Pharmacy makes residents’ winter warmer
A donation of scarves and sweets for some children and the elderly
A joint effort by the Witpoortjie Pharmacy, their clients, and the Akacia Pharm pharmaceutical company has yielded donations for nursery schools and a retirement village.
On Thursday (26 June) pharmacist assistant Elizabeth Bischoff , pharmacist Brenda Grewar and sister Heila du Preez from the pharmacy as well as Jean Marais from Akacia delivered 133 scarves and other assorted sweets and biscuits to the Gembou nursery school, the Lekkerrus retirement village and the Jwalang Kiddies Crèche.
The gifts were donated mostly by the clients of the pharmacy, many of whom knitted the scarves themselves. Two giving souls went as far as knitting 27 scarves between them. Although wool and knitting needles were provided by Akacia and the pharmacy, many people bought and used their own. Those who could not knit, as well as those who felt like giving more donated sweets and biscuits.
The collaboration went a long way to making many residents happy and will keep them warm this winter. The Witpoortjie Pharmacy and Akacia would like thank all those who participated and helped better their community.
