{"id":226747,"date":"2020-01-06T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226747\/robyn-gives-back-on-her-birthday\/"},"modified":"2020-01-06T11:43:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T09:43:04","slug":"robyn-gives-back-on-her-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/01\/06\/robyn-gives-back-on-her-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Robyn gives back to animals on her birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Robyn Smith from Denlee woke up on December 19, last year, she knew it was going to be a special day.<\/p>\n<p>Not only was it her 25th birthday, but it was the day her hard work paid off.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>She delivered 80 25kg bags of dog food (two tons) to the Germiston SPCA.<\/p>\n<p>Every year on her birthday, the young, vibrant woman does something for charity, and the Germiston SPCA has become her charity of choice for her project.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>She works throughout the year to raise funds for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Last year she held a golf day at Germiston Golf Club, raising R15 000 to buy the food.<\/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\/226710\/cpf-collects-food-for-animals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CPF collects food for animals<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226762\/help-owners-reunite-with-their-beloved-pet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help owners reunite with their beloved pet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year I am managing to increase the amount of funds raised and thus the food I can donate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year I donated 1.5 tons of food and this year increased it to two tons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am hoping that every year I will be able to grow the initiative and keep increasing the amount of food,\u201d Robyn said.<\/p>\n<p>Robyn thanked everyone who participated in the golf day and helped her raise the funds.<\/p>\n<p>She is looking forward to raising more funds to make the donation on her 26th birthday even bigger.<\/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\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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