{"id":224078,"date":"2019-11-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/224078\/delville-clean-up-a-great-success\/"},"modified":"2019-11-21T19:20:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T17:20:11","slug":"delville-clean-up-a-great-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/11\/21\/delville-clean-up-a-great-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Delville clean-up a great success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Determined to make a difference in the community, members of the LamDel Residents Association (RA) and 42 volunteers met at Menin Road circle in Delville last Saturday to clean up the area.<\/p>\n

This was the second LamDel RA clean-up, with the organisation previously tackling the intersection of Webber and Beacon roads.<\/p>

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\u201cOur clean-up was a huge success,\u201d said Lornette Joseph, LamDel RA chairperson.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a fun two hours and the area looked so much better when we were done.<\/p>

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\u201cOf the 42 volunteers who joined the clean-up efforts, 19 were children between the ages of five and 17 years old, and they didn\u2019t even know that they would be getting community service points for their hard work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey only realised they were getting community service points when they were asked for their details.\u201d<\/p>\n

LamDel RA believes projects like this help instil a love and sense of pride in the community, especially when everyone gets involved and does their bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have received one or two complaints from people who feel we should leave the cleaning up of suburbs to the metro, as it is their job,\u201d said Lornette.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile they are right, the metro simply doesn\u2019t have the manpower to get to everywhere they need to be and it\u2019s up to us to fill the gaps and to take pride in our environment, our community and properties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need active citizenship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though the organisation had hoped to hold a clean-up event on the third Saturday of every month, weather permitting, they have decided to skip December and instead have begun planning for January.<\/p>\n

\u201cDecember is such a busy time of year, so we have decided that we won\u2019t have a clean-up in December, but will be raring to go on January 18,\u201d said Lornette.<\/p>\n

The next clean-up will see LamDel RA members and volunteers cleaning Parkhill Road.<\/p>\n

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LamDel RA will communicate further information on the upcoming clean-up projects on their Facebook page (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LamDelRA\/), as well as various WhatsApp groups.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, the community can call the organisation on 071 230 8029 or send an email to info@lamdel.org.za.<\/p>\n