{"id":157124,"date":"2017-07-28T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/157124\/alberton-spca-receives-funds-from-germiston-cycling-club\/"},"modified":"2017-07-28T07:32:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T05:32:33","slug":"alberton-spca-receives-funds-from-germiston-cycling-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/07\/28\/alberton-spca-receives-funds-from-germiston-cycling-club\/","title":{"rendered":"SPCA receives funds from local cycling club"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germiston Wheelers Cycling Club raised funds in Alberton recently to come to the aid of the Germiston SPCA.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe read an article in the newspaper that said of a financial crisis at the Germiston SPCA, so we decided to do something about it,\u201d said Xanthe Schwark from the Germiston Wheelers.<\/p>

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\u201cWe approached the Alberton SPCA to ask permission for raising funds in Alberton and once received, we got to work and started a raffle to raise funds for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Branch manager of the Germiston SPCA, Burt Coetzee (left) with Simon Henderson who donated his winning raffle cheque to the SPCA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Schwark said they will be paying R19 220 into the Germiston SPCA\u2019s vet\u2019s account to assist with the medical expenses for the animals the SPCA needs to treat.<\/p>

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Simon and Dina Henderson, friends and Alberton business people, who won the R10 000 raffle cash prize have kindly donated their winnings to the Germiston SPCA as well, bringing the total to R29 220.<\/p>\n

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Simon Henderson with his cheque, along with the Germiston Wheelers Cycling Club and representatives from the Germiston SPCA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe feel that they really did need the support as they serve a large area and for all the good they do for their community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank all the animal rescue organisations for all the great and very difficult work they do out there.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are angels in disguise,\u201d said Schwark.<\/p>\n

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