{"id":157920,"date":"2017-08-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/157920\/initiative-sees-happy-faces-and-full-tummies-2\/"},"modified":"2017-08-14T18:57:02","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T16:57:02","slug":"initiative-sees-happy-faces-and-full-tummies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/08\/14\/initiative-sees-happy-faces-and-full-tummies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Initiative sees happy faces and full tummies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The corridors at Laerskool Die President were alive with the sounds of excited, happy and well-fed children, recently.<\/p>\n<p>The children were treated to soup and bread by the Life Sizanani team from the Life Roseacres Hospital.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>As part of the Life Health group\u2019s CSI initiative, the Life Sizanani team made soup for every learner in the school.<\/p>\n<p>This amounted to a mammoth 500 mouths to feed.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/147513\/reading-brings-children-and-pensioners-together\/\">Reading brings children and pensioners together<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/152451\/teachers-learn-to-recognise-and-stand-against-child-abuse\/\">Teachers learn to recognise and stand against child abuse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Karen Landsberg, the marketing co-ordinator at Life Roseacres Hospital, said Friday\u2019s project served as the team\u2019s Mandela Day event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe staff raised money to purchase the soup ingredients and made and served it to all the children,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hospital staff treat children to soup\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JvpdNeSy6ow?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>\u201cWe have been involved with the school for almost three years and have held a number of events at the school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The children were delighted with the lunch and even came back for seconds.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-157920 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/08\/14\/initiative-sees-happy-faces-and-full-tummies-2\/attachment\/31gcnschoolslife_78047\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_78047-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-157922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_78047-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_78047-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_78047-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_78047.jpg 800w\" 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-1-157922'>\n\t\t\t\tGrade Seven learner Hestrie Erasmus (12) and Life Sizanani team member Dineo Mosese serve soup to Donovan Coxen (10), a Grade Three learner at Laerskool Die President, as part of the Life Roseacres Hospital\u2019s CSI initiative at the school, recently.\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 href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/08\/14\/initiative-sees-happy-faces-and-full-tummies-2\/attachment\/31gcnschoolslife_64509\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_64509-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-157923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_64509-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_64509-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_64509-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_64509.jpg 800w\" 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-1-157923'>\n\t\t\t\tGrade Five learner at Laerskool Die President Michaella Erasmus (11) is served soup by Innocent Mabena from the Life Roseacres Hospital\u2019s Life Sizanani team.\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 href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/08\/14\/initiative-sees-happy-faces-and-full-tummies-2\/attachment\/31gcnschoolslife_15410\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_15410-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-157924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_15410-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_15410-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_15410-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_15410.jpg 800w\" 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-1-157924'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Life Sizanani team from the Life Roseacres Hospital visited Laerskool Die President recently to serve soup and bread to the children as part of the group\u2019s CSI initiative.\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 href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/08\/14\/initiative-sees-happy-faces-and-full-tummies-2\/attachment\/31gcnschoolslife_93113\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_93113-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-157925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_93113-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_93113-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_93113-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_93113.jpg 800w\" 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-1-157925'>\n\t\t\t\tMaria Swanepoel (left) and Karen Landsberg (marketing co-ordinator at Life Roseacres Hospital) make sure Maria\u2019s daughter Anushka (7), a Grade One learner gets her soup.\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 href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/08\/14\/initiative-sees-happy-faces-and-full-tummies-2\/attachment\/31gcnschoolslife_27528\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_27528-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-157921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_27528-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_27528-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_27528-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/31GCNSCHOOLSLIFE_27528.jpg 800w\" 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-1-157921'>\n\t\t\t\tRen\u00e9 Haywood from the Life Sizanani team makes sure Thato Phahlamka (7, front, left) and Fezile Mazibuko (6), both Grade One learners, are fed and happy.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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