{"id":294730,"date":"2025-11-19T09:50:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T07:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/?p=294730"},"modified":"2025-11-19T09:50:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T07:50:44","slug":"cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town scout organizes Christmas raffle for sick youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>CAPE TOWN-<\/strong>A 13-year-old scout from 1st Muizenberg Sea Scouts is organising a community raffle to help adolescents battling chronic illnesses at Groote Schuur Hospital enjoy their Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke Pomeroy-Ward, who has been scouting since age six, is raising R4 000 towards an R8 000 goal for the Better Together programmes year-end function, supporting young patients who no longer qualify for Red Cross children\u2019s services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(1024 \/ 768)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Scout\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-294732\" data-id=\"294732\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 768\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Luke Pomeroy-Ward and Sibusiso Ngqame at Lakeside fire station. Photos: supplied. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Scout\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-294731\" data-id=\"294731\" data-aspect-ratio=\"768 \/ 1024\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d55cdce9-b73b-40b8-8f00-0976317f4ed5-768x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d55cdce9-b73b-40b8-8f00-0976317f4ed5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d55cdce9-b73b-40b8-8f00-0976317f4ed5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d55cdce9-b73b-40b8-8f00-0976317f4ed5.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Luke Pomeroy-Ward. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Better Together Programme at Groote Schuur Hospital provides vital support to<br>adolescents (13-24) who are living with chronic health conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of them have transitioned from paediatric care at Red Cross to adult services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through a weekly, facilitated peer-led group young people connect in a safe, consistent space<br>to share experiences, build confidence and navigate challenges together, ensuring no-one has to face their journey alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, Luke assisted the firefighters at Lakeside Fire Station who were battling the<br>Tokai blaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He described his motivation for the three-week fundraising campaign: \u201cI wanted to do<br>something for Christmas for others. All scouts are encouraged to do service projects during the<br>year, from helping create gardens to cleaning up and collecting for different charities. We have a lot of support from our fellow scouts and the adult leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea of having the latest fundraiser at Groote Schuur came from a Pomeroy-Ward family friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of my parents\u2019 friends works at Groote Schuur Hospital, and when I was looking for something to get involved in they told me about Better Together. I liked it because it was also about youth my age, but just going through a hard time with their health.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He hopes to have a raffle draw at the end of this month (November).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am trying to raise at least R4 000 towards Better Together\u2019s goal of R8 000 for its end of-year function for the youth. I have created a raffle; the tickets are R20 each. I have shared this on my mom\u2019s social media and on my WhatsApp status. I have planned it for about three weeks, and will do the draw at the end of November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Muizenberg community, parents and friends have greatly supported Pomeroy-Ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said seeing how many prizes people had donated as well as the number of tickets taken was heartwarming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For details contact Tracey Pomeroy-Ward on 071 174 3099.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAPE TOWN-A 13-year-old scout from 1st Muizenberg Sea Scouts is organising a community raffle to help adolescents battling chronic illnesses at Groote Schuur Hospital enjoy their Christmas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":294732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"30","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"3","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"1","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Keanan Harmse","background_color":"","block_editor":"1","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[7903,7947,7890],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-294730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-community-highlights","tag-education","tag-health-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cape Town scout organizes Christmas raffle for sick youth | People&#039;s Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cape Town scout organizes Christmas raffle for sick youth\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CAPE TOWN-A 13-year-old scout from 1st Muizenberg Sea Scouts is organising a community raffle to help adolescents battling chronic illnesses at Groote Schuur Hospital enjoy their Christmas.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"People&#039;s Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PeoplesPostNewsPaper\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-19T07:50:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-19T07:50:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Keanan Harmse\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@thepeoplespost\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@thepeoplespost\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Keanan Harmse\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Keanan Harmse\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/48bc9b674c0f16a9dcd0dd71ff589b3b\"},\"headline\":\"Cape Town scout organizes Christmas raffle for sick youth\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-19T07:50:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-19T07:50:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":397,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Community Highlights\",\"Education\",\"Health &amp; Wellness\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/\",\"name\":\"Cape Town scout organizes Christmas raffle for sick youth | People&#039;s Post\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-19T07:50:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-19T07:50:44+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1200,\"caption\":\"Luke Pomeroy-Ward and Sibusiso Ngqame at Lakeside fire station. Photos: supplied.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Cape Town scout organizes Christmas raffle for sick youth\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/\",\"name\":\"People's Post\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Peoples Post\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/peoples-post-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/peoples-post-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Peoples Post\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/PeoplesPostNewsPaper\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/thepeoplespost\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/peoplespostnewspaper\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@peoplespostnewsCPT\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/48bc9b674c0f16a9dcd0dd71ff589b3b\",\"name\":\"Keanan Harmse\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2bc95a5f9fbd149b4f0b757298e2e32b75cad9aab1c1fbabba3f1d63214b9918?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2bc95a5f9fbd149b4f0b757298e2e32b75cad9aab1c1fbabba3f1d63214b9918?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2bc95a5f9fbd149b4f0b757298e2e32b75cad9aab1c1fbabba3f1d63214b9918?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Keanan Harmse\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peoplespost\\\/author\\\/keanan-harmse\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cape Town scout organizes Christmas raffle for sick youth | People&#039;s Post","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cape Town scout organizes Christmas raffle for sick youth","og_description":"CAPE TOWN-A 13-year-old scout from 1st Muizenberg Sea Scouts is organising a community raffle to help adolescents battling chronic illnesses at Groote Schuur Hospital enjoy their Christmas.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/","og_site_name":"People&#039;s Post","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PeoplesPostNewsPaper","article_published_time":"2025-11-19T07:50:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-11-19T07:50:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1200,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Keanan Harmse","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@thepeoplespost","twitter_site":"@thepeoplespost","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Keanan Harmse","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/"},"author":{"name":"Keanan Harmse","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/#\/schema\/person\/48bc9b674c0f16a9dcd0dd71ff589b3b"},"headline":"Cape Town scout organizes Christmas raffle for sick youth","datePublished":"2025-11-19T07:50:41+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-19T07:50:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/"},"wordCount":397,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31.jpg","keywords":["Community Highlights","Education","Health &amp; Wellness"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/","name":"Cape Town scout organizes Christmas raffle for sick youth | People&#039;s Post","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-19T07:50:41+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-19T07:50:44+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31.jpg","width":1600,"height":1200,"caption":"Luke Pomeroy-Ward and Sibusiso Ngqame at Lakeside fire station. Photos: supplied."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-scout-organizes-christmas-raffle-for-sick-youth\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Cape Town scout organizes Christmas raffle for sick youth"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/","name":"People's Post","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/#organization","name":"Peoples Post","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/peoples-post-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/peoples-post-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Peoples Post"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PeoplesPostNewsPaper","https:\/\/x.com\/thepeoplespost","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/peoplespostnewspaper\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@peoplespostnewsCPT"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/#\/schema\/person\/48bc9b674c0f16a9dcd0dd71ff589b3b","name":"Keanan Harmse","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2bc95a5f9fbd149b4f0b757298e2e32b75cad9aab1c1fbabba3f1d63214b9918?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2bc95a5f9fbd149b4f0b757298e2e32b75cad9aab1c1fbabba3f1d63214b9918?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2bc95a5f9fbd149b4f0b757298e2e32b75cad9aab1c1fbabba3f1d63214b9918?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Keanan Harmse"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/author\/keanan-harmse\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-05-07-13-13-31.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":303079,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/10-year-old-muizenberg-scout-leads-beanie-project-for-premature-babies\/","url_meta":{"origin":294730,"position":0},"title":"10-year-old Muizenberg Scout leads beanie project for premature babies","author":"Keanan Harmse","date":"28 May 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Muizenberg Sea Scout Grace Klotz-Gleave, 10, leads a beanie project that brings warmth to premature babies at Mowbray Maternity Hospital.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Cape Town","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7448-scaled.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7448-scaled.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7448-scaled.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7448-scaled.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7448-scaled.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7448-scaled.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":299682,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/muizenberg-sea-scouts-host-easter-fun-fundraiser-for-families\/","url_meta":{"origin":294730,"position":1},"title":"Muizenberg Sea Scouts host Easter fun fundraiser for families","author":"People's Post","date":"30 March 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Enjoy a family-friendly Easter fundraiser in Muizenberg with egg hunts, food, prizes and fun activities, all supporting local Sea Scout youth programmes.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Cape Town","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-26-17-_80945.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-26-17-_80945.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-26-17-_80945.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-26-17-_80945.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PHOTO-2026-03-26-17-_80945.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":295051,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/young-cape-town-scout-runs-santa-shoebox-drive-for-kids\/","url_meta":{"origin":294730,"position":2},"title":"Young Cape Town scout runs Santa Shoebox Drive for kids","author":"People's Post","date":"26 November 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Scout Sebastian Rouse from Marina da Gama runs Santa Shoebox fundraiser for disadvantaged children.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Scout","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-11-20-11-_76215-e1764150290345.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-11-20-11-_76215-e1764150290345.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-11-20-11-_76215-e1764150290345.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-11-20-11-_76215-e1764150290345.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTO-2025-11-20-11-_76215-e1764150290345.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":298294,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/1st-muizenberg-sea-scouts-achieve-historic-tonkin-trophy-win\/","url_meta":{"origin":294730,"position":3},"title":"1st Muizenberg Sea Scouts achieve historic Tonkin Trophy win","author":"Keanan Harmse","date":"2 March 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"1st Muizenberg Sea Scout Group wins prestigious Tonkin Trophy for first time, achieving top Western Cape Scouting honour.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Scout","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260222_1146031_25334.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260222_1146031_25334.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260222_1146031_25334.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260222_1146031_25334.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260222_1146031_25334.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":298601,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/first-meerkat-members-become-scouts-at-1st-muizenberg-sea-scout-group\/","url_meta":{"origin":294730,"position":4},"title":"First Meerkat members become Scouts at 1st Muizenberg Sea Scout Group","author":"People's Post","date":"11 March 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Historic milestone at 1st Muizenberg Sea Scouts as first original Meerkat members Kevin and Oliver graduate to Scout Troop.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oliver-Scout.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oliver-Scout.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oliver-Scout.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oliver-Scout.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"People&#039;s Post","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294730"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=294730"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=294730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}