Brighton Beach SAPS help re-gift mobility aid
The walker was re-gifted to residents of the Bluff Haven Rest Home.
ELDERLY residents received the gift of independence and mobility from the family of a well-known senior who died recently. The family of Granny Joy Baker, a long-standing resident on the Bluff, requested that Brighton Beach’s Corporate Communications Officer Capt Louise Le Roux, make the donation on their behalf which was given away on Casual Day, Monday, 2 September.
“I received a request to re-gift a walker during an outreach initiative within the Brighton Beach policing area. The request came from the UK, Malta and Durban family of the late Joy Baker,” said Capt Le Roux. “Granny Joy was well known for helping those in need through the sterling work she had done for the Mission to Seafarer, while being a long-standing member of the Bluff Yacht Club.”
The walker was re-gifted to residents of the Bluff Haven Rest Home. Sister in charge, Tirsa Meyer, received the walker from Capt Le Roux who was accompanied by the station’s mascot, Capt Lollipop.
“I am aware of the power a walker holds for an older person. It delivers dignity and independence when you give an older person the gift of mobility. Granny Joy Baker’s legacy of giving will live on through her walker,” said Le Roux.
“I was humbled by the request from Granny Joy’s family, and thankful for the opportunity to empower a vulnerable group within our community, through our station’s outreach initiative, while campaigning to create awareness on casual day,” she added.
To usher in the day, police at the Brighton Beach branch raised awareness of the initiative, sensitising residents within the station’s vicinity. The project was a collaboration between the eThekwini Inner South Cluster Employment Health and Wellness (EHW), Brighton Beach Division Corporate Communications and Liaison Services in partnership with the station’s Human Resources Development division.
Brochures were researched and developed by Capt Le Roux, to create awareness of children’s disabilities, which was aligned with two visual aid posters which will be on display at the station until Friday, 6 December.
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