{"id":94651,"date":"2015-07-18T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T07:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/94651\/the-elderly-get-treats-for-mandela-day\/"},"modified":"2015-07-18T14:54:05","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T12:54:05","slug":"the-elderly-get-treats-for-mandela-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/07\/18\/the-elderly-get-treats-for-mandela-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The elderly get treats for Mandela Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The elderly at Rest-A-While Service Centre had a blast with Primrose Police and members of the Democratic Alliance (DA) Primrose for Mandela Day&#8217;s 67 Minutes, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>They were given sweets, cakes and parcels.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Among other activities they also engaged in safety measures with the Primrose SAPS.<\/p>\n<p>The day was concluded with fun and dancing.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-94651 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/07\/18\/the-elderly-get-treats-for-mandela-day\/attachment\/29gcngeneralmandps2_60185\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/07\/29GCNGENERALMANDPS2_60185-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-94653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/07\/29GCNGENERALMANDPS2_60185-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/07\/29GCNGENERALMANDPS2_60185-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/07\/29GCNGENERALMANDPS2_60185.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-94653'>\n\t\t\t\tElders enjoy the cakes, sweets, drinks and parcels donated by Sweet Shopper, Johan van Wyk of Ackermans Pharmacy, in Primrose, and Rappa Holdings.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/07\/18\/the-elderly-get-treats-for-mandela-day\/attachment\/mandela-day-celebrations-1-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/07\/Mandela-Day-celebrations-1-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-94717\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-94717'>\n\t\t\t\tThe elderly at Rest-A-While Service Centre were pampered with sweets, cakes, drinks and parcels for Mandela Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/07\/18\/the-elderly-get-treats-for-mandela-day\/attachment\/mandela-day-celebrations-2-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/07\/Mandela-Day-celebrations-2-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-94718\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-94718'>\n\t\t\t\tThe elderly at Rest-A-While Service Centre were pampered with sweets, cakes, drinks and parcels for Mandela Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/07\/18\/the-elderly-get-treats-for-mandela-day\/attachment\/mandela-day-celebrations-3-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/07\/Mandela-Day-celebrations-3-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-94719\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-94719'>\n\t\t\t\tThe elderly at Rest-A-While Service Centre were pampered with sweets, cakes, drinks and parcels for Mandela Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/07\/18\/the-elderly-get-treats-for-mandela-day\/attachment\/mandela-day-celebrations-4-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/07\/Mandela-Day-celebrations-4-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-94720\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-94720'>\n\t\t\t\tThe elderly at Rest-A-While Service Centre were pampered with sweets, cakes, drinks and parcels for Mandela Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/07\/18\/the-elderly-get-treats-for-mandela-day\/attachment\/mandela-day-celebrations-7-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/07\/Mandela-Day-celebrations-7-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-94723\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-94723'>\n\t\t\t\tThe elderly at Rest-A-While Service Centre were pampered with sweets, cakes, drinks and parcels for Mandela Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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