Lending a helping hand
Unitas Hospital's pharmacy and Pfizer Healthcare organised a morning tea to assist Alma School, an institution that caters for the mentally and physically handicapped.
The Unitas Hospital Pharmacy, together with Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, organised a morning tea on Saturday at the hospital’s premises in order to assist the Alma School with groceries.
An institution for mentally handicapped children, the Alma School has been in existence for the past 50 years and from time to time they receive help from community and various organisations. Susan Du Plessis, who co-organised the gathering, said the pharmacy and Pfizer arranged such events every year to assist children’s and old age homes and many other people who might be in need.
“Every year we identify centres or organisations that are in need and we address the challenges they might be facing at that particular time. This year we approached the Alma School and managed to collect groceries worth R28 000,” said Du Plessis.
The principal of the school, Zirke Bondesio, said they were grateful for the donation, adding that many children would benefit from it, since the school relies on donations and sponsorships to ensure its sustainability.
Alma School caters for children from the age of 3 to 21 and enables intellectually and physically challenged children to live with dignity and as individuals in their own right. “We provide specialised education, physiotherapy and occupational therapy for severely intellectually and physically disabled learners of all races.” The school is situated at 407 Eloff Street in Eloffsdal, Pretoria and approximately 230 learners attend the school.
Natasha Macdonald from Pfizer Healthcare talked about the importance of good nutrition in order to stay healthy. She said all human beings needed to have a balanced nutrition, as it is essential for organ development, growth and resistance to infection and diseases.