Beaumont Primary School have always had a special relationship with the HSFA and frequent our halls singing in concerts or providing us with flowers. Beaumont provided the HSFA beautiful Christmas Gift Bags full of toiletries and treats. All 620 residents also received BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED cards from the pupils of Beaumont! The gift bags were delivered to those residents who have no family and/or financial support, and the recipients were very grateful for this generosity. Thank you to all the Beaumont families, the Head Boys and Head Girls (Nathan Nissen, Jamie Wege, Klara Korber and Nina van Reenen) as well as Dez Struwig who manages the programme and Dwain Brown, the new Headmaster of Beaumont Primary. It is hard to describe the delight on the faces of our residents who received the gifts. Thank you!
It is so moving to watch our resident’s faces light up as a beautiful dog comes with a waggy tail through the lounges! A lovely volunteer Danette Viljoen and her gentle furry beauty named Rue, from Pets As Therapy visited our Frail and Dementia Units. Those residents (obviously having happy memories of owing their own dogs in their lives), showed so much excitement and joy, cuddling or stroking the dog’s soft fur; some from a deep motionless sleep, awoke with a smile and movement! One must never forget that reminders of happy life memories is so important to the frail aged.
Listen to Rene Anderson, Operations Manager for the Helderberg Society For the Aged being interviewed on Radio Helderberg discussing stages of retirement and the accommodation options available at the HSFA as well as how to donate to the HSFA on their new online shop “SHOP FOR US” – a fundraising donations shop.
Are you running around shopping malls desperately trying to think of that last minute gift to buy your loved one? Why not rather buy a gift on their behalf that will make a REAL difference to those who need it. The HSFA now has an online shop “SHOP FOR US” providing much needed donation packages to residents that either do not have family support or who are on government subsidies. Click here to make a wish come true! www.hsfa.org.za/shop
