{"id":107353,"date":"2015-12-07T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T06:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/107353\/spreading-some-christmas-cheer\/"},"modified":"2015-12-07T15:17:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T13:17:20","slug":"spreading-some-christmas-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/12\/07\/spreading-some-christmas-cheer\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreading some Christmas cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Decorations are up in the shops, and everyone is starting to get into a festive mood.<\/p>\n<p>This includes local company Mamba Security.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The company recently embarked on a Christmas School Drive, which saw the team visiting several schools in Germiston.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mamba Christmas Drive 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HDE_ADagVm4?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>These included Butterfly Kisses, Daeraad Pre-Primary School, Lynn\u2019s Pre-School, Sunnyridge Primary School, Totus Tuus, Sonneblom Nasorg, Purple Moss and Gina\u2019s Kids Paradise.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mamba Christmas Drive 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IuIt57GwoOs?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 team, all dressed up, visited each school handing out sweet treats and interacting with the children.<\/p>\n<p>The company thanked all the sponsors who made the event possible and hope to visit more schools in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/104718\/community-helps-raise-funds-for-the-elderly\/\" target=\"_blank\">Community helps raise funds for the elderly<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-107353 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\/12\/07\/spreading-some-christmas-cheer\/attachment\/img_4527_62271\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_4527_62271-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-107355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_4527_62271-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_4527_62271-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_4527_62271.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-1-107355'>\n\t\t\t\tThe children from Lynn\u2019s Pre-School wave goodbye to the Mamba Security team through the fence.\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\/12\/07\/spreading-some-christmas-cheer\/attachment\/img_4507_86651\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_4507_86651-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-107356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_4507_86651-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_4507_86651-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_4507_86651.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-1-107356'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Mamba Security\u2019s Christmas School\u2019s Drive arrives at Lynn\u2019s Pre-School, in Sunnyridge.\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\/12\/07\/spreading-some-christmas-cheer\/attachment\/img_4514_11412\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_4514_11412-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-107357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_4514_11412-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_4514_11412-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_4514_11412.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-1-107357'>\n\t\t\t\tThe children of Lynn\u2019s Pre-School, in Sunnyridge, were thrilled 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