{"id":251938,"date":"2020-04-30T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/251938\/ncpd-makes-much-needed-deliveries-2\/"},"modified":"2020-04-29T17:29:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T15:29:03","slug":"ncpd-makes-much-needed-deliveries-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/30\/ncpd-makes-much-needed-deliveries-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NCPD makes much-needed deliveries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the first week of the national lockdown the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), with the assistance of RSA Markets and other sponsors, could deliver fruit and vegetables to those in need.<\/p>\n<p>The council&#8217;s head offices are based on Andries Pretorius Road in Edenvale.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The deliveries, made by the council&#8217;s drivers, saw batches of fruit and vegetables donated to children&#8217;s homes in the Johannesburg and Pretoria areas, as well as in the Free State.<\/p>\n<p>With the first batch of donations made the council will continue to identify those in need.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/250461\/feed-the-nation-campaign-to-support-local-shelters-and-feeding-schemes-across-sa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feed the Nation campaign to support local shelters and feeding schemes across SA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/250484\/elsburg-is-suffering-under-lockdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elsburg is suffering under lockdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-251938 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\/2020\/04\/30\/ncpd-makes-much-needed-deliveries-2\/attachment\/16becommncdpslsitha_78616-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslSitha_78616-1-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-251942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslSitha_78616-1-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslSitha_78616-1-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslSitha_78616-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslSitha_78616-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslSitha_78616-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" 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-1-251942'>\n\t\t\t\tStaff and beneficiaries from Lombardy East based Sithandiwe Disabled Care Centre stand with drivers from National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) around donations of fruit and vegetables.\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\/2020\/04\/30\/ncpd-makes-much-needed-deliveries-2\/attachment\/16becommncdpsl_18548-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPsl_18548-1-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-251944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPsl_18548-1-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPsl_18548-1-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPsl_18548-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPsl_18548-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPsl_18548-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" 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-1-251944'>\n\t\t\t\tDrivers from the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) who made the delivery of fruits and vegetables during the first week of the lockdown.\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\/2020\/04\/30\/ncpd-makes-much-needed-deliveries-2\/attachment\/16becommncdpslodiri_46425-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslOdiri_46425-1-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-251946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslOdiri_46425-1-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslOdiri_46425-1-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslOdiri_46425-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslOdiri_46425-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslOdiri_46425-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" 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-1-251946'>\n\t\t\t\tDrivers from the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) who made the delivery of fruits and vegetables during the first week of the lockdown. Make a delivery of fruit and vegetables to Odireile Centre for people living with Mental and Physical Disability. Seen in yellow is a representative from the centre receing the delivery.\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\/2020\/04\/30\/ncpd-makes-much-needed-deliveries-2\/attachment\/16becommncdpslodiri_44917-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslOdiri_44917-1-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-251948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslOdiri_44917-1-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslOdiri_44917-1-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslOdiri_44917-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslOdiri_44917-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPslOdiri_44917-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" 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-1-251948'>\n\t\t\t\tDrivers from the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) and staff from Odireile Centre for people living with Mental and Physical Disability stand behind a donation of fruit and vegatables. The donation, delivered by the NCPD&#8217;s drivers, was made possible  with the assistance of RSA Markets and other sponsors who sponsored the produce.\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\/2020\/04\/30\/ncpd-makes-much-needed-deliveries-2\/attachment\/16becommncdpsl_41271\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPsl_41271-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-251940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPsl_41271-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPsl_41271-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPsl_41271-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPsl_41271.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/04\/16becommNCDPsl_41271-300x225.jpg 300w\" 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-1-251940'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren in the Johannesburg area receiving apples donated to the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) by RSA Markets and other sponsors.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>* Notice: Coronavirus reporting at Caxton Local Media aims to combat fake news<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dear reader,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. 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