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DESPATCH –<\/strong> Don’t miss the fun when Miracle Kids Stimulation Centre for Children with Disabilities<\/a> presents Winter’s Tale<\/em>, a high tea fund-raising event, at NG Kerk Despatch-Suid on 13 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miracle Kids strives to provide stimulation and rehabilitation for children with disabilities until they can be integrated into a mainstream school. Their second centre – Miracle Kids 2 – opened its doors in Despatch in October 2022 at 26 Berg Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men, women and children are welcome to join the high tea, which will feature guest speaker Lesa-Mare Harris, music artists Janecke Schuin and Odette de Lange, a modelling academy and a dance group that will inspire as well as lucky draw prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don’t miss guest speaker Lesa-Mare Harris (middle) and music artists Janecke Schuin (left) and Odette de Lange (right) at the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It will take place at NG Kerk Despatch-Suid on the corner of Kerk and Krom Streets on Saturday, 13 June at 09:30 for 10:00. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets at R50 for scholars and R100 for adults are available from Miracle Kids 2 at 26 Berg Street and will also be sold at the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more info, contact Joey Deyzel at 082 876 4050, Alicia Deyzel at 082 573 2736 or Genevieve Hendricks at 083 733 1194.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:<\/strong> Miracle Kids 2 \u2019n \u2018baken van hoop\u2019 op Despatch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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