{"id":212841,"date":"2019-07-27T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/212841\/staff-shares-67-minutes-of-love-with-children\/"},"modified":"2019-07-26T14:48:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T12:48:36","slug":"staff-shares-67-minutes-of-love-with-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/27\/staff-shares-67-minutes-of-love-with-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff shares 67 minutes of love with children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mandela Day has been inspiring people across the world to take action and influence change for 67 minutes for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has the ability and the responsibility to change the world for the better, and Mandela Day was yet another occasion for Hirsch\u2019s Meadowdale to take action and inspire change within the community.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>A team from the branch set out to Compass (Community Provision and Social Services) Day Care Centre in Edenvale to do their 67 minutes by providing the centre with fresh vegetables, soup, sweets, diapers and four Rest Assured mattresses.<\/p>\n<p>The centre is a non-profit organisation that houses and shelters individuals by providing dignified home environments where people can have a second chance at life.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\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\/212860\/together-we-can-do-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Together we can do more\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/212274\/residents-enjoy-a-fun-filled-mandela-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fun in the sun for Avril Elizabeth residents<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It currently has five homes, four are located on the East Rand and one in Durban.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year for Mandela Day, Hirsch\u2019s tries to do something different and exciting for people within the community and to have been able to give back to children this year was an absolute pleasure,\u201d said Chantelle du Plessis, Hirsch\u2019s Meadowdale public relations officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are such a joy to work with, and there is nothing quite like the smile on a child\u2019s face to brighten your day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Compass children thanked Hirsch\u2019s staff for the donations by giving them warm, loving hugs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\" 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