The Rest-a-While Community Centre for the Aged has been serving the elderly in Germiston for almost 50 years.<\/p>\n
It started when a group of retired women started playing cards together.<\/p>
They came together once a week and played cards over a cup of tea, and discussed the possibility of expanding the group to include more people.<\/p>\n
The founders did some research and soon discovered that there was a great need for a group like this in the community of Germiston.<\/p>
From these humble beginnings the centre has grown and is now under the management of Trudy Carreira, who took the reins from Ward 36 councillor Wendy Morgan.<\/p>\n
Carreira is appealing to the elderly of the community to come and join the centre as a member.<\/p>\n
The centre hosts several fun activities each week, including, skills development mornings, bingo and line dancing.<\/p>\n
In addition, the centre hosts special celebrations for days such as Valentine\u2019s Day, Mother\u2019s and Father\u2019s Day, as well as, Easter and Christmas.<\/p>\n
For more information on the centre, upcoming events and services, call Trudy on 011 828 3059.<\/p>\n
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