{"id":156956,"date":"2017-07-28T06:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T04:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/156956\/elandsvallei-seniors-are-blessed\/"},"modified":"2017-07-28T19:12:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T17:12:37","slug":"elandsvallei-seniors-are-blessed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/07\/28\/elandsvallei-seniors-are-blessed\/","title":{"rendered":"Elandsvallei seniors are blessed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Shoprite Furniture Division surprised the residents of Elandsvallei Home for the Aged, last Thursday, with lunch, music and donations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156957\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156957\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALFURN_68222-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALFURN_68222-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALFURN_68222-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALFURN_68222-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALFURN_68222.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simone Haynes (left) and Nazeer Saffidien were very busy extending the veggie garden and planting veggies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The group donated a Jojo tank to the home, furniture, a television, flowers and vegetables for the home\u2019s veggie garden.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156959\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156959\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALFURN_43063-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALFURN_43063-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALFURN_43063-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALFURN_43063-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALFURN_43063.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The elderly were treated to some music from the Shoprite Furniture Division\u2019s choir.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The employees spent time planting and pruning in the garden, as well as chatting to the elderly residents.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Choir sings for Elandsvallei elderly\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UPV-oxW62A8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>They also provided a special lunch for the residents and gave each resident a homemade \u201cblessing\u201d blanket.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/156952\/bank-invests-in-home-for-the-elderly-on-mandela-day\/\">Bank invests in home for the elderly on Mandela Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/156846\/elderly-treated-to-a-fun-filled-mandela-day\/\">Elderly treated to a fun-filled Mandela Day at Elandsvallei<\/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=\"https:\/\/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 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