{"id":208298,"date":"2019-06-21T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/208298\/much-needed-sports-equipment-donated-to-local-school\/"},"modified":"2019-06-21T15:55:49","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T13:55:49","slug":"much-needed-sports-equipment-donated-to-local-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/06\/21\/much-needed-sports-equipment-donated-to-local-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Much-needed sports equipment donated to local school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atwell Sijadu, the director of sports and recreation in the metro, and MMC for Community Services Clr Dora Mlambo combined their offices for a good cause last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The two administrations donated much-needed sports equipment to Ithembelihle LSEN School.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_208300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208300\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-208300\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/25GCNSCHOOLSSPOR_06474-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/25GCNSCHOOLSSPOR_06474-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/25GCNSCHOOLSSPOR_06474-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/25GCNSCHOOLSSPOR_06474-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/25GCNSCHOOLSSPOR_06474.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ithembelihle LSEN School\u2019s athletes sat in front-row seats last Thursday as they accepted the much-needed sports equipment donations from the metro\u2019s Department of Sports and Recreation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Learners accepted tennis and table tennis equipment, soccer kits, cones, swimming caps, goggles, floaters, swim fins and sunscreen.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6imYi7Slqq4' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur view is that all children participating in sport must have access to the correct equipment needed for those specific sporting codes,\u201d said Sijadu.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs a department, our efforts need to be visible in schools such as Ithembelihle as the learners are often uplifted when taking part in the various events and many of them are extremely gifted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_208301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208301\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-208301\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/25GCNSCHOOLSSPOR_78187-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/25GCNSCHOOLSSPOR_78187-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/25GCNSCHOOLSSPOR_78187-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/25GCNSCHOOLSSPOR_78187-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/25GCNSCHOOLSSPOR_78187.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ithembelihle LSEN school choir sang jolly tunes to welcome guests to their school last Thursday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe school had previously mentioned the need for boccia equipment. Though it is not a part of the donation today, we will return in a few weeks for that special delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/202140\/i-spy-with-my-little-eye\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018I spy with my little eye\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/197260\/ithembelihle-lsen-school-thrilled-with-donation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ithembelihle Lsen School thrilled with donation<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\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\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span 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