{"id":104847,"date":"2015-11-16T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/104847\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/"},"modified":"2015-11-16T12:41:30","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T10:41:30","slug":"children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"Children fly high with the Eqstra Flying Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Eqstra Flying Lions hosted their annual children\u2019s charity day last Sunday, at Rand Airport.<\/p>\n<p>This year the recipient charities were the Masibambisane Centre in Eldorado Park, the Othandweni Family Care Centre in Soweto and the Thembalethu Centre in the Johannesburg CBD.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The children were treated to a day of high flying thrills, as they were taken for a flight in either a Harvard (owned by Arnie Meneghelli), a Baron ZS-LWT (owned by Arnie Meneghelli), or an Arrow ZS-KFM (owned by Dr Harry de Wet and Heinz Shweiger).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harvard Charity Day 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wyzqoHBh_HY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>A big thank you went out to the pilots for the day, Andrew Blackwood-Murray, Arnie Meneghelli, Dewald Lourens, Gavin Brown, Harry de Wet, Heinz Schweiger, Ivan van der Schaar, Jeff Earle and Rodney Chinn, who made sure the children\u2019s flying experience was one they will never forget.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harvard Charity Day 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sRJeXttDhzE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The people on the ground, Bradley Wood, Candice Ferreira, Dylan and Sam van der Merwe, Jade Erasmus, Keagan Foley, Tyrone Erasmus, William and Roz Tomlinson, Shawn and Cassey-Lee Stoltz, Petrus Rambau, Eunias Mwinga, Geoffrey Kamwendo and Hendrick Lungu, were on hand to help the children in and out of the aircraft, as well as to assist in getting the planes ready.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harvard Charity Day 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UNOuvJ-7uWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To assist the team in making the children\u2019s dreams come true, Rand Airport waived the approach and landing fees for the aircraft used on the day.<\/p>\n<p>The children, as well as their house mothers and fathers, were also treated to a delicious lunch at Harvard Caf\u00e9, before the arrival of Father Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Father Christmas, who jumped out of a Harvard, handed each of the children a gift bag filled with goodies.<\/p>\n<p>The bags were sponsored by Academy Brushware, Creative Space Media, Dr Harry de Wet, Eqstra, Kevro, Music Masters, Nashua, Shell, Taryn Foley and Yankees Lambton.<\/p>\n<p>The children were thrilled with their gifts and their fun-filled day.<\/p>\n<p>The team thanks Sonica van der Schaar for all the photographs she took for them throughout the day.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-104847 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/46gcngeneralharvlh7_31672\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH7_31672-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH7_31672-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH7_31672-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH7_31672.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104849'>\n\t\t\t\tThe day\u2019s volunteers were happy to put smiles on the children&#8217;s faces.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/46gcngeneralharvlh6_37667\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH6_37667-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH6_37667-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH6_37667-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH6_37667.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104850'>\n\t\t\t\tThe children and volunteers await the arrival of Father Christmas.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/46gcngeneralharvlh4_08675\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH4_08675-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH4_08675-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH4_08675-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH4_08675.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104851'>\n\t\t\t\tVolunteers Cassy-Lee and Shaun Stoltz were on hand to help the children in and out of the aircraft.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/46gcngeneralharvlh1_61863\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH1_61863-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH1_61863-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH1_61863-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH1_61863.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104852'>\n\t\t\t\tDevon Veldman (12) gets strapped in for his flight in one of the world renowned Eqstra Flying Lions&#8217; Harvards, as part of the team&#8217;s annual charity day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/46gcngeneralharvlh3_76790\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH3_76790-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH3_76790-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH3_76790-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH3_76790.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104853'>\n\t\t\t\tNine-year-old Casmonique Solomons, Lerosca Pretorius (10), Hopeyulene Buys (9), Junior Anthony and Alvandre Reed (11) get ready for their flight, as part of the Eqstra Flying Lions annual children\u2019s charity day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/46gcngeneralharvlh2_58260\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH2_58260-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH2_58260-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH2_58260-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH2_58260.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104854'>\n\t\t\t\tNot every 12-year-old has the chance to go for a flip in an Eqstra Flying Lions Harvard, but Devon Veldman did.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/46gcngeneralharvlh8_99820\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH8_99820-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH8_99820-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH8_99820-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH8_99820.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104855'>\n\t\t\t\tFather Christmas arrived in style in one of the Eqstra Flying Lions&#8217; Harvards.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/46gcngeneralharvlh-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALHARVLH-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104867\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104867'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity at the Eqstra Flying Lions\u2019 annual children\u2019s charity day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/img_4250-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/IMG_4250-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104868\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104868'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity at the Eqstra Flying Lions\u2019 annual children\u2019s charity day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/img_4254-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/IMG_4254-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104869\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104869'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity at the Eqstra Flying Lions\u2019 annual children\u2019s charity day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/img_4256-custom-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/IMG_4256-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104870\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104870'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity at the Eqstra Flying Lions\u2019 annual children\u2019s charity day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/img_4258-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/IMG_4258-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104871\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104871'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity at the Eqstra Flying Lions\u2019 annual children\u2019s charity day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/img_4261-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/IMG_4261-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104872\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104872'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity at the Eqstra Flying Lions\u2019 annual children\u2019s charity day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/img_4265-custom-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/IMG_4265-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104873\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104873'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity at the Eqstra Flying Lions\u2019 annual children\u2019s charity day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/img_4267-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/IMG_4267-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104874\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104874'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity at the Eqstra Flying Lions\u2019 annual children\u2019s charity day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/img_4273-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/IMG_4273-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104875\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104875'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity at the Eqstra Flying Lions\u2019 annual children\u2019s charity day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/img_4275-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/IMG_4275-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104876\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104876'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity at the Eqstra Flying Lions\u2019 annual children\u2019s charity day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/16\/children-fly-high-with-the-eqstra-flying-lions\/attachment\/img_4276-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/IMG_4276-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail 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