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Rest-a-While celebrates Mandela Day

Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Aged celebrates Mandela Day in style.

July 20, 2014

Melissa Hart Less than a minute

Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly held a special Mandela Day tea on Friday. The event was sponsored by Rappa Holdings, Pick n Pay Primrose and Spec-Savers Primrose Square. Trudy Carreira (Rest-a-While administrator, left) and Wendy Morgan (manager of Rest-a-While) got dressed up in celebration of the day. The elderly thoroughly enjoyed themselves at the tea. For more photos visit www.germistoncitynews.co.za

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The women from Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly’s sewing workshop enjoy themselves at the tea. From left, are: Ntombi Hokwane, Constance Seko (sewing teacher), Nomvuyiselo Sodzeme and Nolundi Mngciphu. The women are in need of all types of sewing equipment, material, cotton and stuffing for the project. Contact Rest-a-While if you’d like to make a donation.

The beautiful Nelson Mandela cake, donated by Rappa Holdings.

Rest-a-While members Sybil Holland (left) and Nita Podayko enjoy the tea.

On Mandela Day, members of Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Aged visited the Primrose Police Station, to donate soup and bread to the members. Wendy Morgan, manager of Rest-a-While thanks Khumhold Suppliers and Leslie Powell for sponsoring the food.

Honorary member of Rest-a-While Joyce Ganter, who has been volunteering at the organisation for 21 years, cuts a cake for the elderly members during the Mandela Day tea, on Friday. Joyce will celebrate her 90th birthday in December.

Theo Olivier was the DJ for the Mandela Day tea.

The members of Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Aged and Rappa Holdings enjoy posing for a photo before the start of the Mandela Day tea.

Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly held a special Mandela Day tea on Friday. The event was sponsored by Rappa Holdings, Pick n Pay Primrose and Spec-Savers Primrose Square. Trudy Carreira (Rest-a-While administrator, left) and Wendy Morgan (manager of Rest-a-While) got dressed up in celebration of the day. The elderly thoroughly enjoyed themselves at the tea. For more photos visit www.germistoncitynews.co.za

Mandela Day at Rest-a-While.

Mandela Day at Rest-a-While.

Mandela Day at Rest-a-While.

Mandela Day at Rest-a-While.

Mandela Day at Rest-a-While.

Mandela Day at Rest-a-While.

July 20, 2014

Melissa Hart Less than a minute

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