{"id":193890,"date":"2018-12-18T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/193890\/children-enjoy-fun-in-the-sun\/"},"modified":"2018-12-16T19:17:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T17:17:14","slug":"children-enjoy-fun-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/12\/18\/children-enjoy-fun-in-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: Children enjoy fun in the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fun and games were the order of the day at Germiston Child Welfare\u2019s recent Christmas party.<\/p>\n<p>The party saw 500 children from the welfare\u2019s service areas, which include Germiston and Katlehong, come together at Sunnyridge Primary School\u2019s sports field to enjoy some fun in the sun.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The day aimed to give the children an escape from their daily routine and environment and a chance to just have some fun.<\/p>\n<p>For the full story be sure to grab your copy of the GCN, out this Wednesday (December 19).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4><strong>MORE PRINT EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/190510\/make-recycling-a-habit-in-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: Make recycling a habit in your life<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/186883\/recovering-addicts-speak-out\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: Recovering addicts speak out<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/184770\/contestant-wants-to-change-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: Contestant wants to change lives<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-193890 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\/12\/18\/children-enjoy-fun-in-the-sun\/attachment\/50gcngeneralchil_28254\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_28254-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-193892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_28254-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_28254-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_28254-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_28254.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-1-193892'>\n\t\t\t\tKaren Landsberg (Life Roseacres Hospital marketing coordinator) and her daughter, Lieschen, man one of the games tents at Germiston Child Welfare\u2019s Christmas party.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><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\/12\/18\/children-enjoy-fun-in-the-sun\/attachment\/50gcngeneralchil_47037\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_47037-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-193893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_47037-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_47037-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_47037-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_47037.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-1-193893'>\n\t\t\t\tJanene de Beer (Life Bedford Gardens Hospital) and Barbara Bouwer (director of Germiston Child Welfare) were in high spirits at the recent Germiston Child Welfare Christmas party.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><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\/12\/18\/children-enjoy-fun-in-the-sun\/attachment\/50gcngeneralchil_69307\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_69307-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-193894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_69307-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_69307-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_69307-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_69307.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-1-193894'>\n\t\t\t\tPrincess Simelane hands out delicious cupcakes to the children at the Germiston Child Welfare\u2019s Christmas party.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><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\/12\/18\/children-enjoy-fun-in-the-sun\/attachment\/50gcngeneralchil_37863\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_37863-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-193895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_37863-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_37863-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_37863-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_37863.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-1-193895'>\n\t\t\t\tDean Goldblum and Bronwyn Coetzee had fun hula hooping with the children during Germiston Child Welfare\u2019s Christmas party.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><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\/12\/18\/children-enjoy-fun-in-the-sun\/attachment\/50gcngeneralchil_72161\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_72161-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-193896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_72161-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_72161-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_72161-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_72161.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-1-193896'>\n\t\t\t\tFatima Chamba, Maureen Pheto, Lindiwe Maseko, Lydia Mthimkhulu, Zodwa Madlala and her daughter, Lelo (2), share a smile at Germiston Child Welfare\u2019s Christmas party.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><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\/12\/18\/children-enjoy-fun-in-the-sun\/attachment\/50gcngeneralchil_94039\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_94039-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-193891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_94039-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_94039-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_94039-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/50GCNGENERALCHIL_94039.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-1-193891'>\n\t\t\t\tSanta (Christian Potgieter) and his elves Kim Wilson and Ziandri Jacobs (5) were on hand to help celebrate the festive season at Germiston Child Welfare\u2019s Christmas party, held at Sunnyridge Primary School\u2019s sports field, recently.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have 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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span 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