{"id":225199,"date":"2019-12-05T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225199\/women-acknowledged-for-their-contributions-to-their-communities\/"},"modified":"2019-12-05T16:17:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T14:17:48","slug":"women-acknowledged-for-their-contributions-to-their-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/05\/women-acknowledged-for-their-contributions-to-their-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Women acknowledged for their contributions to their communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hirsch\u2019s Meadowdale recently hosted a high tea for the Arabella Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The event was well attended with 120 women settling in to enjoy an interesting day while celebrating heroines from the community.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The Arabella Foundation NPC is a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe proceeds from the high tea will go towards purchasing menstrual cups with a 10-year life span for underprivileged girls,\u201d said Chantelle du Plessis, public relations officer for Hirsch\u2019s Meadowdale.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_225201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-225201\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-225201\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALTEA_76679-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALTEA_76679-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALTEA_76679-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALTEA_76679-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALTEA_76679.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-225201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bianca Grobler (third place), Mmatshepo Mojele (second place) and Sister Florence Matona were named as the winners for making excellent contributions to their communities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guest speakers and judges on the day were Edith Venter, an entrepreneur, author and philanthropist, Shamila Ramjawan, Mrs Johannesburg 2019 and Mooniba Bhayat of Dare to be Empowered.<\/p>\n<p>The judges had the very difficult task of choosing the winners, as all the women who were nominated are making an excellent contribution to their communities.<\/p>\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\/223010\/start-super-networking-business-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Start super networking your business today<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/222477\/businesswomen-are-inspired-at-networking-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Businesswomen are inspired at networking event<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The winners were:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 First: Sister Florence Matona from Elsburg.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Second: Mmatshepo Mojele from Soweto.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Third: Bianca Grobler from Lambton, Germiston.<\/p>\n<p>Chantelle thanked them for the outstanding work that they are doing to uplift their communities.<\/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 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