On Monday one of the country's oldest citizens is turning 105. Ms. Mary Tate was born in 1914, the same year that World War One began. More than a century later, she is still an active citizen, in fact she was keen in her attendance at today's HELPAGE forum on the ICJ. We spoke to HELPAGE Belize's Director about her birthday celebration...
Ivorine Bulwer - Executive Director, HELPAGE Belize
"Monthly, since last year the entire 2018, we partnered with Grace Kennedy and they, on a monthly basis, they gifted all our older persons who were celebrating birthdays. This month, the first, we're doing birthdays for both January and February, but a special birthday girl for this month of February, she will be 105. One of our residents from the Sister Cecelia Home. She is among the birthday girls."
"Her name is Ms. Mary Tate and she has been a resident of Sister Cecelia for quite a number of years. Very fun-loving lady. Each morning you would see her in the yard feeding the pigeons. And at the same time, there's another elder gentleman who would push her around and collect flowers for her, and when she sees you can 
you do a little dance for me, and I would do a little move for her. But she's quite fun filled. She's not all that coherent, but she's quite active in getting out of her room everyday."
Tate will turn 105 on Monday.
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