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MOUNTAIN MILL MALL FESTIVAL We were privileged to be part of a three day marketing campaign at Mountain Mill Mall from 19 – 21 Augustus. (The Best of the Breede Festival). |
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SWAZILAND VISIT One of our staff members, mrs Mandie Pienaar, attended the 3rd Africa Workshop of the Africa Contact Group for Mental Health and Deafness in Swaziland. Deaf delegates from 39 African countries attended. It was a wonderful experience for her. |
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VALENTINE’S DAY MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY The housemothers and leaders from Lewensruimte decided to do something different with Valentine’s Day this year. In previous years, a dance or fashion show was held, after which a mister and miss Lewensruimte were chosen. |
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STUDENTS FROM AUSTRIA Five Deaf students from Austria are currently visiting Lewensruimte to see and experience more about visual communication. They arrived on 25 January and will be with us until 25 February when they will return home. |
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NEW ADMISSIONS FOR 2011 Since the beginning of the year we have had 3 new admissions, one as resident and the other two as daycare clients. All three were approved by our Selection Committee. |
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WHEELCHAIR RECEIVED Letter from a grateful resident - Marieta van Vuuren I was desperately looking for a way to get myself to work. I was using an old wheelchair and there wasn’t always somebody nearby to help me. |
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Wheelchair challenge APD held a wheelchair competition in the Mountain Mill Mall for the purpose of: “Making people aware of the fact that it is not so easy to be in a wheelchair” |
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STELLENBERG CHRISTMAS MARKET This year, once again, Lewensruimte is very privileged to be involved in the Stellenberg DR Church Christmas Market. |
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Spring Tea - Martha's Tea Garden On Saturday 9 October 2010, Drieks Willemse (workshop manager, Lewensruimte) addressed a group of ladies from Worcester-Oos DR Church Congregtion at a Spring Tea held in Martha’s Tea Garden. |
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TALENTSHOW 2010 Lewensruimte attended the International day of celebration for Families on 15 May 2010. The Family Expo was held at Kleinplasie, Worcester and attended by people from the Breederiver District. These global events serve to remind us of the fundamental and central role the family plays in society. |
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FETE 2010 On Saturday 8 May 2010, our Deafblind residents together with those of the National Institute for the Blind (NIB) were treated to an outing by Worcester’s Lions Club. Each Deafblind person was escorted by an attendant who helped him/her and also acted as interpreter. |
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MR AND MISS LEWENSRUIMTE 2010 Our Head visited Deaf communities and instances in Germany during April 2010. The purpose was to go and see how Lewensruimte compares to similar instances in Germany. Visits were made to Klinik Erlange, Regens Wagner Foundation and Herbert Feuchte Stiftungsverbund. |
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- The Annual General Meeting of our Community Project was held on 20 August 2010. Our guest speaker was NID, Public, Education and Awareness team.
- A Parent and Family Day was held on Thursday 23 September 2010. It is always important to have the parents and family here and to give them information about their children and family. The next meeting will be held on 18 March 2011.
- Valentine’s Day and Dance were held on 12 February 2010 – Carla Basson was chosen as Miss Valentine and Mr Valentine was Albertus Kuun.
- Marketing was done at Goudini Spa during September – our products are of outstanding quality and profits were made
- We had a very successful Team Building (Potjiekos) with other departments of the National Institute of the Deaf on 24 June 2010 – the Kitchen Department was chosen as the winner!