Easter treats for residents
The OT activity centre was a hive of activity on the morning as residents, staff, and volunteers worked to fill the order.
Residents who recently participated in activities at the Rand Aid-run Ron Smith Care Centre knew they had to get cracking.
They assisted with the catering for the Easter Tea that was held and they had to bake and decorate several dozen Easter cupcakes.
The OT activity centre was a hive of activity on the morning as residents, staff, and volunteers worked to fill the order.
Also on the tea menu were sandwiches, sausage rolls, milk tart and biscuits, but thankfully, that was someone else’s job.
After indulging in the sumptuous tea to the strains of light classical music, the care centre residents decided to liven things up and dance away the afternoon to all their Golden Oldie favourites.
Lively music from the 50s and 60s, as well as British pub songs and various singers from Elvis Presley, Abba and the Beatles to Nat King Cole, Miriam Makeba and Kurt Darren, inspired the elders to get onto the dance floor.
Resident Enzo Merolla enjoyed the dancing and said, “I used to be a good dancer when I was younger.”
He laughed delightedly when Debbie Christen, Rand Aid’s manager for recreational programmes told him, “You’ve still got the moves.”
And what did the guests think about the Easter cupcakes?
“They were awfully good,” said resident Denny Hancox.
