{"id":185195,"date":"2018-08-23T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/185195\/donate-a-pair-of-school-shoes-to-a-child-in-need\/"},"modified":"2018-08-22T15:29:12","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T13:29:12","slug":"donate-a-pair-of-school-shoes-to-a-child-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/08\/23\/donate-a-pair-of-school-shoes-to-a-child-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Donate a pair of school shoes to a child in need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germiston-based Vusa Umuntu Community Service (VUCS) is a group dedicated to helping communities in need.<\/p>\n<p>The group focuses on skills development, employment creation and crime prevention, with the objective of achieving community upliftment.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>This section 21 non-profit organisation (NPO), which was started in 2013, operates within Primrose, Germiston, Katlehong, Dukathole and Daveyton, with a long-term goal to reach other areas throughout South Africa.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/184852\/school-shoes-and-socks-for-needy-learners\/\" target=\"_blank\">School shoes and socks for needy learners<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The team from VUCS is now embarking on a project to see 150 learners from Thodupi Primary School in Daveyton receive much-needed school shoes.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe understand how poverty-stricken children are negatively impacted by the circumstances they are forced to live under, which are motivated by many factors,\u201d explained chairperson Thabile Sibeko on behalf of VUCS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to encourage them with school shoes in order to build their confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donations need to be collected by September 9 as the team plans to visit the school on September 11 to hand out the shoes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/171518\/hawk-academy-appreciates-charitable-deeds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hawk Academy appreciates charitable deeds<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information or to make a donation call Thabile on 076 969 3526 or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:vusaumuntu@gmail.com\">vusaumuntu@gmail.com<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:thabile.sibeko@vusaumuntu.org.za\">thabile.sibeko@vusaumuntu.org.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt VUCS we believe we can be the change that we want to see in our community and hope can be restored,\u201d said Thabile.<\/p>\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>\u00a0<\/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: 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