New Jerusalem Children’s Home celebrates beloved house mother’s 60th birthday
The life of dedicated house mother and staff member Margaret Sagoema Phogole, who turned 60, was celebrated in style with a white and gold theme at the children's home.
New Jerusalem Children’s Home hosted a 60th birthday celebration to honour the life of Margaret Sagoema Phogole, and to show gratitude towards her for the work she does at the home.
Phogole started working at the home when it was founded in 2000. Ever since then she has remained a dedicated staff member of New Jerusalem.
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She is the home’s senior house mother and is responsible for the young boys. She takes care of them, making sure they all go to school, keep their rooms clean, and tidy up.
Because of her hard work over the years, the children’s home decided to host this celebration, to show her love and celebrate her on her special day, allowing everyone to put a smile on her face.
“As management,” marketing manager Hopkins Kaira explained, “we decided to make a big party for her, because she is a long serving member of staff and a lot of children have grown to be adults under her watch.
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When the home was started in the year 2000, she was the first member of staff.”
During the birthday celebration people, including her staff members and children from the home, shared their speeches, highlighting their experiences of how caring Phogole has been as a mother, senior mother, and grandmother towards them.
Kaira also explained the importance of New Jerusalem Children’s Home to recognise and celebrate long-serving staff members.
“It’s very important to have birthday celebrations for our staff. Mam Margaret has dedicated her life in raising vulnerable children and making sure they feel the warmth and love of a mother.
As management, we appreciate her dedication, and we are trying to implement this tradition of appreciating our staff members and showing them that they matter.”
The birthday celebration gave Phogole joy, knowing that the work she does is seen and valued.
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