{"id":107287,"date":"2015-12-05T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-05T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/107287\/h-m-i-cares-for-children\/"},"modified":"2015-12-04T15:34:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T13:34:36","slug":"h-m-i-cares-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/12\/05\/h-m-i-cares-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"H M I cares for children"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bertha Gxowa Hospital\u2019s paediatric ward received a visit from Driehoek\u2019s H M I Service Station representatives on December 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy daughter, Cindy Willemse, is the owner of the station and it was her idea for us to visit the children here at the hospital,\u201d said Willemse\u2019s father, Enrico Schoeman.<\/p>

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\u201cWe are visiting every child in the ward and giving them a little something for Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Packets filled with cold drinks, sweets, chips, a present and lucky packets were among the gifts from the team.<\/p>

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\u201cIt’s not much, just a small token of love to wish them well,\u201d explained Schoeman.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy daughter felt the need to give back to the community and to brighten someone else\u2019s life a bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are hoping to encourage bigger petrol stations to also get involved in such initiatives aimed at helping the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The children\u2019s mothers were among those present and welcomed the visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very happy; it is the first time my child is admitted to hospital and it really is heart-warming to receive such love,\u201d said Jeanette Tshabalala, a mother of one of the children.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great initiative, most of our children have never experienced such,\u201d added another mother, Ntombi Dudumashe.<\/p>\n

One of the station\u2019s petrol attendants, Hamilton Malatji, dressed up as Father Christmas and assisted with handing out the gifts and cheering up the children in their wards.<\/p>\n