The Christmas period can be a sad time for the elderly, many of whom are in old age homes as a result of being neglected by their families. This is the motivation for the Robinhood Foundation running their ‘Bless A Granny’ campaign which is responsible for the hand delivery of approximately 3000 personalised, donated gifts to people in old age homes around the KwaZulu Natal province.
On Wednesday, 20th November the founder of the Foundation, Cindy Norcott, and a group of passionate volunteers visited the Issy Geshen Lamont Home in Lamontville. Established in 1960, the Home provides invaluable nursing care to 68 frail, indigent elderly residents whose only form of income is their government pension. The Home also offers specialised care for those residents who suffer from dementia. The principal objective of the Issy Geshen Home is to provide care and promote the physical, emotional and social well-being of their residents.
On arrival the team from the Robinhood Foundation handed out juices, chips, cakes and biscuits followed by the presentation of the personalised gifts to each resident. The residents had sent through a request for what they most wanted and many of the wish lists included chocolate, soaps, hand cream, face cloths and clothes. There was lots of dancing, singing, laughing and tears of joy as the gifts were handed out. It truly felt like Christmas at the Home for the two hours that the Robinhood Foundation spread their joy, cheer and many hugs.
Should you wish to support the Issy Geshen Lamont Home, which is in need of funds, please contact Sifiso Ngidi on Sifiso@issygeshen.co.za or phone 031 – 469 0247.