Midrand police party with the young and old for Mandela Day

Midrand Police Station celebrated Mandela Day by hosting a fun and educational event for preschool children and senior citizens on 18 July.

Various preschools participated in the celebrations including Little Wonderland, Bradford, Active Kids, Nokuphila, Little Royal Academy and Robinest.

The senior citizens’ facilities which attended the day included Cluny Farm, Cresset House, St Monica’s Church and Halfway House Senior Citizens.

The day kicked off with an opening prayer and was followed by a talk from Ward 132 councillor Annette Deppe who said she was pleased to see people of different races come together for a good cause and celebration as it is a true representation of what the late Nelson Mandela wanted.

Deppe donated cupcakes to the event and ensured that the children had a wonderful day.

Some of the people who delivered speeches were Mrs Globe South Africa, Sandi Maqoqa, who spoke about the importance of having a dream and working towards it as well as Chris Maseko from Afrika Tikkum who encouraged parents to listen to their children and give them attention as children need love and support more than money and toys.

An ADT clown had the children smiling and laughing with an entertaining but educational performance which taught them what to do in situations of a housebreaking.

The little ones ended the day with a mascot performance by Duba Duba. The children were very excited and spent the whole day dancing and laughing.

The event was sponsored by various organisations including Pick n Pay, Reddam House College with party packs, WS Winners of Success with hot dogs and juice, Spar with a cake with Mandela’s face on it, Food for Life with lunch, Oya@Oya with sweets and ADT with party packs, a jumping castle, puppet shows and juice.

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