{"id":51170,"date":"2013-12-26T08:20:05","date_gmt":"2013-12-26T06:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=51170"},"modified":"2013-12-26T08:20:05","modified_gmt":"2013-12-26T06:20:05","slug":"elderly-celebrate-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/12\/26\/elderly-celebrate-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly celebrate Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was all about fun recently when 140 members of the Rest-a-While Community Centre for the Aged enjoyed their annual Christmas party.<\/p>\n<p>The centre thanks the friends and family of Wendy Morgan and Chicko Watson who recently celebrated their 50th and 70th birthdays, respectively.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Instead of birthday presents the pair requested donations to Rest-a-While towards the Christmas party.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51172\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmrest3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51172\" alt=\"The members of Rest-a-While Community Centre for the Aged enjoying the Christmas party, recently. \" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmrest3-423x317.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmrest3-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmrest3-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmrest3-933x700.jpg 933w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmrest3-50x37.jpg 50w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmrest3-650x487.jpg 650w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmrest3-177x133.jpg 177w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmrest3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The members of Rest-a-While Community Centre for the Aged enjoying the Christmas party, recently.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This ensured that the elderly enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Rest-a-While also thanks Spec-Savers, Primrose Square for the donation of snacks and cold drinks for the party, as well as the community of Primrose who support Rest-a-While with jumble and newspaper and glass for the recycling project which brings in funds for the centre.<\/p>\n<p>The community is also thanked for the contributions towards the parcels which are made each December to help the elderly get through the festive season.<\/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='64d66ac279dff5b6d3936ee5d751ebc5'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of Rest-a-While celebrated Christmas 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