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100 Years Old and Still Doing Her Bit for Others

100-year-old woman who is still an active volunteer at her local hospital has vowed to keep going.

Betty Lowe, (17)______ , was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire 12 years ago for her contribution to the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service, a charity that provides a range of services for vulnerable people who might otherwise feel lonely. She still helps out at her local WRVS shop at Hope Hospital, Salford, (18)______ so that it can offer services from meals on wheels for elderly people to welfare centres for soldiers in the Army.

The active lady, (19)______ and had to attend an open-air school, is also still involved with the Girl Guides, 89 years after she first joined.

Miss Lowe said: “I’ve been in the guides since I was 11. I was very interested in it and I used to go camping and walking. I was a bit of an outdoor girl when I was younger.”

She progressed to being a guide leader, a role in which she introduced hundreds of teenage girls to the organization, running annual camping trips, and is still a member of the Trefoil Guild, an organization of more than 20,000 members (20)______ .

She said: “I’ve been involved with the WRVS for 34 years and I still do half a day a week.”

She never married or had children, but her nephew Peter Lowe says (21)______ and bakes dozens of cakes for relatives.

Mr. Lowe said: “She has a massive circle of friends and we all think she is marvelous. I think she loves being active. She doesn’t like sitting around doing nothing.”

Miss Lowe had a run of accidents before her birthday, spending a week in hospital after a fall at home and suffering whiplash in a car accident while being driven to her nephew’s house. But (22)______ and more than 100 friends and relatives turned up to congratulate her on her centenary.

She said: “I think it’s very good to be 100. I’ve enjoyed all my life.”

Awhich raises money for the charity
Bshe had a party to celebrate
Cshe always liked children very much
Dwho has spent her life volunteering
Ewho was considered a sickly child
Fwho is known for her delicious cakes
Gwho have been involved with the Guides or Scouts
Hshe spends lots of time with the family

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