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Ten feel-good stories of last year

There was also good news.

Springs Advertiser had a few good-news stories through the year of 2014.

Here are some:

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Margaret Dunlop from rescued a child from this manhole.
Margaret Dunlop from Pollak Park rescued a child from this manhole.

 

  • A dancer experiences a miracle recovery.
Careen van der Walt-Muller, a dance teacher from Selection Park recovers from an illness.
Dance teacher Careen van der Walt-Muller miraculously recovered after she was diagnosed with Guillian-Barré Syndrome (GBS) in 2001.

 

The men after they summited the Nooitgedacht West peak in North West on October 18.
The men after they summited the Nooitgedacht West peak in North West on October 18.
Olga Magagula, a resident of Skoonplaas Informal Settlement playing with the children outside the classroom where they are being taught every Thursday between 9am and 11am.
Olga Magagula, a resident of Skoonplaas Informal Settlement playing with the children outside the classroom where they are being taught every Thursday between 9am and 11am.
  •  ‘n Groep van Springs klim berg Kilimanjaro, die hoogste bergpiek in Africa.
Die groep van Springs saam met van die mense wat Kilimajaro saam met hulle aangedurf het, is Jackson (een van die gidse), Martin Steyn, Desire (wat ook saamgeklim het), Ria Joubert, Martinette Steyn, Samantha Plumb, Cuben Naidoo (wat ook saamgeklim het), Zim (wat ook saamgeklim het), Hilda Plumb en Nean van Niekerk.
Die groep van Springs saam met van die mense wat Kilimajaro saam met hulle aangedurf het, is Jackson (een van die gidse), Martin Steyn, Desire (wat ook saamgeklim het), Ria Joubert, Martinette Steyn, Samantha Plumb, Cuben Naidoo (wat ook saamgeklim het), Zim (wat ook saamgeklim het), Hilda Plumb en Nean van Niekerk.
  •  One lamb survives the slaughter of a flock of sheep was adopted by a Brahman bull.
The Brahman bull that adopted the lamb that was the only survior of a flock.
The Brahman bull that adopted the lamb that was the only survior of a flock.
  •  The Addie gives out the food that was donated during the Wheels and Wings event of August 2.
At the hand-over of some of the food the Addie receive during the Wheels and Wings event in August are Annalie Anticevich (Addie news editor), with Bridget, Loggies van Loggerenberg (Springs Park Rotary Club), Marsha Horn (Projek Uitkoms), Sanet van Moerkerken (Springs and KwaThema Child Welfare Society) and Phumza Ntuthuka (African Reporter journalist).
At the hand-over of some of the food the Addie receive during the Wheels and Wings event in August are Annalie Anticevich (Addie news editor), with Bridget, Loggies van Loggerenberg (Springs Park Rotary Club), Marsha Horn (Projek Uitkoms), Sanet van Moerkerken (Springs and KwaThema Child Welfare Society) and Phumza Ntuthuka (African Reporter journalist).
Henry Harber (front), Andries Ferreira and Barries Barnard have thrown their resources into help fight child abuse.
Henry Harber (front), Andries Ferreira and Barries Barnard have thrown their resources into help fight child abuse.
  • Primary school children paint out the children’s ward at the Far East Rand Hospital.
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The children’s ward at the Far East Rand Hospital received a make-over, thanks to Operation Snowdrop.

 

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