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Celebrate Girls and Boys Town?s 50th birthday with a R5 ?break?

Yolandé Hayward HERALD REPORTER

GIRLS and Boys Town is celebrating its 50th birthday this year and is encouraging all employees in the Eastern Cape to give a child ?a break? when taking a break at work.

Sanette Cavallari from Girls and Boys Town in Port Elizabeth said the organisation would have a fundraising event called ?Give and Take a Break? on Friday. Staff from companies in the province are encouraged to donate R5 to the organisation when enjoying a cup of tea or coffee on the day.

Organisations and companies on board already include the Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nedbank, Standard Bank, Hella and Welfit Oddy.

Cavallari said for the last 50 years Girls and Boys Town had been recognised as a residential care facility that had helped to transform traumatised youngsters into responsible, self-disciplined and successful adults.

These children are referred to the organisation by the Children?s Court. In each case circumstances have caused them to be removed from their parental homes.

Some are from broken or abusive homes, a few are orphans, whilst others, despite apparently normal backgrounds, have developed behavioural problems.

About R100 contributes to buying bread and milk for one of its community homes while R250 helps to sponsor a parenting course.

About R3800 is needed for every child in the care of Girls and Boys Town.

This provides everything a child needs including contributing to salaries for teachers, social workers and clinical psychologists.


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