{"id":154154,"date":"2017-06-15T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/154154\/celebrate-nelson-mandelas-lifes-work-through-an-act-of-kindness\/"},"modified":"2017-06-16T08:06:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T06:06:58","slug":"celebrate-nelson-mandelas-lifes-work-through-an-act-of-kindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/06\/15\/celebrate-nelson-mandelas-lifes-work-through-an-act-of-kindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Nelson Mandela&#8217;s life&#8217;s work through an act of kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Epworth Children\u2019s Village is gearing up for Mandela Day on July 18.<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of the day, Epworth is asking community members to dedicate their 67 Minutes of service towards worthy causes to benefit the youth at the village.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe invite you and your organisation to join us on this special day as we work together to make a difference for the children,\u201d said Roberta Ingrato, public relations and human resources manager at Epworth Children\u2019s Village.<\/p>\n<p>You can care for the youth on this day by:<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Organising a meal.<\/li>\n<li>Organising a friendly game of soccer or netball.<\/li>\n<li>Donating winter clothing and pyjamas.<\/li>\n<li>Donating food items.<\/li>\n<li>Donating educational toys and books.<\/li>\n<li>Paint or repair infrastructure at Epworth.<\/li>\n<li>Mentoring someone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The opportunities are endless and Epworth has a comprehensive list of ways you can help.<\/p>\n<p>The home will take volunteers between 9am and 4pm on July 18.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Roberta on 011 827 5732 or 010 591 2523 or email admin@epworthvillage.org.za.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153120\/bank-revamps-house-at-epworth-childrens-village\/\">Bank revamps house at Epworth Children\u2019s Village<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/137928\/lions-make-a-difference-for-epworth\/\">Lions make a difference for Epworth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or Puleng Sekabate\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:pulengs@caxton.co.za\">pulengs@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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