{"id":156954,"date":"2017-08-01T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T07:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/156954\/babies-blessed-for-mandela-day\/"},"modified":"2017-08-01T18:44:27","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T16:44:27","slug":"babies-blessed-for-mandela-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/08\/01\/babies-blessed-for-mandela-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Babies blessed for Mandela Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mandela Day turned into Mandela Week at El-Shammah Home for Abandoned Babies and Place of Safety, in Primrose.<\/p>\n<p>Mortgage Max kick-started the week with a generous donation of R 20 000, the Do More Foundation donated food and nappies to the babies, MacDonald\u2019s Transport, Isando painted the boundary wall, Henkel Alrode donated nappies and gifts to the babies and staff and Reef Lords Property Developers in Midrand, donated nappies and wet wipes.<\/p><div 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/Mortgage-Max-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-157606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/Mortgage-Max-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/Mortgage-Max-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/Mortgage-Max-Custom.jpg 600w\" 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-1-157606'>\n\t\t\t\tBabies helped for Mandela Day.\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 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