{"id":183396,"date":"2018-07-27T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/183396\/warmer-safer-and-cleaner-home-for-babies\/"},"modified":"2018-07-27T15:35:46","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T13:35:46","slug":"warmer-safer-and-cleaner-home-for-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/07\/27\/warmer-safer-and-cleaner-home-for-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Warmer, safer and cleaner home for babies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>El-Shammah Home for Abandoned Babies and Place of Safety was delighted to host a number of visitors who came bearing gifts on Mandela Day.<\/p>\n<p>The home had a wish list where they had recorded all their needs and to their surprise they had a number of donors willing to assist.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_183399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183399\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-183399\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALMADI_95346-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALMADI_95346-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALMADI_95346-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALMADI_95346-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALMADI_95346.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El-Shammah Home for Abandoned Babies and Place of Safety manager, Allistair Scholtz, welcoming donors and telling them a bit about the home on Mandela Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/182950\/fun-and-laughter-on-mandela-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Watch: Fun and laughter on Mandela Day<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Ziegler Logistics South Africa upgraded their security by installing an electric fence and updated LED lights all around the premises.<\/p>\n<p>They also installed an air conditioner in one of their rooms.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Making the day warmer was Ward 36 councillor Wendy Morgan, who stopped in with warm, knitted jerseys for the babies and scarves for the staff.<\/p>\n<p>HP stores donated office supplies, maintenance vouchers and baby essentials.<\/p>\n<p>Netcare donated much-needed disposable items in abundance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to everyone for spending time with us and to Diversey for installing new sanitising dispensers and donating much-needed detergents,\u201d said Merencia Scholtz, manager of the home.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/182929\/local-company-celebrates-madibas-life-with-the-children\/\" target=\"_blank\">Local company celebrates Madiba\u2019s life with the children<\/a><\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-183396 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\/2018\/07\/27\/warmer-safer-and-cleaner-home-for-babies\/attachment\/30gcngeneralmadi_93407\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALMADI_93407-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-183398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALMADI_93407-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALMADI_93407-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALMADI_93407-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALMADI_93407.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-1-183398'>\n\t\t\t\tHP stores representatives spent time with the babies and donated office supplies to El-Shammah Home for Abandoned Babies and Place of Safety on Mandela Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e 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 href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCblgxW6BRXTLGLQvpcumLqA\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Or add the GCN on<span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><strong>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<strong>BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bedfordviewedenvalenews.co.za\/\">Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/\">Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kemptonexpress.co.za\/\">Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='640acd18192d56b42283451bce9560b2'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A number of donors made a stop at El-Shammah Home for Abandoned Babies and Place of Safety on Mandela Day to donate a few items on the the home\u2019s wish list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":183397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Kgotsofalang Mashilo","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[19832,8297,20149,1012,1003,14515,979,969,20147,16779,14512,2109,20151,2362,14906,20150,20148],"class_list":["post-183396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-allistair-scholtz","tag-community-2","tag-diversey","tag-east-rand","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-el-shammah-home-for-abandoned-babies-and-place-of-safetys-managing-couple-alistair-and-merencia-scholtz","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-hp-stores","tag-kgotsofalang-mashilo","tag-merencia-scholtz","tag-netcare","tag-safer-and-cleaner-home-for-babies","tag-south-africa","tag-ward-36-councillor-wendy-morgan","tag-warmer","tag-ziegler-logistics-south-africa"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["Allistair Scholtz.","community","Diversey","East Rand","Ekurhuleni","El-Shammah Home for Abandoned Babies and Place of Safety's managing couple Alistair and Merencia Scholtz","germiston","germiston city news","HP Stores","Kgotsofalang Mashilo","Merencia Scholtz","netcare","safer and cleaner home for babies","South Africa","Ward 36 councillor Wendy Morgan","Warmer","Ziegler Logistics South Africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}