{"id":189602,"date":"2018-10-22T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/189602\/join-the-gcn-is-caring-for-the-elderly\/"},"modified":"2018-10-22T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T12:17:00","slug":"join-the-gcn-is-caring-for-the-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/10\/22\/join-the-gcn-is-caring-for-the-elderly\/","title":{"rendered":"Help the GCN care for the elderly by donating groceries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people are already making their festive season plans and getting ready for a well-deserved break.<\/p>\n

However, for some elderly residents, the reality of the festive season is bleak as they do not have the funds to sustain themselves.<\/p>

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To this end, the GCN is teaming up with Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly to help bring some Christmas cheer to elderly members of the centre.<\/p>\n

The aim is to collect enough groceries to make up 200 hampers for senior citizens.<\/p>

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There must be enough food to last each of them for the 15 days Rest-a-While is closed over the festive season.<\/p>\n

Everyday necessities are needed to fill the hampers.<\/p>\n

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The GCN and Rest-a-While are appealing to the community to help feed an elderly resident this festive season.<\/p>\n

Donations of non-perishable tinned food, cereal, porridge, sugar, tea, coffee, instant noodles, pasta in sauce, tinned fruit, jam, biscuits and sweets for a treat; toiletries (toothpaste, soap, shampoo, hand cream, deodorant, tissues and toilet paper) and cleaning materials (dishwashing liquid, Handy Andy, soap powder etc) are needed.<\/p>\n

Any donations will be appreciated.<\/p>\n

They can be dropped off at the GCN\u2019s offices situated at 25 Main Road, Fishers\u2019 Hill or at Rest-a-While situated on the corner of Shamrock Road and Churchill Avenue in Primrose.<\/p>\n

For more information contact the GCN on 011 822 1792 or Trudy Carreira, the manager of Rest-a-While on 082 366 4010.<\/p>\n

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Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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