Sweets for street children on Mandela day
Sweets for street children on Mandela day
As part of its contribution to ‘67 minutes of doing something for the community’, St Francis Chronicle and Show Me St Francis handed over sweets for the street and orphaned children in Sea Vista today.
The occasion was also attended by scores of other Sea Vista children who all clamoured round us to receive sweets.
The street and orphaned children are all under the watch of child minder, Aggie, who also runs the Sea vista Soup kitchens. Today was a special day she told us as the safe house for children found on the street late afternoons or at night was being opened.
To mark this opening Ward Clr, Ben Rheeder delivered a short speech in which he thanked Aggie for her sterling work in looking after abandoned children. He said the house was not yet complete and he appealed to anyone who could help with things like putting in electric lights or do other needed renovations, to offer their services.
Rheeder also said the house was for the children of Sea Vista – and anyone who needed care after hours in an emergency. The children and people taken in at night will be kept safe until the authorities like child welfare can attend to them in daylight. He also appealed for volunteers to help man the safe house and thanked all the companies that contributed to the opening of this child shelter.
Editorial by Bev from St Francis Chronicle