{"id":203406,"date":"2019-05-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/203406\/community-enjoys-special-easter-treat\/"},"modified":"2019-05-03T14:41:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T12:41:02","slug":"community-enjoys-special-easter-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/04\/community-enjoys-special-easter-treat\/","title":{"rendered":"Community enjoys special Easter treat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A dedicated team from Primrose-based K9 Allsorts Grooming Parlour spent the Saturday before Easter handing out delicious Easter eggs.<\/p>\n<p>The project, launched in 2018 by parlour owner, Mandy Brown, saw the team visiting several different old age homes and children\u2019s homes in Germiston, with the help of the parlour\u2019s mascot, Kirsty the Hound.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/202692\/checkers-spreads-easter-cheer-at-rest-a-while\/\" target=\"_blank\">Checkers spreads Easter cheer at Rest-a-While<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe Easter eggs were donated to the project by the community after I sent out a WhatsApp message on several WhatsApp groups,\u201d explained Mandy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_203407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-203407\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-203407\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/18GCNGENERALEAST_53156-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/18GCNGENERALEAST_53156-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/18GCNGENERALEAST_53156-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/18GCNGENERALEAST_53156-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/18GCNGENERALEAST_53156.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-203407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kirsty the Hound gives an elderly Elandsvallei Home for the Aged a big hug during K9 Allsorts Grooming Parlour\u2019s visit to the home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Residents of Elandsvallei Home for the Aged, El-Shammah Home For Abandoned Babies, Prim Villa Frail Care, Solheim Retirement Home, Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly, Germiston Association for the Aged and Cora Erasmus Old Age Home all received a visit from the team as did a few Boksburg homes.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/202936\/elderly-receive-easter-treats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elderly receive Easter treats<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWe managed to visit all the homes in the area,\u201d said Mandy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also managed to visit Witfield Retirement Village and Jubilee Place of Safety and Detention in Boksburg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt really was a very busy and heart-warming day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mandy plans to hold the event again next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will definitely be a yearly project and it is very dear to my heart,\u201d she said.<\/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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or Leigh Hodgson 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