Brakpan Netball Club shares the love with Eventide
The old age home desperately needs some more TLC, especially since they haven't been allocated surgical gloves or adult diapers this month.
The Brakpan Netball Club held an outreach programme on Saturday to spoil the elderly residents of the Eventide Old Age Home.
The day had treats, including cupcakes, cookies and chocolates, soup and vetkoek, and live entertainment. Singer Jacky entertained the residents with golden oldies, and those that were able enjoyed a dance or two.
The residents also each received some toiletries and a knee blanket donated by Lauren Blue. Other sponsors that helped make this day possible include Jackson Transport, Housewives Trust and the netball club itself.
Many other groups and people also support the home, which they are very thankful for. Eventide Old Age Home is in dire straits, however, and desperately needs more help.
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This once-off event by the netball club is a band-aid on a festering sore, as Eventide has too little funding and support.
The home cannot keep up with maintenance. The beds have thin hospital blankets, and some of the windows are broken letting in cold.
Most desperately, the home needs adult diapers and surgical gloves, as they haven’t been allocated these items for the month.
Anyone willing to donate or help the home can donate cash, maintenance services, or any of the following items: groceries such as coffee, tea, sugar, powdered milk, mielie meal and oats, care items and toiletries like adult diapers, surgical gloves, toothpaste, soap, shampoo and conditioner, household items like cleaning supplies, single bed sheets, pillows, pillowcases and blankets, and maintenance items such as rubberised sealant paint for the roof, wall paint or window putty.
Eventide cares for a lot of patients that can’t pay the costs of living there, and don’t have family that can pay. As a result the home is running at a loss, and desperately needs community support, where state funding fails.
The home asks that all donations be clean and not broken, torn or too worn out. Many residents are intellectually or physically disabled, and need more intensive care. That includes more frequent washing of bedding and clothes, which will tear if it is too worn.
Anyone that wants to make a donation or assist the home with maintenance can contact the senior housekeeper, Selma Jordaan, on 082 213 4173.
