{"id":257718,"date":"2020-05-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/257718\/rest-a-while-appeals-to-community-to-open-its-heart-to-the-elderly\/"},"modified":"2020-05-13T13:14:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T11:14:05","slug":"rest-a-while-appeals-to-community-to-open-its-heart-to-the-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/05\/14\/rest-a-while-appeals-to-community-to-open-its-heart-to-the-elderly\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest-a-While appeals to community to open its heart to the elderly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly began delivering meals to their elderly members this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have received a permit to deliver cooked meals to our members,\u201d explained the centre\u2019s manager, Trudy Carreira.<\/p>

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\u201cThe centre has been prepared and decontaminated and all necessary steps have been taken to ensure all our staff and members are kept safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trudy further explained that Rest-a-While would be continuously monitored, and before they started work strict sanitation procedures were put in place that the whole team has to follow.<\/p>

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\u201cWe follow strict protocols and procedures set out by the Department of Health and we must obey all the level four rules and regulations,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Though the organisation will be delivering meals, no one is allowed to visit the centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one is allowed to visit the centre still, we will only be delivering meals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ask our members to please place their orders for the week beforehand to make our job easier and more efficient,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She reminded members to maintain their social distance when their meals are delivered.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease remember to keep a safe social distance from our driver, JP Pelser, and his assistant, Vicky Modise,\u201d Trudy said.<\/p>\n

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Drivers Vicky Modise and JP Pelser prepare to deliver meals to elderly members of Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trudy further appealed to the community to help the centre\u2019s members by sponsoring a meal.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have a huge need for sponsorship for meals,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Adopt-a-Granny Project is also still running and if anyone can help we ask them to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

The centre has also launched its annual winter food drive and hopes to collect food which can make up food parcels for needy members.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease help us collect blankets, non-perishable groceries, tinned food, coffee, tea, powdered milk and toiletries for both men and women so we can make winter hampers for our needy elderly.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s all open our hearts and share the gift of giving,\u201d said Trudy.<\/p>\n

For more information of the centre of any of its projects call Trudy on 082 366 4010 or Michelle Bezuidenhout on 083 226 0880.<\/p>\n

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Rosy Mcunu and Johanna Mabasa are ready to cook meals for the elderly members of Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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