{"id":8841,"date":"2013-07-24T12:29:57","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T10:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=8841"},"modified":"2013-07-24T13:00:14","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T11:00:14","slug":"primrose-cpf-holds-blood-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/07\/24\/primrose-cpf-holds-blood-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Primrose CPF holds blood drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Primrose CPF will be holding a blood drive on July 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It will take place outside Eastern Suburbs Pharmacy, in Rietfontein Road, Primrose, from 9am to 2pm.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The community is urged to support the event and the CPF is challenging residents to donate blood to see how many units can be donated in one day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">To donate blood you must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Weigh 50kg or more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Be between the ages of 16 and 65 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Enjoy good health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Lead a sexually safe lifestyle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Studies show that eight out of every 10 people will need donated blood at some point in their life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Primrose CPF and the Primrose SAPS will also be holding an awareness drive during the course of the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">So come along and sign up for the database which keeps the community informed about what is going on in the area, issues warnings and lookouts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">For more information contact Wendy Morgan on 072 963 9675.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The CPF warns the community of smash-and-grabs taking place at the intersection of Main Reef and Shamrock roads, and at the robot near the Caledonian Hotel, at the intersection of Main Reef and Cemetery roads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Do not leave your valuables in sight, rather lock them in the boot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">There has also been an increase in the theft of motor vehicles &#8211; do not park your vehicle on the pavement outside your house.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">They are easy targets and encourage criminals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0The CPF is also warning the elderly not to trust hobos and beggars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0Do not feed them or even give them water, they are using this as a way to check out easy targets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0If you see anything suspicious in your area call the SAPS sector vans &#8212; Sector One: 071 675 6864 or 65; Sector Two: 071 675 6866 or 67; Sector Three: 071 675 6868 or 69 or call the Primrose Police Station on 011 842-0500.<\/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='6e88ec1459f337d5bea6353f8bff8026'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help save a life by donating blood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":8843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Melissa Hart","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[1282,1283,979,1000,1281],"class_list":["post-8841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-blood","tag-blood-drive","tag-germiston","tag-primrose","tag-primrose-cpf"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["blood","blood drive","germiston","primrose","primrose cpf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}