A glitzy night out for Eldos women
“I want to encourage everyone here today to take their health seriously. Don't wait until the last minute, if you're not feeling well, get checked immediately.”
Women Talk, an organisation based in Eldorado Park, which focuses on women issues hosted its first annual fundraising event- a masquerade ball, on November 23 at the Albertus Pop Centre.
The organisation founder, Pricilla Maart, said that the team they decided on a masquerade ball because Eldorado Park has never had one before and they wanted to do something different.
She said, “We wanted people to dress up in their favourite attire and go all out. The evening was planned so that people can kick back, relax, unwind and enjoy good company.”
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The evening was jam-packed with live entertainment and Alfonzo Freemantle from the Freemantle Dance Company opened the evening with a dance routine which enthralled the audience. Jason Hermanus from Sober Minded – Bliss Productions acted out a short play regarding the issues that coloured people face on a daily basis.
Jermaine Mattross, a comedian from Extension Three, was also featured on the entertainment line-up. General Tuag, a vocalist, delivered a smooth performance with his silky voice.
Maart said, “We wanted to make sure that our entertainment for the evening was very diverse, that’s why we chose not to stick to the normal DJ or band productions.”
The evening was not restricted to having fun, but about motivating and uplifting one another as well and included two guest speakers.
Elien Herman, the first guest speaker, spoke about her journey after being diagnosed with leukaemia a few months ago.
Herman said that because of the late detection of the disease, the disease has left her blind and deaf on her left side.
She said, “I want to encourage everyone here today to take their health seriously. Don’t wait until the last minute, if you’re not feeling well, get checked immediately.”
Despite her illness, Herman said that she was determined to get better. “I won’t allow this to get me down, instead I will be stronger than ever,” she said.
The second guest speaker, Prayer Smith, spoke about the importance of allowing God into your life. “We need to make time for God. So many of us think that we can live a life without Him, but we simply cannot,” Smith said.
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