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					Thursday 4 December 2003


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Bridge House helps patients


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THE Red Cross Children's Hospital Oncology Unit is a beacon of hope and comfort for children who have cancer.

Last week, the Red Cross Children's Hospital Trust accepted a R10 000 donation towards the enlargement and development of the children's cancer ward.

In addition the patients were treated to a Christmas Party with delicious festive fare and decorations.

All this was made possible through the inspiration of two Grade sevens from Bridge House School, Megan Heathcoate-Hacker and Jessica Buys.
During the year Megan and Jessica have



	DONATION. The Red Cross Children's Hospital Christmas Party was held in Ward G1. With 14-year-old cancer patient, Rochelle Newman (left) are Megan Heathcoate-Hacker (12) and Jessica Buys (12) of Bridge House School, Hugo van Zyl (AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals) and Prof Paddy Hartley (Red Cross Children's Hospital). AstraZeneca presented a R10 000 donation to the Red Cross Children's Hospital.

been part of the voluntary Learning for Life Leadership Programme run by the School.

The Programme engages grade sevens in completing a set of four criteria.

Each participant must set and achieve a goal in a physical activity or sport; organise an event or happening; learn a new skill and become involved in a self-initiated service programme.

Jessica and Megan have spent in excess of 15 weekend hours in the Oncology Unit assisting with exercising, feeding and entertaining the young patients.

They were overwhelmed when AstraZeneca, a major pharmaceutical company, offered a donation of R10 000 towards the Christmas Party they were planning for the patients.

It was decided that this donation should be made in its entirety to the project to re-develop and enlarge the Oncology Unit at Red Cross. The party was then sponsored by Megan and Jessica's parents.

Jessica and Megan have learned so much from their journey with the Oncology Unit and from being part of the Bridge House Learning for Life Leadership Programme.

"The project has really opened our eyes and made us realise how fortunate we are. We both feel that we have grown tremendously and have been taught valuable life lessons for our futures."

Tienerseminaar


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'n TIENERSEMINAAR met 'n Christelike inslag word van 12 tot 16 Desember vir graad 8 tot 12 leerders aangebied op Saldanha.

Onderwerpe waaroor gepraat word, is Word 'n toptiener, Kry 'n droom by God, Seksualiteit, Geloofsekerheid, My gewete ry my, My seerste seer en Vriendskap soos deur God bedoel.

Die koste is R400 en die sluitingsdatum vir aansoeke is 6 Desember.

Skakel 542-1708, 542-3315 of 083-4777-835, of besoek die webblad: www.lewens-verryking.co.za.

Pret by biblioteek


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DIE biblioteek in Meulstraat, Paarl, bied 'n heerlike vakansieprogram aan om die woelwaters besig te hou van Maandag tot Vrydag volgende week - sonder enige koste.

Maandag kom hulle om 09:30 bymekaar by die biblioteek vir 'n knip-en-plak sessie - bring 'n skêr saam.

Dinsdag sal 'n verf-en-plak-sessie gehou word by die biblioteek om 09:30 en elkeen moet 'n boomtakkie saambring.

Woensdag om 09:30 borg die Vriende van die Biblioteek 'n poppekas by die Lutherse Kerksaal .

Donderdag 11 Desember sal daar 'n hondeskou wees by Victoriapark om 09:30.

Die verrigtinge sal 12 Desember Vrydag afsluit met 'n video in die biblioteek om 09:30.

Navrae by 807-4871.

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