{"id":102825,"date":"2015-10-25T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-25T05:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/102825\/dreams-come-true\/"},"modified":"2015-10-23T15:10:53","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T13:10:53","slug":"dreams-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/10\/25\/dreams-come-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreams come true"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Reach for a Dream Foundation recently helped Lebohang, a six-year-old boy from Ermelo, to realise his dream.<\/p>\n

The young boy, diagnosed with chronic liver disease, dreams of being a train driver one day, because he admires his uncle who works at Transnet Freight Rail.<\/p>

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To make this dream a reality, the foundation made contact with Steven Green and Shaun Ackerman, from Reefsteamers, in Germiston, who put together a special experience for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we got to Reefsteamers, Steven showed us around and showed Lebohang a steam locomotive, and told him he would have an opportunity to drive it,\u201d said Siphumelele Mabunda, from the Reach for a Dream Foundation.<\/p>

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\u201cShaun then took him up and they drove around the balloon track, during which they explained what all the different knobs and handles were for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lebohang was thrilled with his experience.<\/p>\n

To remember the day and Reefsteamers he was given his very own cap and T-shirt, as well as a framed picture of the train he drove.<\/p>\n

After his visit to Reefsteamers he went to Carnival City\u2019s Magic Company.<\/p>\n

The casino donated 450 free tokens that he was able to use in the arcade.<\/p>\n

His final surprise was a Sony Playstation, which has given him something with which to play, as he is not allowed to play outside too often, because of his illness.<\/p>\n

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