NPO, Alex Hospice and Rehabilitation Centre appeals for donations to make the festive season a memorable one for its patients.
The centre on 2nd Avenue is at old school premises turned heritage site. It requires regular maintenance to make the facilities livable and relatively comfortable for the frail beneficiaries. It was recently allocated a R20-million grant by the Joburg Development Agency for new facilities to be constructed from next year at a spacious site in East Bank where double the current 30 patients will be accommodated.
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The centre is sending out an SOS to support the 30 patients with as many quantities of the following items as possible:
- Meat and fish
- Tinned foods and eggs
- Margarine and cooking oil
- White and brown mealie meal
- Rice and cake flour
- Macaroni and beans
- Cereals and milk
- Sugar and rooibos tea bags
- Multipurpose cleaner and petroleum jelly
- Washing powder and dishwashing powder
- Bath soap and fabric softener
- Insect spray and mosquito repellent.
The items can be delivered at No 28, 2nd Avenue or collected if the centre is notified through Grace Marutlulle on 011 443 3525 or 073 145 0289.
