Activities & Entertainment
PRE-LOVED SALE AT TYGERBERG MEALS ON WHEELS
Our first small pre-loved sale in a year. The staff and volunteers were busy the whole day preparing for this special day. After a year we could be outside and sell what was donated to us. Fresh vegetables were donated by a farmer from Atlantis.
RAVENSMEAD OUTREACH
Ravensmead families and seniors were extremely happy to not only receive food but also some Weetbix.
CLUB DAY: 23RD OF MARCH 2021
Mrs Linda Louw, the previous manager, came to do some exercises with the seniors and played some games. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
ANNE-MARIE WATT AND MINKI VAN DER WESTHUIZEN
We were privileged to have a TV interview with Minki van der Westhuizen on channel 147 on the MINKI show. The producer of MINKI show contacted Mrs Watt (Manager of Tygerberg Meals on Wheels) and asked her for an interview on what we do here at the centre. It was such an honour to talk about what we do and why we do this.
WEETBIX SHARED WITH WOMEN OF HOPE
A group in Hopefield is operating the Women of Hope NGO. We shared chips, Squish and Weetbix that we received as a donation.
SPAR DONATIONS SHARED WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN
Donations received from SPAR were shared with children in De Tijger Primary School.
CIVIC PARK KLEUTERSKOOL MOSSELBAY
Weetbix donated to the Omgee Rehab was shared with several pre-schools and old age homes.
PS ANDREW GOUWS VISITING THE CENTRE
Ps Gouws visited us to tell us what he experienced while getting first-hand experience in a hospital whilst doing his Masters Degree. The seniors now have a better understanding of COVID-19.
FRAZERBURG OUTREACH
Frazerburg was one of the schools that Weetbix was delivered to hand out to those learners in need.
FIRST CLUB DAY 2021
We opened our club during the month of March 2021. These are all happy faces. They were extremely happy to see their friends again. For 2 hours they sat and talked to each other… lost time made up.
SHARING WITH PAROW EAST SCHOOL
We have 4 schools in the area that we feed as we receive donations. Parow East was the first school for the year that we could share Weetbix with.
SOFT TOYS SHARED WITH STATE PROSECUTOR RONEL DE JAGER
We donated soft toys and Weetbix to Mrs Linda Louw who is working with SP Ronel de Jager. State Prosecutor de Jager works with children who are mistreated/raped/sexually harassed and emotionally disturbed.
KHAYAMANDI OUTREACH
A lady from Khayamandi also received Weetbix from us. She distributed it to other families in Khayamandi.
PAARL OUTREACH
The children in Paarl were excited to have a cereal that they have never tasted before.
WEETBIX TO BITTERFONTEIN
Our Weetbix donations went as far as Bitterfontein where farmers, because of COVID-19 and the drought, could not feed their families.
VALENTINE’S DAY: HERNES KRIEL OLD AGE HOME AND BOTHASIG LHL
Donations we received for Valentine’s day, we shared with various old age homes and other NPO’s.
PROJECT: UITSIG
This is once again our weekly project in Uitsig. Thank you Cllr Johanna for caring.
PROJECT: RAVENSMEAD
Ravensmead is a new area that we started a feeding scheme late last year. We are so blessed with Cllrs who care.
PROJECT: TOUWSRIVER
Touwsriver is one of the small towns that are now really suffering because of the drought and COVID-19. We immediately offered to donate Weetbix to a primary school in Touwsriver. A Courier transported it free of charge to them.
MEALS ON WHEELS
Our staff and volunteers are doing an amazing job. They deliver cooked meals to our homebound seniors on a weekly basis.
