The Pensioners' Mutual Care Union of Zalau

It was set up and opened in 2003 from its own funds together with Zalau City Hall's funds, and is part of the private property of CARP.

It's opened every Monday - Friday, between 15:00-19:00, and also Saturday and Sunday - if needed.

We could say that it already entered in tradition the fact that, in the last 5-6 years CARP Zalau together with the union of retirees - branch Zalau, organizes many activities for the festive days like: October 1, International Day of older people, materialized in chess and backgammon competitions among pensioners, debates, round tables, exhibitions with works made by pensioners, always ended with a large festive gathering, followed by a cultural-artistic show - and the traditional slices of cake and a glass of wine .

The club has all the necessary utilities and is equipped for games of chess, backgammon, rummy and two sections of loaning books, of which one belongs to the County Library.

Years after the inauguration, there were outlined the  champions of chess and backgammon competitions of the retireds who organize competitions at the main events of the year. Let's recall among the winners, the following retired persons: Marincas Mircea, Liviu Zaharia, Fersedi Vasile, Culda Nicolae, Bodis Istvan, Erdei Francisc, Romitan Ezechil, Teudean Nicolae, Marincas Victor, Mihaiu Florea, Ghitea Vasile, Roman Grigoriu, Sovrea Pavel, Marginean Theodore and others.

The Club has a modern Internet center, the first service of this type in Romania in a space designed for retirees.

There were organized many cultural activities - exhibitions of paintings, glass icons, arrases, etc. - pieces of work made by retirees.

The Club has a capacity of 40-60 seats and is attended by an average of 30-40 pensioners daily.

It is used to organize activities for the 8th of March day, the Days of the City, debates, round tables.

Cu ocazia evenimentului aniversar,potrivit Hotărīrii Biroului permanent al Federatiei,a Hotărīrii Consiliului director al CARP Zalău,au fost īnmīnate un număr īnsemnat de diplome:

 -13 Diplome aniversare membrilor CARP cu vechime īn organizație și cu rezultate deosebite obtinute īn sectorul lor de activitate;

-10 Diplome de excelență reprezentanților administrației publice (Instituția prefectului,Consiliul Județean,Primăria municipiului Zalău),medicilor din cabinetele de specialitate(oftalmologie,stomatologie,ORL și interne) care asigură asistență medicală pentru membrii CARP,Filialei Crucii Roșii și Consiliului județean al persoanelor vīrstnice;

-11 Diplome de onoare redacțiilor cotidienelor presei locale scrise,instituțiilor deconcentrate cu  care CARP Zalău are relații strīnse de colaborare,reprezentanților societăților comerciale care s-au implicat și au ajutat logistic și financiar activitatea organizației noastre.