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Spring Day!
On Friday 5 September ‘08, Beatrice, one of our home based carers, as well as facilitator of the chronic disease support groups, organised a Spring Day Celebration at the Assemblies of God Church in Westlake Village, for the members of the two groups which consists mainly of elderly people. Our home based carers assisted her and the folk of Westlake enjoyed a morning of fun – there was a fashion show and children from the Emmanuel Educare Centre, as well as Little Squirrels Daycare Centre entertained the audience with songs and dances. Morgan Brown of Little Squirrels Daycare Centre was voted as Miss Spring Queen by the judges, and Stacey-Lee Heynes and Thandazwa Xakayi of Emmanuel Educare, her 2 Spring Princesses. Prizes, such as toys and lollipops, were handed out to the children and one of the members of the chronic disease group was voted as Mrs Spring Queen! Our community healthcare worker, Veronica, was voted as one of her Princesses. Congratulations, Vero! We are proud of you!!! Here are some photos of the happy occasion. Well done, also, to all the home based carers on organising such a fantastic event! We now look forward to summer – after all the rain in Cape Town!
Holiday Camp
In July, 28 of our orphans and vulnerable children from Westlake went on a weekend holiday camp to Rocklands Adventure Centre in Simonstown.
Needless to say, they had lots of fun, took part in outdoor activities, played games and shared stories. The camp was run by Jo-Anne of Scripture Union, who comes to Westlake once a week with a team from a local church (Tokai Community Church) to teach life skills to the children of Westlake. They had such a good time and thoroughly enjoyed the weekend away from Westlake. Some even saw whales for the first time!
Xenophobic violence – article
Here is an article written by a member of Christ Church Constantia, one of the churches in the Westlake United Church Trust, regarding our involvement in the recent refugee crisis in South Africa.