MONTAGU \u2013 Minderbevoorregte kinders van die Ashbury-woonbuurt, wat dalk nie \u2019n Kersgeskenk sou kry nie, is Saterdag 11 Desember aangenaam verras met \u2019n lekker vroe\u00eb Kerspartytjie, kompleet met kersbome, geskenke en veel meer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rescue Among Many (RAM), \u2019n nie-regeringsorganisasie sonder winsbejag met die ystervrou, Carol Bruton, aan die stuur, het die leidende rol in die projek gespeel. RAM doen die afgelope tien jaar opheffingswerk in die gemeenskap van Montagu en omgewing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verskeie ander organisasies, privaat besighede en donateurs het ingekoop in die projek en skenkings gegee om die dag moontlik te maak. Klere, speelgoed, geskenkpakkies en lekkernye is onder meer van die skenkings wat RAM ontvang het. \u2019n Welbekende kettingwinkelgroep het \u2019n groot aantal brode en emmers sop geskenk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die oggend vroeg is \u2019n aantal pri\u00eble op \u2019n oop stuk grond aan die bopunt van Swartolienlaan, aan die agterkant van Ashbury, opgerig. Die pri\u00eble en twee kersbome is met kersversiersels opgetooi. Kersfeesliedere en ander lekker musiek het die atmosfeer met opgewondenheid gevul en \u2019n Kersfees-gees geskep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die geskenke, klere en lekkernye is op \u2019n ry tafels uitgepak. Eenkant onder die \u201ckombuis-prieel\u201d het twee reusepotte op gasaangedrewe stowe geprut. Een is gevul met Kaapse breyani en die ander was \u2019n pot waarvan polonie en aartappels die hoofbestanddele was. Voorts was almal betrokke in \u2019n vrolike Kersfees-luim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van vroeg af het kinders nuuskierig in klein groepies saamgedrom. Die afwagting was groot. Party het hulself vermaak met speletjies om die tyd om te kry. Ander het ritmies op die maat van musiek, wat deur \u2019n plaaslike platejoggie verskaf is, gedans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die getal kinders het ongemerk vinnig aangegroei. Selfs volwassenes het begin nader staan, hoewel die teikengroep eintlik kinders tussen twee en 16 jaar was. Die opgewondenheid was byna tasbaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toe, om ongeveer 14:00, kom die aankondiging dat die geskenke uitgedeel gaan word. Gou-gou het \u2019n lang lyn uit die bondel kinders vorm aangeneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Een-een het die kleinspan nader getree vir hul Kersgeskenke, kos, koeldrank en lekker eetgoed. Hulle het dit baie geniet, veral die lekkernye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bruton was hoogs tevrede met die afloop van die projek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDis moeilik om te bepaal hoeveel kinders daar was, maar ons het \u2019n ietsie gehad vir meer as 1 000 kinders. En alles was uitgedeel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk wil graag al ons donateurs, besighede en almal wat \u2019n bydrae gelewer het bedank uit die diepte van my hart. Sonder hulle sou die dag nie moontlik wees nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEn natuurlik ook aan ons plaaslike polisie. Hulle was \u2019n totale verrassing gewees. Hulle het die kindertjies so mooi bedien. Ek het nie geweet hulle gaan daar wees nie. Dit was so wonderlik om hulle by ons te h\u00ea,\u201d het Bruton met \u2019n glimlag van tevredenheid ges\u00ea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ter afsluiting s\u00ea Bruton sy voel die projek was so \u2019n groot sukses dat sy daaraan dink om dit \u2019n jaarlikse instelling te maak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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