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Sy het die gaste vir hul teenwoordigheid bedank en spesiale dank aan ouma Lea Coetsee (87) gegee, wat die langste al &#8216;n lid is en altyd gewillig is om te help met haar naaldwerkitems vir geldinsamelingsprojekte. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uit waardering vir ouma Lea se bydrae het Dokter names die klub &#8216;n geskenk aan haar oorhandig.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sakkie Mentoor, die ondervoorsitter, het in sy toespraak gepraat oor die hegte band tussen lede en vertel hoe die Green Lillies oor die jare &#8216;n groot familie geword het. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Annelize Dirkse, die sekretaresse en tesourier van die klub, het die program gelei en almal het saamgesing en die Here geloof.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die spesiale geleentheid is natuurlik met tuisgemaakte lekkernye afgesluit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SakkieMentooronderv_43417.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sakkie Mentoor, ondervoorsitter, saam met sy vrou, Patricia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VoorsitterWelizeDokt_43410.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Die voorsitter, Welize Dokter, en haar man, Piet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OumaLeaCoetseeisvere_45291.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ouma Lea Coetsee (87) is die lankste al &#8216;n lid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LedevandieGreenLilli_45257.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lede van die Green Lillies-bejaardeklub kom om vrolik gedekte tafels bymekaar om die klub se 40ste \nbestaansjaar saam te vier. 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