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This home is run by the Catholic Church and is in Pinelands. It is a place for abused
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women who are pregnant and for whom abortion is not an option. The club is
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sponsoring Pamper Packs for the new babies, to be taken home. Some of these
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moms have absolutely nothing for their babies, having fled from abuse. At present
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Jean is putting these packs together. They contain an outfit of clothing for the baby,
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She has been taking them about 10 packs every 3 months.
The home is grateful for our suport.
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SCHOOL BURSARIES:
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annually. We get over 3,000 eggs from them! To show our appreciation, the club
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decided to establish 2 Bursary funds for the schools, R2,500 each. We request
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that this money is not used for fees, we want it to sponsor outings, camps or
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perhaps sporting equipment for a deserving pupil or pupils. The school gets to
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toiletries, coffee, tea, sugar for the patients. Any donations which come our way
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which can be used by them are passed on.
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BERGRIDGEPARK:
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This is a retirement centre in Meadowridge. The club visits them once every 3
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months to provide entertainment and tea for the residents. At the end of the year
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we splash out and give them a very nice Christmas Tea and entertainment.
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This is a retirement centre in Bergvliet. The club visits them once every 3
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we splash out and give them a very nice Christmas Tea and entertainment.
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HOME MOREA:
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This OAH is in LotusRiver. Club has just sponsored a Soup and Karaoke Evening. Pictures in
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HOSTEL FOR THE DEAF:
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This is the only hostel of it's kind in SA. The residents are adults and are all deaf.
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We visit them once every 3 months and play bingo with them. At the end of the year
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we try to take them out for a meal. They have been to the Spur and to Kalkies at
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KalkBay. Jean, who is able to sign, has joined their committee and has been
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At present, they also receive food from the Lions District Food project once a
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VICTIM'S COMFORT ROOM, GRASSY PARK :
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the community is sponsoring these packs. Should they run out, they can turn to
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us to help them. We purchase R55 airtime for the counsellors monthly. Prior to
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TRAUMA ROOM, DIEPRIVER POLICE STATION:
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them with comfort packs for vicitms of domestic violence and rape. These packs
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toothbrush and toothpaste. The items are packed into a 2litre ice cream
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container.
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We have also supplied them with disposable overshoes for the detectives, used
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DIE OOG:
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This bird sanctuary dates back to Simon v.d.Stel's time and is located in the heart
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At present, we are sponsoring their website.
The club is a member of the Friends of Die Oog.
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