{"id":156981,"date":"2017-07-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/156981\/caring-for-the-germiston-community\/"},"modified":"2017-07-28T19:12:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T17:12:36","slug":"caring-for-the-germiston-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/07\/28\/caring-for-the-germiston-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring for the Germiston community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The staff from Stupel &amp; Berman Inc showed Germiston some Madiba magic on Mandela Day, last Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>They visited not one, but three chosen charities, namely the Germiston SPCA, Epworth Children\u2019s Village and Sasonah Lodge Care Centre.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156984\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156984\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALSTUP_06428-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALSTUP_06428-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALSTUP_06428-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALSTUP_06428-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALSTUP_06428.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sasonah Lodge Care Centre was visited by staff from Stupel &amp; Berman Inc on Mandela Day. They had a wonderful time with the residents, as well as handing over a number of donations to the centre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the SPCA, the company and staff contributed and bought blankets, food and bowls.<\/p>\n<p>At Epworth, the company gave a monetary donation and the staff gave the home toiletries, clothing and groceries, as well as holding a party with all sorts of treats.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156983\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156983\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALSTUP_38363-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALSTUP_38363-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALSTUP_38363-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALSTUP_38363-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/29GCNGENERALSTUP_38363.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to take the party to the Epworth Children\u2019s Village were, back, Claire Beukes, Vanessa Zaal, Althea Jordaan, Selina Moripa, Arianna Rispel and Nicholas Sekhwela. Front: Shirley Poonen and Yolanda Blom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the residents of Sasonah Lodge Care Centre, two beautiful garden benches were donated and the staff knitted hats and scarves for each resident.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Music for Sasonah Lodge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Z9khwoaisk?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>\n<p>They spent time with the residents singing and dancing to make the day extra special.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/157096\/animals-feel-the-love-on-mandela-day\/\">Animals feel the love on Mandela Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/156868\/children-cared-for-on-mandela-day\/\">Children cared for on Mandela Day<\/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 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: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCblgxW6BRXTLGLQvpcumLqA\">YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Or add the GCN on<span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><strong>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<strong>BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bedfordviewedenvalenews.co.za\/\">Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/\">Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kemptonexpress.co.za\/\">Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='4a9d4a7506f0385bfc5ecb8e59171748'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stupel &amp; 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