Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre residents and staff have fun in Las Vegas

Residents from all six RSCC wings attended the function together.

April 5, 2022

Stephan Lehman 1 minute read

Karen Mitchell and Hilda Mabaso can be seen with Sarah Richards (with the card) who won the prize for the most glamourous lady.

Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) residents and staff were dressed up in party clothes and ‘flew’ to Las Vegas for a casino party and happy hour on March 25.

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“Due to Covid-19, this was the first time in over two years that the residents from all six RSCC wings could attend a function together,” said Rand Aid’s manager of recreational programmes Debbie Christen.

RSCC’s hall was transformed into a Las Vegas casino, with a black, red and gold colour scheme, and was decorated with large clusters of balloons, oversized playing cards and big black and white dice.

The tables were decorated with card pyramids, dice, poker chips, miniature balloons, and handbills advertising Las Vegas headliners Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, Engelbert Humperdinck and Tom Jones, whose songs were played during the event.

The party menu consisted of sausage rolls, quiche, chocolate eclairs and vanilla cupcakes decorated with black and red playing card suites made from edible fondant.

Tinyiko Nkwinika, Evelyn Shilubane and Schalk Grobler, who was the lucky lotto third prize winner.

RSCC’s Recreation Team opened the programme with a little dance routine, performed to Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York.

Other featured songs included Elvis Presley’s Blue Suede Shoes and Dean Martin’s evergreen classic That’s Amore.

After the entertainment, lucky draws and competitions were held.

Each resident received a lucky lotto ticket and a playing card on arrival.

Debbie said a deck of playing cards went into a barrel and 10 cards were drawn and called, resulting in 10 lucky residents winning a prize.

Selina Shiviri (best-dressed staff prize) with Evelyn Shilubane.

Next came the roulette spin, which resulted in another 12 residents each winning a prize.

The lucky lotto draw winners were Maureen Morrow (first prize), Herman Broschk (second prize) and Schalk Grobler (third prize).

The final event was the judging of the best-dressed competition. Selina Shiviri was the winner.

Chris Badenhorst took the prize for the most smartly-dressed gentleman, and Sarah Richards was the most glamourous lady.

“The golden voices of the legendary singers brought back many treasured memories and everyone left ‘Las Vegas’ with a happy smile and a song in their heart,” said Debbie.