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 Members, friends and supporters – make this 18 July and Ayoba! day…Join the global Mandela Day initiative on 18 July as a partner with the National Welfare Forum. We are the largest civil society coalition in South Africa, with national presence and membership of 3000 organisations working in all fields of social service and development from child care, the aged and HiV and Aids work. This year, following on our past success we are assisting the Tswelopele Frail Care Centre for the elderly and people with physical and mental disabilities situated in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. There are currently 92 patients (males and females) between the ages of 40 and 82 years. The nursing staff feed, bath and clothe those who cannot take care of themselves. The centre is partly funded by the Department of Social Development but as with most other NGOs, they have experienced funding problems where the staff has sometimes been without salaries and the centre left with limited resources to feed, clothe and care for the residents. The NWF has decided to help Tswelopele by redecorating their two TV lounges, which serve as the only communal areas for the 92 people living there. These areas are currently very drab with limited furnishings, peeling paint and do not provide any real value to the residents. We want to work with you to develop a warm, welcoming and enriching space for the residents to use to relax, read, watch TV, or listen to the radio. We want to help Tswelopele residents enjoy some of the things we take for granted everyday and your help in this would make a huge difference. We would like you to consider donations of: 4 x couches, 2 x coffee tables, Paint, carports, rugs, heaters and other decorative items. 2 x television sets (the NWF will pay the TV licence cost for 12 months) and any other items that will help to make the two communal areas of Tswelopele Frail Care Centre much warmer and nicer for the people who live there. To join us call or email Thato on 011 838 0690 or Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Join the event on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136458563050063 Mandela Day 2009 - Last year the National Welfare Forum celebrated Mandela Day by painting the Phekong Health Care Centre in Kroonstad and you can learn more about that here: Videos: http://www.forum.org.za/Phekong-Heart-Warming-Thanks http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=137743546216 http://www.forum.org.za/Special-Thanks-Mandela-Day Pictures: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3144603&id=14816882261 Website and Facebook: http://www.forum.org.za/Mandela-Day-2009 http://www.forum.org.za/Mandela-Day-in-Kroonstad http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120303172577&index=1 Supporters: The Lions Club for sponsoring 100Litres of paint. The Chef for sponsoring the coffee's and croissants before the drive to Phekong Health Centre and all the volunteers who were kind enough to participate in this Mandela Day initiative. Bookmark this article:          |
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