Fellowship with friends
A group of senior citizens enjoy a friendly morning of bingo at the SpringsCare Community Centre on the first Tuesday of every month.
On their arrival they buy their bingo cards to play eight games of bingo between 10am and noon, while they are served tea and biscuits.
These seniors enjoy the traditional game with paper cards and wonderful fellowship with friends.
Val van Deventer couldn’t believe it when she had a full card and shouted “bingo” without hesitation.
Several people won bingo and others won a few lines.
At noon everyone enjoyed a scrumptious meal.
The senior citizens of Springs go to the club on Wednesdays and Fridays to enjoy a delicious two-course meal at a reasonable price.
To join to the club costs R120 and government pensioners pay R40 annually.
Merle McKenzie, secretary of SpringsCare, says the club is desperately in need of new members.
“We need to get younger people to join the club as well,” she says.
A bus is available to pick up those who don’t have transport, especially government pensioners.
The club has a fully stocked library where members can take out books and return them in their own time.
The club also arranges a few events throughout the year.
Tea and coffee is included.
When the seniors go for lunch on a Friday, free medical check-ups are done by nursing staff from Esda Retirement Village.
Anyone interested in joining the club can call 011 811 1700.
