Ron Smith Care Centre lends a helping hand
“It was amazing that Ron Smith Care Centre’s staff and residents were able to persevere through all the disruptions and use this time during lockdown to try and make a difference.”
Staff and volunteers from Ron Smith Care Centre came together to deliver crocheted sleeping mats and blankets to the homeless and needy in Krugersdorp.
Rand Aid Association staff members Debbie Christen, who is the manager of recreational programmes, Salina Mtshali and volunteer Claudette Theunissen delivered the donation on June 4.
The mats were made out of recycled plastic bags, which were cut into strips and wound into balls of yarn.
The Ron Smith Care Centre’s Hearts and Hands for the Homeless Project started in March 2020 but stopped a few weeks later due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
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The blankets were part of an ongoing recreational programme, which saw squares being knitted and then sewn together by volunteers to make blankets.
For over a year, Ron Smith Care Centre residents and staff intermittently worked on the initiative through many disruptions and the ever-changing circumstances of lockdown.
“Finally, and just in time for the winter cold snap, 14 mats and 45 blankets were handed over to the WAS Foundation’s Rainbow Haven in Krugersdorp,” said Debbie.
“It was amazing that Ron Smith Care Centre’s staff and residents were able to persevere through all the disruptions and use this time during lockdown to try and make a difference.
“It was wonderful to meet our goal, despite the challenge of dealing with Covid-19, and so heart-warming to be able to contribute to the comfort and well-being of those who are less fortunate,” she said.
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