{"id":231489,"date":"2020-02-19T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/231489\/charities-delighted-with-donations\/"},"modified":"2020-02-18T14:45:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T12:45:15","slug":"charities-delighted-with-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/19\/charities-delighted-with-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Charities delighted with donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February is the month of love and Emperors Palace is spreading a lot of love by giving away a staggering R950 000 to a host of worthy causes, thanks to the funds raised at the Garden of Lights during the festive season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231491\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-231491\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/08GCNGENERALDONA_91132-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/08GCNGENERALDONA_91132-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/08GCNGENERALDONA_91132-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/08GCNGENERALDONA_91132-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/08GCNGENERALDONA_91132.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reach for a Dream\u2019s head of business development, Natalie Lazaris accepts a R150 000 cheque on behalf of the charity from Rekha Bothma, Emperors Palace\u2019s general manager for hospitality. Photo by Nick Lourens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Peermont Children\u2019s Trust and the Peermont Education Trust received cheques for R340 000 each, while Reach for a Dream received a cheque for R15 000.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>A further R120 000 was given to 12 charities selected by 12 Emperors Palace employees (each received R10 000).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/230321\/feeding-the-community-to-make-a-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feeding the community to make a difference<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/230837\/rest-a-while-members-showered-with-love-on-valentines-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rest-a-While members showered with love on 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