{"id":108637,"date":"2015-12-17T09:10:52","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T07:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=108637"},"modified":"2015-12-17T09:10:52","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T07:10:52","slug":"bringing-the-joy-of-christmas-to-the-elderly-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/image-gallery\/community\/2015\/12\/17\/bringing-the-joy-of-christmas-to-the-elderly-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing the joy of Christmas to the elderly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-108637 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\/17\/bringing-the-joy-of-christmas-to-the-elderly\/attachment\/51gcngeneralluncmh2_54974\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/51GCNGENERALLUNCMH2_54974-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-108460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/51GCNGENERALLUNCMH2_54974-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/51GCNGENERALLUNCMH2_54974-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/51GCNGENERALLUNCMH2_54974.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-1-108460'>\n\t\t\t\tJoe Botha (head of admin and finance at Kowa Pienaar, left), Jennifer Araujo and her daughter, Loxin (in the background), dish up in the kitchen.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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id='gallery-1-108461'>\n\t\t\t\tElderly residents at the SAVF Kowa Pienaar Home, in Elspark, enjoy their special Christmas lunch prepared by members of Solidarity Helpende Hand&#8217;s Germiston branch. \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\/17\/bringing-the-joy-of-christmas-to-the-elderly\/attachment\/img_1548_a-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/IMG_1548_A-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-108600\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-108600'>\n\t\t\t\tHelpende Hand Germiston visits SAVF Kowa Pienaar Home for the Aged.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure 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