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>
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>
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
The GCN and Rest-a-While are appealing to the community to help feed an elderly resident this festive season.<\/p>\n
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ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n Help us make Christmas special for vulnerable children<\/a><\/p>\n Missionary work brings smiles to people\u2019s faces<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Donations of non-perishable foods including tinned food, cereal, porridge, sugar, tea, coffee, instant noodles, pasta and 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 <\/p>\n Hav<\/strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n