{"id":182695,"date":"2018-07-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/182695\/elandsvallei-in-the-spotlight-this-mandela-day\/"},"modified":"2018-07-19T15:46:41","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T13:46:41","slug":"elandsvallei-in-the-spotlight-this-mandela-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/07\/19\/elandsvallei-in-the-spotlight-this-mandela-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Elandsvallei in the spotlight this Mandela Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

The importance of Mandela Day, celebrated each year on Nelson Mandela\u2019s birthday, July 18, can be summed up in one quote from the iconic leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived.<\/p>

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\u201cIt is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each year people across the country and even the world celebrate the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world and the ability to make an impact in their community by dedicating 67 minutes to a charity organisation or project.<\/p>

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Mamba Security\u2019s Themba Bukashe and Shanon van der Merwe (right), along with Sgt Styles Maome (Primrose SAPS communications officer) and Hennie van der Merwe (Red Bin Brigade), show their support for the Red Bin Brigade\u2019s Mandela Day project at Elandsvallei Home for the Aged.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year the Red Bin Brigade, who fall under the Mamba Group and raise funds for local charities, visited and dedicated their time to the Elandsvallei Home for the Aged.<\/p>\n

The team, with the help of members from the Primrose police, the Primrose SAPS Crime Prevention Youth Desk and volunteers from local home-schooled families, painted the home giving it some much needed TLC, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The group was in high spirits throughout the visit, with the true spirit of the day shining through in each smile and laugh.<\/p>\n

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