Keeping children warm this winter

I have been wanting to put up some pictures to show the results of our blanket appeal but Ingrid wont let me onto this blog!!!! The students from King Edward VI school in Southampton who came to stay with us here at Goedgedacht last month brought with them a veritable mountain of bright and beautiful blankets knitted by staff and parents. In addition Helen Ellerby the the group’s leader brought the most gorgeous quilts made by her Mum and the ladies in her quilting group. The little ones in our baby unit and the children in the pre-school have been the lucky recipients of these very special gifts. Thank you all so much.

And a special thank you to our friends and donors both local and overseas who responded to our recent appeal for warm blankets for children and a special big thank you to Rick and Margie Garratt and the staff of Home Choice who sent us out 50 lovely warm blankets too. Marieta our nursing sister has been handing the blankets out on your behalf and you will see from the pictures that its been a touching but heart-breaking task.

There is still so much poverty on farms in this area and it was clear that many children have been really cold this winter so they were so grateful.