{"id":125262,"date":"2016-06-19T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T05:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/125262\/red-cross-helps-keep-the-homeless-warm\/"},"modified":"2016-06-20T11:17:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T09:17:30","slug":"red-cross-helps-keep-the-homeless-warm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/06\/19\/red-cross-helps-keep-the-homeless-warm\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Cross helps keep the homeless warm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Germiston branch of the SA Red Cross Society, together with members from the Germiston SAPS, recently handed out blankets to the homeless and vulnerable in the Germiston CBD.<\/p>\n<p>The police assisted the team and identified the areas in alleys, on roof tops, derelict buildings and at the taxi rank, where the homeless seek shelter.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The blankets were generously donated by the staff of Barclays Africa.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-125262 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\/2016\/06\/19\/red-cross-helps-keep-the-homeless-warm\/attachment\/25gcngeneralredcmh1_48616\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/25GCNGENERALREDCMH1_48616-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-125264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/25GCNGENERALREDCMH1_48616-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/25GCNGENERALREDCMH1_48616-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/25GCNGENERALREDCMH1_48616.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-1-125264'>\n\t\t\t\tWith a group of beneficiaries are: Glen Muvhali (Red Cross, front, left) Lieut-Col Eric Khoza (SAPS), Sgt Olga Masethla (SAPS), Titus Baloyi (Red Cross), Enos Nemokondeni (Red Cross), Simon Ngwenya (Red Cross) and Const Queen Sibeko (SAPS). \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\/2016\/06\/19\/red-cross-helps-keep-the-homeless-warm\/attachment\/25gcngeneralredcmh2_78373\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/25GCNGENERALREDCMH2_78373-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-125265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/25GCNGENERALREDCMH2_78373-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/25GCNGENERALREDCMH2_78373-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/25GCNGENERALREDCMH2_78373.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-1-125265'>\n\t\t\t\tSimon Ngwenya (left) and Glen Muvhali, from the Germiston Red Cross, put a blanket around a woman who was wandering the streets cold and afraid.\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\/2016\/06\/19\/red-cross-helps-keep-the-homeless-warm\/attachment\/25gcngeneralredcmh3_07453\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/25GCNGENERALREDCMH3_07453-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-125263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/25GCNGENERALREDCMH3_07453-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/25GCNGENERALREDCMH3_07453-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/25GCNGENERALREDCMH3_07453.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-1-125263'>\n\t\t\t\tGlen Muvhali (Germiston Red Cross) tucks up a man already asleep on his cardboard.\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\/2016\/06\/19\/red-cross-helps-keep-the-homeless-warm\/attachment\/img_5550\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/06\/IMG_5550-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-125345\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-125345'>\n\t\t\t\tHelping the homeless.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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