On Heritage Day (24 September) many will flock to the Golden Valley Casino for a fun colour run in aid of ASD Sean Kelly Day Care in Worcester.
On Friday 16 September members of the Sean Kelly Day Care took to the streets with a local marching band to promote this fund raising initiative.
The Association for the Sensory Disabled (ASD) is an independent organisation that operates within the paradigm of the past and future role of parents of children with disabilities within the context of special-needs care and development.
ASD commits to the care of sensory multi-disabled children from the impoverished rural communities of Worcester in the heart of the Breede Valley and serves children regardless of religion, race or background.
In 2004, ASD opened the Sean Kelly Training Centre to provide care to children with severe to profound developmental disabilities who were left alone at home without any form of stimulation or opportunity to develop. Today, the centre has 43 children enrolled in the programme which is now known as the Sean Kelly Special Care Centre.
The Sean Kelly Group-home was opened in 2010 to provide 24-hour care services to destitute children with severe to profound physical and intellectual disabilities. In 2017, the group-home was officially registered as a Child and Youth Care Centre (CYCC) with the Department of Social Development. Today, the Sean Kelly CYCC houses 14 multi-disabled children who have all been placed in the centre through the Children’s Court.
This coming heritage day many will come together at the casino and partake in a 5 km colour run.
Registration will start from 09:00 with the main colour run starting at 10:00.
There are lot’s of prizes up for grabs, food stalls, refreshments, face painting, jumping castles and Live DJ’s will be available for enjoyment on the day.
Visitors are welcome to bring blankets, camping chairs and picnic baskets.
Those who would like to participate in the run should wear a white T-shirt. Costs are R80 per adult, R40 for kids under the age of 12 and groups (6-9) will pay R200.
For more information please call 023 342 7939.
