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Woensdag, 22 Maart 2017
WKVG vier sy 80ste met jolige partytjie AVRIL FILLIES
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ltesame sestig leerders van die Laerskool Bellville, die Filia-skool in Vrijzee en die Oasis-skool in Belhar het op Donderdag 2 Maart die kinderparty van die Wes-Kaapse Vereniging vir mense met Gestremdhede (WKVG) in die Proteaville-rekreasiesentrum in Bellville-Suid bygewoon. Die kinderparty is gehou ter viering van die 80ste verjaardag van die vereniging. “Gewoonlik ontvang jy geskenke as jy verjaar, maar ons het geskenke uitgedeel aan die kinders wat die partytjie bygewoon het. Dit was die eerste van ’n hele paar gebeurtenisse ter viering van ons verjaardag,” het Will Scott, woordvoerder van die vereniging, gesê. Volgens Scott is daar reeds twee partytjies gehou vir die kinders met gestremdhede – een in Kaapstad en een op George. “Die kinders wat die partytjie in BellvilleSuid bygewoon het, is getrakteer op ’n tipiese kinderpartytjie met ballonne, speletjies, dansies en ’n middagete van McDonald’s. Elke kind het ook agterna ’n geskenkpak ontvang om huis toe te neem,” vertel Scott. Die kinders is ook met ’n poppekasvertoning verras, wat deur die Tygerberg-tak van die vereniging gereël is. ER24, nog ’n vennoot, het ook ’n demon-
strasie gegee oor wat hulle doen. “Die WKVG werk in oorleg met mense met gestremdhede en hul families om te help dat hulle onafhanklik kan wees. Boonop hou ons praatjies in die gemeenskappe sodat hulle ook ingelig is oor watter uitdagings daar vir gestremdes is,” vertel hy. Die vereniging is in 1937 in Kaapstad gestig om die nodige dienste aan die toenemende getal mense met gestremdhede te koördineer. Sedertdien het dit gegroei tot die grootste nie-winsgewende organisasie wat ontwikkelende sosiale dienste aan persone met gestremdhede in die provinsie verskaf. Tans is daar 28 takke in die Wes-Kaap, het Scott bygevoeg. “Dit is net gepas dat ons ons begunstigdes in hierdie vieringe insluit, want sonder hulle sou ons nie kan voortbestaan nie. “Die aard van ons dienste het oor dekades verander, maar ons visie en passie is steeds dieselfde soos toe ons met die vereniging begin het,” het Neva Smith, direkteur van dienste, gesê. Die res van die jaar se vieringe sal in die media aangekondig word. Kontak Debbi by 021 555 2881 of stuur ’n e-pos na director@wcapd.org.za met navrae. VVertel TygerBurger wat jy van hierdie berig dink by briewe@tygerburger.co.za.
Leerders van die Laerskool Bellville, die Filia-skool in Vrijzee en die Oasis-skool in Belhar het die 80ste verjaardagviering van die WKVG bygewoon.
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