{"id":80904,"date":"2024-02-28T04:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T02:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/hospice-shop-undergoes-makeover-20240227-2-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T08:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T06:45:44","slug":"hospice-shop-undergoes-makeover-20240227-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/hospice-shop-undergoes-makeover-20240227-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospice shop undergoes makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_ae4e301e\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11062\/d399e3b9c9a8416db14f1a72205c61c9.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3e7e38095e394ccfa7552f5e6c454452.jpg\" title=\"Customers were treated to a Valentine\u2019s Day \u201cHunt the Discount\u201d promotion, with discounts ranging from 15% all the way to 100%. Seen enjoying some chocolatey love on Valentine\u2019s Day are branch manager Trudie Engelbrecht, and assistants Belinda Barends and Shedreck Pikanini. To find out more about Helderberg Hospice, visit www.helderberghospice.org.za. For donations too big to bring in, call 021 852 4608 to arrange for collection.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Customers were treated to a Valentine\u2019s Day \u201cHunt the Discount\u201d promotion, with discounts ranging from 15% all the way to 100%. Seen enjoying some chocolatey love on Valentine\u2019s Day are branch manager Trudie Engelbrecht, and assistants Belinda Barends and Shedreck Pikanini. To find out more about Helderberg Hospice, visit www.helderberghospice.org.za. 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