{"id":64951,"date":"2014-07-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/64951\/facelift-on-mandela-day\/"},"modified":"2014-07-30T09:48:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T07:48:13","slug":"facelift-on-mandela-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/07\/30\/facelift-on-mandela-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Facelift on Mandela Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ekurhuleni Development Company visited the Rose of Hope Day Care Centre on Mandela Day.<\/p>\n

The children at the day care centre were delighted by the presence of the EDC employees as they, among other things, ran the centre for the day.<\/p>

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Most community members at the Good Hope informal settlement joined in the efforts of the EDC and helped them to paint and clean the centre.<\/p>\n

“I am pleased that the community members willingly helped; this day has really been fruitful,” said the communications officer of EDC, Mosa Ramphisha.<\/p>

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Among others present was ward 93’s Clr Lindiwe Sibidli.<\/p>\n

“This is a great initiative, I am excited about this day and its success, the level of support and commitment from everybody involved was brilliant,” said Sibidli.<\/p>\n

She also commended the community for doing their part on the day.<\/p>\n

“I was very happy when I saw the rubbish bags this morning; the community took it upon themselves to clean the place they live in and I see they are also here helping with the day care,”she added.<\/p>\n

“I just wish such acts could carry on, let the legacy of Mandela Day not stop.”<\/p>\n

The founder of Rose of Hope Day Care Centre, Shadrack Lushaba, received a call from the Ocean Basket in Fourways, telling him to come and fetch food parcels for the children and staff.<\/p>\n

Sibidli then organised transport and headed for Fourways with Lushaba and some of the older children at the centre.<\/p>\n

The EDC also put in new toilet doors, donated toys and clothes and prepared lunch for the children.<\/p>\n

“We had fun with the children today; you can also see the excitement in their eyes as they look at the new designs on their newly painted classrooms,” Ramphisha said.<\/p>\n

“Above all we gave and showed the children love, which I think is one of the main elements of this day and, like the councillor said: let the legacy live on.”<\/p>\n