' WHAT MAGAZINES DO YOU READ?: Bon Appetit, Mademoiselle and Cosmopolitan. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?: ``The Power of Your Mind,'' by Alex Tanous. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW: ``The Birdcage.'' FAVORITE TV SHOWS: ``I watch the news and soccer games with my husband.'' WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?: Classical music, jazz and the music on KWVE-FM (94.7). WHAT WOULD BE A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU?: ``Work a little bit, read a little bit and be with my family.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Silvia Jorge Phil McCarten/Daily News |
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