{"id":50240,"date":"2013-12-10T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/50240\/a-wonderful-christmas-celebration\/"},"modified":"2013-12-10T10:09:25","modified_gmt":"2013-12-10T08:09:25","slug":"a-wonderful-christmas-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/12\/10\/a-wonderful-christmas-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"A wonderful Christmas celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prim Villa in Primrose Hill held its 10th annual Christmas lunch for its residents and their families, last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The home cares for people with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease and other dementias.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The day was a huge success, with 240 people, including the 62 residents, attending the event.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Sharon Flint is appealing to a swimming coach in the area to offer their services on a volunteer basis to the home, to assist the residents.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-50240 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\/2013\/12\/10\/a-wonderful-christmas-celebration\/attachment\/50gmprim1_596600895\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim1_596600895-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim1_596600895-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim1_596600895-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim1_596600895.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50241'>\n\t\t\t\tPrim Villa in Primrose Hill held its 10th annual Christmas lunch for its residents and their families, last Saturday.  The Daniel family came along to celebrate Christmas with John Daniel (front, left).\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\/2013\/12\/10\/a-wonderful-christmas-celebration\/attachment\/50gmprim3_557568965\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim3_557568965-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim3_557568965-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim3_557568965-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim3_557568965.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50245'>\n\t\t\t\tDenice Johnson (left), Eunice Meeuwis and Elmarie Pedro (back) enjoy the party.\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\/2013\/12\/10\/a-wonderful-christmas-celebration\/attachment\/50gmprim5_505464087\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim5_505464087-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim5_505464087-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim5_505464087-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim5_505464087.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50242'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Prim Villa Christmas party, last Saturday, was a great success. Back (from left) are: Shelton Lawrence, Samantha Remmington, Nadine Boyley and Tamryn Boyley (9). Front: Lynette Remmington, Francis Marin and Corben Boyley (5).\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\/2013\/12\/10\/a-wonderful-christmas-celebration\/attachment\/50gmprim4_553045093\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim4_553045093-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim4_553045093-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim4_553045093-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim4_553045093.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50243'>\n\t\t\t\tHaving a great time at the Prim Villa Christmas party, last Saturday, are, Lynnette Dybers (left), Ria Treurnich and Ria Duys.\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\/2013\/12\/10\/a-wonderful-christmas-celebration\/attachment\/50gmprim2_532431753\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim2_532431753-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim2_532431753-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim2_532431753-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/50gmprim2_532431753.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50244'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Peterson and Kinnear families, along with Iris Wrighton (director of the Methodist Homes for the Aged, back, left) and Sharon Flint (Prim Villa manager, back, second from left) have fun at the annual Prim Villa Christmas party, last Saturday.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='3bc8e52202b74e5845ea52ee395623e1'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prim Villa holds a successful Christmas 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