{"id":168607,"date":"2017-12-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/168607\/children-of-hawk-academy-thrilled-with-christmas-surprise\/"},"modified":"2017-12-13T15:39:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T13:39:27","slug":"children-of-hawk-academy-thrilled-with-christmas-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/12\/14\/children-of-hawk-academy-thrilled-with-christmas-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Children of Hawk Academy thrilled with Christmas surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was a smile on each Hawk Academy learner\u2019s face as volunteers from Mamba Security and the Red Bin Brigade handed out special Christmas treats.<\/p>\n<p>The recent visit to the school, which was started in 2016 with only 456 learners, saw a special visit from Father Christmas and his pixie helpers.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168613\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/hawk-1-Custom-450x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Elaine Griffin and Cindy Herbst from Mamba Security, Hennie and Terry van der Merwe and Sonje Wheeler from the Red Bin Brigade, Amanda Paixao from OK Value Centre and volunteers Hennie Steyn and Bianca Bannister had a great time spreading some Christmas cheer.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168614\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/hawk-3-Custom-450x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/168366\/company-leads-by-example\/\" target=\"_blank\">Company challenges others to help<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/167340\/christmas-drive-fun-at-local-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas drive fun at local schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each child received a gift as well as a couple of sweet treats.<\/p>\n<p>The team thanks everyone who made the day such a success.<\/p>\n<p>A special thank you to Salim Cassim from Goldstone, Yomato and Joystation for all the toys, Amanda from OK Value Centre in Howie Circle, Mr Sweet in Wadeville, Shop Original Biscuits, Snacks and More in Elandsfontein and many others for the generous donations.<\/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 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