{"id":155496,"date":"2017-06-30T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/155496\/child-welfare-needs-your-help-this-mandela-day-2\/"},"modified":"2017-06-30T19:56:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T17:56:59","slug":"child-welfare-needs-your-help-this-mandela-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/06\/30\/child-welfare-needs-your-help-this-mandela-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Welfare needs your help this Mandela Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mandela Day is fast approaching and everyone will be deciding where to spend their 67 Minutes in service to others.<\/p>\n<p>Germiston Child Welfare is appealing to the community and local businesses to choose the organisation as their Mandela Day project.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The society has a number of wishes that need to be filled.<\/p>\n<p>This is your chance to choose what you can do for Mandela Day in order to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Germiston Child Welfare\u2019s wishes are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Repairs to building:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Replace cracked glass windows.<\/li>\n<li>Replace or fix door handles of some rooms.<\/li>\n<li>Replace or fix the door of a storeroom.<\/li>\n<li>Repair the cracks on the walls on the inside and outside of the building.<\/li>\n<li>Fix or replace the electric fence surrounding the building so that it can be continually used.<\/li>\n<li>Fix the access control system so that there is permanent controllable access.<\/li>\n<li>Fix the cement pavement surrounding the buildings, that is cracked, separating and lifting.<\/li>\n<li>Repairing of broken cement on the entrance stairs.<\/li>\n<li>Repainting and fixing the casing around the windows on the outside of the building.<\/li>\n<li>Repair the wood on the outside wooden cabin.<\/li>\n<li>Repair a broken urn, on the wall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cleaning of the building:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intense cleaning of the walls of the building on the inside and the outside.<\/li>\n<li>Intense cleaning of all the carpets in the building.<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning and removing dirt in the gutters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Painting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Repaint the walls in the play area with pictures to brighten up the play area.<\/li>\n<li>Remove paint and then repaint certain walls on the inside and outside of the building.<\/li>\n<li>Painting of the game \u201chop-scotch\u201d on an area of cement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Garden:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donate pot plants to place around the building to keep the area looking appealing.<\/li>\n<li>Donate and place topsoil and compost on flower beds and grass around the building.<\/li>\n<li>Donate and plant new grass.<\/li>\n<li>Pruning of trees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Groceries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Branding:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donate a sign board: one big and two small are needed.<\/li>\n<li>Donate branding banners or flags or a gazebo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panelbeating of the company cars.<\/li>\n<li>Full internal and external cleaning of the car engines and interior.<\/li>\n<li>New upholstery for vehicles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Replacing of all the carpets in the buildings.<\/li>\n<li>Replacing of curtains and blinds in some rooms.<\/li>\n<li>Donating secretary chairs, as well as chairs for customers.<\/li>\n<li>Donating new computers or laptops.<\/li>\n<li>Installing burglar bars on some windows.<\/li>\n<li>Donating new cupboards or cabinets for staff members.<\/li>\n<li>Donate a high capacity shredder.<\/li>\n<li>Donating and installing a CCTV system with a DVR and monitor.<\/li>\n<li>Donate and install anti-virus system for the organisation\u2019s computers.<\/li>\n<li>Donate 67 or 670 hours of IT support for the next year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Donations are tax deductible and Germiston Child Welfare can issue Section 18A certificates on request &#8211; if your donation is for goods, the certificate can be for the value.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in helping or need more information, contact Mikayla de Beer on 072 047 1187 or email info@childwelfaregermiston.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\/119535\/child-welfare-launches-new-logo\/\">Child Welfare launches new logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/120345\/women-and-childrens-safety-put-first\/\">Women and children\u2019s safety put first<\/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)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>or Puleng Sekabate<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:pulengs@caxton.co.za\">pulengs@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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