{"id":219847,"date":"2019-10-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/219847\/birthday-celebrations-at-rest-a-while\/"},"modified":"2019-10-07T14:12:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T12:12:51","slug":"birthday-celebrations-at-rest-a-while","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/08\/birthday-celebrations-at-rest-a-while\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday celebrations at Rest-a-While"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rest-a-While Community Centre for the Aged has become a household name in Germiston, and the centre celebrated its 53th birthday on Thursday with a special party.<\/p>\n<p>The centre started when a group of retired women started playing cards together.<\/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\/200197\/paintings-come-to-life-at-rest-a-while\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paintings come to life at Rest-a-While<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>They came together once a week and played cards over a cup of tea, and discussed the possibility of expanding the group to include more people.<\/p>\n<p>The founders did some research and soon discovered that there was a great need for a group like this in the community of Germiston.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\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\/qjGSmS20sEk' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>From these humble beginnings, the centre has grown and is now under the management of Trudy Carreira, who took the reins from Ward 36 councillor Wendy Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>Members were entertained by the musical talents of Dave Nieuwenhuys while enjoying a selection of delicious treats.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173193\/lots-of-love-for-rest-a-while-members\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lots of love for Rest-a-While members<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>They also posed for photos in their fancy masks.<\/p>\n<p>Trudy is appealing to the elderly of the community to come and join the centre as members.<\/p>\n<p>Rest-a-While hosts several fun activities each week, including skills development mornings, bingo and line dancing.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the centre hosts special celebrations for days such as Valentine\u2019s Day, Mother\u2019s and Father\u2019s Day, as well as Easter and Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the centre, upcoming events and services call Trudy or Michelle Bezuidenhout on 011 828 3059.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-219847 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\/2019\/10\/08\/birthday-celebrations-at-rest-a-while\/attachment\/40gcngeneralrest_12293\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_12293-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-219849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_12293-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_12293-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_12293-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_12293.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-1-219849'>\n\t\t\t\tRest-a-While Community Centre for the Aged members Jenny Dikon and Jenny Cloete were in high spirits at the centre\u2019s birthday party on Thursday.\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\/2019\/10\/08\/birthday-celebrations-at-rest-a-while\/attachment\/40gcngeneralrest_93952\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_93952-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-219850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_93952-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_93952-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_93952-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_93952.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-1-219850'>\n\t\t\t\tSusan Willemse has some fun at Rest-a-While Community Centre for the Aged\u2019s birthday party on Thursday.\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\/2019\/10\/08\/birthday-celebrations-at-rest-a-while\/attachment\/40gcngeneralrest_80606\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_80606-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-219851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_80606-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_80606-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_80606-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_80606.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-1-219851'>\n\t\t\t\tColleen Morgan, a Rest-a-While Community Centre for the Aged member, smiles happily during the centre\u2019s birthday party on Thursday.\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\/2019\/10\/08\/birthday-celebrations-at-rest-a-while\/attachment\/40gcngeneralrest_82782\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_82782-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-219852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_82782-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_82782-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_82782-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_82782.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-1-219852'>\n\t\t\t\tJean Button, a Rest-a-While Community Centre for the Aged member, was all smiles at the centre\u2019s birthday party on Thursday.\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\/2019\/10\/08\/birthday-celebrations-at-rest-a-while\/attachment\/40gcngeneralrest_23817\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_23817-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-219853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_23817-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_23817-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_23817-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_23817.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-1-219853'>\n\t\t\t\tDave Nieuwenhuys sings during Rest-a-While Community Centre for the Aged\u2019s birthday party on Thursday.\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\/2019\/10\/08\/birthday-celebrations-at-rest-a-while\/attachment\/40gcngeneralrest_62847\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_62847-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-219854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_62847-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_62847-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALREST_62847-768x576.jpg 768w, 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