{"id":63855,"date":"2014-07-10T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/63855\/epworth-receives-welcome-donation\/"},"modified":"2014-07-14T11:50:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T09:50:12","slug":"epworth-receives-welcome-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/07\/10\/epworth-receives-welcome-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Epworth receives welcome donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The members of Survival Kidz, with their new children&#8217;s groups, Little Eagles and Young Hearts, recently paid a visit to Epworth Children&#8217;s Village.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The visit was a huge success,&#8221; explained Crista Duvenage of Survival Kids.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We handed out clothing that our local community had collected for us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also provided the children and staff with a lunch of hotdogs, cupcakes, sweet packets and fruit,&#8221;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63858\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_551282489.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63858\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_551282489-423x317.jpg\" alt=\"The children and staff members were treated to a lunch of hotdogs, cupcakes, sweet packets and fruit.\" width=\"423\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_551282489-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_551282489-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_551282489.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The children and staff members were treated to a lunch of hotdogs, cupcakes, sweet packets and fruit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The group also took time to get to know the children and the staff of Epworth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63857\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_551750052.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63857\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_551750052-423x317.jpg\" alt=\"The children of Survival Kids enjoy an afternoon playing with the children of Epworth Children's Village.\" width=\"423\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_551750052-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_551750052-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_551750052.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The children of Survival Kidz enjoy an afternoon playing with the children of Epworth Children&#8217;s Village.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63859\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_559927698.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63859\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_559927698-423x317.jpg\" alt=\"The members of Survival Kids, Little Eagles and Young Hearts recently paid a visit to Epworth Children's Village to present the children with clothing the group had collected, as well getting to know the children and staff members of the home.\" width=\"423\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_559927698-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_559927698-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/28GCNGENERALEPWOLH_559927698.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The members of Survival Kidz, Little Eagles and Young Hearts recently paid a visit to Epworth Children&#8217;s Village to present the children with clothing the group had collected, as well getting to know the children and staff members of the home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The staff members are very friendly and they are doing an awesome job with the children,&#8221; added Duvenage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We personally met staff members Josephine Mofokeng, Neo Dilibo, Adijah Mabukwa, Tamara Makita and Bridgety Mapurisa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Following the success of this project, Survival Kidz want to do more outreach projects with different children&#8217;s home, as well as old age homes and the Avril Elizabeth Home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are, therefore, asking the community to please assist us with these projects by donating any old clothing and\/or any food products,&#8221; said Duvenage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together we can make a difference in our country and especially the future of the children of the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Survival Kidz credit the success of the project to everyone involved, with special thanks given to Joan Pelser and JIG International for the donation towards the food, to Nelly van Bosch for the sweet packets and to Susan Harmse for the fruit donation.<\/p>\n<p>The group also recognises the leaders of the Little Eagles, Deon van Wyk and Cristo van Wyk, as well as the leaders of the Young Hearts, Nicole Lombaard and Sanmarie Greeff.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Survival Kids contact Duvenage on 083 7500 700 or Watsapp 083 7500 700, or visit the group on Facebook, at Survival Kidz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' 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