I love getting report backs from our Shine Centres, and I wanted to share this lovely cheerful account from one of our links: our centres really are little communities of humanity, where wonderful relationships develop: they take on a life of their own. This is epitomised by this account of a typical morning.....
'A few kids were off sick so I bought Dee Dee up to start the ball rolling and to demo to Hayley, but sadly he was sick too!! Such a sweet boy and we both picked up early in the session he was battling so we took the chance to walk him to his new little home! His house mother was out at the time so we settled him on the floor in the pink room on the cushions and my jacket as a blanket, and she came about half an hour later to claim him and was going to give him Panado straight away to help with the temp. She seems very nice and caring. I later took his school bag back to the house and I must say Pippa ( from Home from Home, an NGO we admire) and her team do an amazing job – so homely and comfortable looking from the front door. I gather it’s a husband and wife team who run this house – he has a truck he goes off to work in – John the handyman says!!! –
Lena was happy with her one on one session with Zile and dear K – K worked patiently with Sive. As Mary left after her session she mentioned she would like to donate her no longer used jungle gym to us, - well I can’t think of a better place than outside on the lawn of Jay Jay’s new home!! On second thoughts would it be better off used at the Grade R/Remedial area with the fence around it down at the bottom of the school? Whatever we decide it needs to be fetched from Mary.
Tom arrived with 20 little cookies today – he said he had promised his two little girls last week as it was a celebration for him. At 12noon I quickly got them all to sit on the round mat and called Dougie to hand them out – (thanks – used your trays that appeared!!) I asked Dougie if it was his Birthday and could we sing to him. He said it “sort of “ was his Birthday, – so we sang anyway!! Was that not a sweet gesture of his! All the other volunteers gave him such encouragement and congratulations!!! We took the remaining cookies to Dee Dee’s house for them to enjoy!'( Some names have been changed).
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