Page 8 People’s Post Lansdowne
GENERAL
Tuesday 19 July 2011
Wholesome holiday fun in Hanover Park
TUCKING IN: Some of the children enjoy a hearty meal prepared for them by Community Workers for the People. Photo: Gigi Richards
Fun and games for local children TAMMY PETERSEN
HUNGER was non-existent for the children of Hanover Park this holiday as Community Workers for the People packed out their 25-litre pots and got things cooking for the local youngsters. More than 300 children spent hours working up an appetite and filling their tiny tummies with a hearty lunch as the holiday programme offered fun and games on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Elizabeth Bantom, who is leading the project, says this is the second year in which the programme is being rolled out. “We just decided that we didn’t want to see our children sitting idle and getting up to nonsense. We wanted to see them active, making new friends and receiving
proper nourishment instead of having nothing to do.” This year the New Apostolic Church in Hanover Park Avenue hosted the fun, and children from all over the suburb were attracted to the festivities. “The kids had a ball of a time. They were laughing and playing around without a care in the worked. It was a lovely thing to see.” And the food? “The children were treated to different foods every day of the week. This ranged from cooked meals to soup, sandwiches and fruit. They ate everything!” she says with a laugh. Those who still want to join in on the fun can visit the church today and Thursday from 10:00 till 14:00.
BIBLE STORIES, videos, during the day, as their arts and crafts and plenparents have to work. It ty of games attracted is evident that many of children from Hanover them come from poor Park to St Dominic’s homes, and some of Church in Hanover them maybe just attendPark, when they hosted ed to get that something their annual holiday proto eat each day,” she gramme from Monday 27 says. June till Friday 1 July. “We would like to What started off as a thank God that we were day of fun for 58 local able to provide this safe children grew to a full haven for the children of house of 150 eager youngHanover Park, and if all sters by the end of the goes well we hope to week. have it again next year.” Thanks to the kind doThe organisers would nations of the St Dominlike to thank the team of ic’s parishioners, the orhelpers from Emmanuel ganisers were able to get Church in Wynberg, the equipment. TOPS: Devhin Gilbert gives the church’s rector, Father One of the organisers, festivities two thumbs up. Samuel Beukes, the laAmanda Daniels, says it dies who assisted in the was “inspiring” to teach the children kitchen to prepare sandwiches and soup, more about God and to keep them occu- and all of the youth who sacrificed a week pied for the week. of their school holiday and a weekend for “Many of these children are unattended training to be able to lead the children.
HEADS UP: The children show off the col ourful crowns they made during the fun filled hol iday pro gramme at St Do minic’s Church in Hano ver Park.
KINDHEARTED: Hanover Park resi dent Elizabeth Bantom dishes up.
A WORLD OF COLOUR: The children have a ball while colouring.
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