CPF clean up Capital Park for retirees
“Individuals like these are not just an example to the rest of us but also provide the best example ever for the youth and the next generation to follow,” ward councillor Elmal Nel says.
Members of the Capital Park CPF team helped residents of a retirement village cut overgrown grass during a recent clean-up.
The residents of Cappies retirement village in Capital Park had been struggling with very long grass along the walkway in the street, and overgrown trees that were in desperate need of trimming and cutting. They used the walkway for gentle exercise and the long grass had become a real impingement on their efforts.
“Capital Park CPF is simply the best, thank you so much for cleaning Adcock and Flowers streets around Cappies, I salute you,” said ward 54 councillor, Elma Nel after the clean-up.
Residents of the retirement village expressed concern about the long grass posing security risks as unwanted elements could hide therein. That’s when the Capital Park CPF and other residents volunteered to clean the surrounding areas.
The clean-up started at 06:00 on Saturday, January 21 and work was enthusiastically undertaken until 15:00 when it was completed. Ward councillor Nel, also applauded the CPF members for going above and beyond their typical call of duty, especially in the midst of the gruelling heatwave that the metro is currently experiencing.
“Individuals like these are not just an example to the rest of us but also provide the best example ever for the youth and the next generation to follow, as it shows what can be achieved when people join hands and give some time to improve their own communities,” Nel continued.
Residents expressed their gratitude and excitement to the CPF over not having to worry about criminals lurking in bushes while going about their business in their area.
A special word of thanks was extended to Richard Jansen van Vuuren (CPF), George Malan (CPF), Jan Botha (CPF), Andy Magerman (resident), Deon van Rooyen (CPF), Leon van Blommestein (CPF), and Carol-Ann Jansen van Vuuren (CPF) by all those present.
“It feels, and is, safer now,” residents said.
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