{"id":127446,"date":"2016-07-13T08:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T06:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/127446\/hope-for-the-hopeless\/"},"modified":"2016-07-13T09:09:08","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T07:09:08","slug":"hope-for-the-hopeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/13\/hope-for-the-hopeless\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope for the hopeless"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), in Primrose, recently hosted a community awareness rally.<\/p>\n

The campaign aimed to raise awareness about addiction and to make the community aware that there is help available for substance abusers.<\/p>

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\u201cWe so often have people coming into AA who say that they live right up the road and did not even know there is an AA group in the area,\u201d said the founder of Silkworth Recovery Centre, Kevin Maistry.<\/p>\n

The rally travelled through the streets of Primrose.<\/p>

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Police sirens blared to both attract the public\u2019s attention and to ensure the group\u2019s safety, as they spread their message of hope.<\/p>\n

The group credited the Primrose Police with assisting in making the campaign a success.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to make special mention of Capt Morn\u00e9 Swart, for being willing to help with the campaign, despite being off duty,\u201d Maistry said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis shows that both the AA and the SAPS are working hard to provide help to those who need and want it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Help at hand for substance abusers<\/a><\/p>\n

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