Retirement Archives - Helderberg Society for the Aged (HSFA)

Beaumont Primary gives HSFA cuddles

Dec 15, 2022 | Acts of kindness, Donate to Elderly, Retirement, Somerset West

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!

And the Oscar goes to…

Nov 29, 2022 | Frail Care, Living longer, Retirement, Somerset West

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO………. It was Oscars night at the HSFA for Mountview Frailcare residents and WHAT a glamorous affair it was! The ladies and gents turned up in their finery in style, and after receiving their much deserved Oscar’s, were cheered on by their fans, families and the Paparazzi down the VIP red carpet, and whisked into a sparkling room of movie glitz and fame! The movie stars enjoyed a photo session, gourmet servings of food and delicious wine. Thanks goes to the delightful hosts of the day Actress Louisa and Actor Vuyani as well as fabulous Nabilah Ebrahim. Note faces are blurred out due to the POPI Act. All residents will receive their photos.

Long Service Excellence

Nov 14, 2022 | Acts of kindness, Longservice, Nurses, Retirement, Somerset West

At our Long Service Awards lunch, the HSFA Board and management team recognised the valuable contributions that several of our employees have made to our organisation. The HSFA staff is the core of our organisation and their passion for helping our residents is what makes a difference every day. The awards for 10 years went to Caroline Godfrey, Nombuyiselo Rawusana, Nokuthula Gana and Emma Bailey all from Support Centre and the awards for 15 years went to Freddie Williams from the Facilities Department as well as Xoliswa Fekade, Noluvo Mdemka and Daphne Claasen from the Support Centre. The awards for 20 years went to Lionel Wilson from Human Resources Department, Desire Booysen from Support Centre and Eureka Haefele from Independent Living. Sara Lintnaar from Mountview, who was awarded the certificate for 35 special years of service, gave a beautiful speech and Georgina Arone from the Support Centre, who made the 40-year milestone, was sadly absent but celebrated all the same! Thank you all for your loyalty and dedication to the wellbeing of our residents.

VIP Fundraiser Dinner

Nov 8, 2022 | Acts of kindness, Retirement, Somerset West

Vonke Dining room was transformed into a fine dining restaurant for a night, for a VIP fundraising/networking dinner. Thanks to GERATEC and Simply Sparkles Party Light Hire who worked their magic as well as Frogitt & Vonkel who provided a winetasting and wine. Members of the legal and tax industries were invited to raise awareness of the HSFA, our activities, our Section 18A status and how HSFA, as an NPO , relies on Bequests and Donations.

HSFA hosts Golf Day 2022

Oct 7, 2022 | HSFA Golf Day 2022, Retirement, Somerset West

The Helderberg Society For the Aged was proud to host the HSFA Busamed Golf Day, held this past Friday 7th October at the Strand Golf Club as a fundraising event.
A day full of great golf, enthusiastic teamwork and perfect weather was enjoyed by all! Support from the community of Somerset West is so important to a non-profit organisation like the HSFA. Thus, the main sponsors of the golf day namely Busamed Paardevlei Private Hospital, TimBuild Group , AVBOB South Africa, Converge Solutions and Procon Electrical , and many other donors assist HSFA to achieve our vision to care for the older person.
A full complement of 4-ball teams competed on the golf course, all aiming for the fabulous prizes given out at the end of the day. Thank you for your support and enthusiasm on the course: Busamed, Standard Bank – South Africa, Kia Somerset West AVBOB General Services Corporate, AVBOB Somerset West, Strand Signs , Converge Solutions, Custom Glass Creations, Cape Home Renovators, Cross Wealth Financial Services, Currencies Direct South Africa, Easigas (Easyshoppe), All Energy, Kind Foods, Hannes Pretorius Bock & Bryant Attorneys, Mega Laundry, Malan Lourens Viljoen Inc , Nashua Winelands, @ITS Africa / Kärcher Center ITS , Okra Holdings (Bell Me), Tri Wealth, TimBuild, Times 3 Technologies, Tight Fit Garage Doors & Automation, STB Finance Brokers, Lens Glass, Serg Pinto and Team, Johan Fourie and team as well as the teams from Strand Golf Club!

Several of the holes were manned and branded by keen corporate sponsors, including Kia Somerset West, AVBOB Mutual Society, RE/MAX Helderberg RE/MAX, Ransom Safety, Easigas, Malan Lourens Viljoen, GERATEC, Laminin Paints Western Cape, Times3Technolgies, Helderberg Hospice and the HSFA. Other Hole Sponsorship donations were also gratefully received from: National Observation Systems, Mats carpet, Frontline Electrical, Custom Glass Creations, Busamed, Xone Integrated Security, HP Roofing Contractors and Stephen Jones Roofing and Waterproofing.

Other straight financial donations were kindly received from adviceworx (Pty) Ltd, All Energy, AluWindows, Alucon, Classic Bathrooms, Easy Heat, Futura, Intro-Spec Cape Town (Full Circle Security Solutions), Okra Holdings (Bell Me).

The team from the HSFA thank the community and company support of donations, auction items, prizes, hole and golf teams sponsorships – too many to mention in this post! THANK YOU The HSFA plans to host another Golf Day next year – so please put it in your diaries now: Friday 10 November 2023

Phenomenal women at the HSFA

Aug 29, 2022 | Acts of kindness, General, Retirement, Somerset West

The phenomenal women of Independent Living (both staff and residents) kindly donated gifts to those living in our HSFA Frail Care (some on subsidies and/or no family support). Woman’s month ended with a fun tea at Vonke House with some guest speakers!

On Woman’s day earlier in the month both the Assisted Living and Frail Care units enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared by GERATEC to be reminded of just special women are! Thank you all!