The residents were treated to a meal and entertainment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe meal was sponsored by the owner of Tic Toc Pre-School, Diane Herbst, in Lambton,\u201d said Caren Smit who is from the restaurant.<\/p>
\u201cWe were blessed to have entertainer Michael Herholdt offer his services for free. He ensured that all our special guests were well entertained.\u201d<\/p>\n
Face-painting was also on the cards for the day, which brought more colour and fun to the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe guests enjoyed having their faces painted and we had fun spending the day with them and treating them to a \u2018Taste for Life\u2019,\u201d said Smit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are precious souls and a lot of fun.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to the community members who opened their hearts and helped make this event a success. Many thanks to Fingers Promotion as well, for doing all our decorations at no cost.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Also read:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Babies showered with love<\/a><\/p>\n Elandsvallei seniors are blessed<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Additional entertainment was provided by Stefan Jansen from the restaurant who dressed up as Father Christmas, and Thabiso Motloung who played the saxophone.<\/p>\n Motloung played Christmas carols which tied in well with the Christmas-themed event.<\/p>\n \u201cWe wanted the residents to get the full Christmas package,\u201d said Smit.<\/p>\n \u201cOur guests were all given heartwarming gifts by our Santa; you could see the excitement in their faces.\u201d<\/p>\n Fund-raising manager for Broken Wings, Sheryl Swanepoel thanked everybody who made the day special.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you to Spur for their great hospitality and to Herbst for the generous donation. We also thank the restaurant\u2019s co-owners – Ursula Venter and Casper Versluis – for welcoming us with open arms,\u201d said Swanepoel.<\/p>\n \u201cA big thank you goes to Smit and the kind staff at the restaurant for putting all this together. \u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>or Puleng Sekabate\u00a0<\/span>pulengs@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/30GCNGENERALJULYPS4_83492-270x203.jpg\")
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