{"id":8462,"date":"2013-07-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/8462\/honouring-madibas-legacyorempd-lends-a-hand-on-mandela-day\/"},"modified":"2013-07-23T13:45:45","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T11:45:45","slug":"honouring-madibas-legacyorempd-lends-a-hand-on-mandela-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/07\/22\/honouring-madibas-legacyorempd-lends-a-hand-on-mandela-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Honouring Madiba’s legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

EMPD members went to the Ezibeleni School for the Disabled, in Katlehong, for their 67 minutes on Mandela Day.<\/p>\n

The EMPD did their bit on Mandela Day, when they went to Ezibeleni School for the Disabled, in Katlehong, on July 18.<\/p>

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“In the light of a dire shortage of basic day-to-day equipment at Ezibeleni School for the Disabled, in Katlehong, the EMPD joined hands and accumulated enough funds to purchase two microwaves, three ironing boards, three irons, three eight-fin heaters and two desktop personal computers with monitors,” said Wilfred Kgasago, EMPD spokesperson.<\/p>\n

EMPD officers were joined by Gauteng Community Safety, Correctional Services, local businesses and South African Breweries.<\/p>

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“Everyone came on board on this special day by donating blankets, sheets, cakes and toiletries to the school,” added Kgasago.<\/p>\n

“We want to believe that this important gesture will make life easier for the management of the school, as well as the disabled students.<\/p>\n

“Plans are afoot, in the spirit of giving as advocated by Madiba, to ensure that the school is never short of basic stuff by periodically donating whatever is essential to make the students’ life as comfortable as possible.”<\/p>\n

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