{"id":192729,"date":"2018-12-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/192729\/elderly-need-the-communitys-help-this-festive-season\/"},"modified":"2018-12-01T20:46:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T18:46:59","slug":"elderly-need-the-communitys-help-this-festive-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/12\/01\/elderly-need-the-communitys-help-this-festive-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly need the community\u2019s help this festive season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is your last chance to donate much-needed groceries for senior citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Some elderly residents do not have the means to sustain themselves over the festive period or give themselves a bit of a treat.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>In order to make the lives of senior citizens easier over the festive season, the GCN has teamed up with Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly to help bring some Christmas cheer to elderly members of the community.<\/p>\n<p>The aim is to collect enough groceries to make up 200 hampers for senior citizens.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<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<p>Everyday necessities are needed to fill the hampers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/192404\/donate-and-choose-a-name-for-the-spcas-pig\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donate and choose a name for the SPCA\u2019s pig<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/192362\/choose-a-childs-name-and-make-their-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Choose a child\u2019s name and make their Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The GCN and Rest-a-While are appealing to the community to help feed an elderly resident this festive season.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Any donations will be appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a 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