Marmanet receives donation from Santa Shoebox
The residents were surprised and gratefully received the shoeboxes with open arms.
THE Lonehill Senior Citizens Coffee Club donated shoeboxes, as part of the Santa Shoebox campaign, to Marmanet Frail Care Centre in Terrenure on November 26.
Through the course of the year the members of the club donated items to put in the boxes every month and also decorated the shoeboxes they made in their creative classes.
The club was initiated in October 2012 by Dr Adele Romanis to help the elderly create new friendships and to form a networking group.
From small beginnings this group has grown from 10 members to a lively 50, who now participate in the monthly meetings held in the Village Church Community Hall in Lonehill.
“It is widely recognised that loneliness is a prime cause of depression and other illnesses in the elderly and it is very heartening to see the new relationships that have been formed over the past three years,” said Romanis.
At each meeting, various speakers are invited to present a topic of interest to the group, and tea, coffee and cake, (sponsored by Pick ‘n Pay and Mugg & Bean, Lonehill) is served to the members on arrival.
There is also a lucky draw where the winner goes home with a beautiful bouquet of flowers (sponsored by the Fourways Flower Market in Pineslopes).
The residents were surprised and gratefully received the shoeboxes with open arms. Some of the Lonehill seniors delivered them in person to wish the residents a very Merry Christmas.
