Dear Supporters,

As the year-end nears it is time to reflect and be grateful;

OUR SUPPORTERS

We are most grateful for your continued interest and support.

In particular the ongoing efforts of: 

• Our Woolie’s collection group who faithfully collect foods from the Engen Garage in Meadowridge throughout the year.
• Mr Bergh and Danie of the Engen Garage who has assisted us with the donated foods for many years.
• The Xmas Turkey Bridge Fund who donates the Xmas lunch every year.
• Supporters who donate books and Lizette Nash for bravely continuing to offer her home for the famous Hope House Book Sale. 
• Sheryl Grobler who spends many hours keeping our finances in order with no consideration.
• Linda Stephens and Ali Berrange who supervise the residents with their exercising routines, also as a gift to Hope House.
• Lesley Moolman who helps keep the garden looking beautiful.

And the many who have given us much-appreciated donations in cash and kind.

The cash donors were Gay Perez, Adrianne and Ken Andrew, Liz and Peter Faber, Adrian Arnott, Rose and Malcolm Prew, Mary Bateman, Marcelle Stapelberg, Annamarie Sainsbury, Yvonne Normand, Penny Irvine, Ann and Sam Moore, Jen Lewis, Sandy Todd, Sue Hamilton-Smith, Ruth Suter, Ro and Duncan Mackintosh, Val Dovey, Vermeulen Badenhorst, Jen Grogan, Patti Fehrsen, Gail Woods, Vivienne Mallett, Prue Crosoer, Tom Fair, Jonathan Moore, Jenny Doble and Angie Harris.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SUPPORT

To the Department of Health, our grateful thanks, for their personal and financial support and special to thanks to Kaye van Niekerk, Yvette Andrews, Charmaine Levendal and Benny Mentor.

OPEN DAY

After the worrying two Covid years which forced us to miss Open Day in 2020 and 2021 it was a joy to have Open Day again. Hope House always ended the year with the celebration of Open Day. For our new residents this was quite a daunting occasion. For the other residents the excitement and preparation was exhausting. For the staff, led by Sherezaan Hendricks, it was bringing out the crockery and tablecloths, organising delicious eats and for Sue Miller, our skills therapist, it was a time of frantic preparation and hard work gently assisting the residents to produce works of excellence to showcase at their tables or at the Art /poetry exhibition. Open Day is a happy occasion. Apart from the usual stalls selling handmade items and the book and white elephant stall we added a special dimension with music played by two of our residents, Dylan Boshof and Samual Moore.  Visitors enjoyed a delicious tea in the garden. Open Day was a resounding success.

GRATEFUL FOR WHAT HOPE HOUSE OFFERS THE RESIDENTS

We are grateful that our residents spend full and stimulating days at Hope House organised by Sue Miller, Ali Berrange and Linda Stephens. This last quarter the Residents enjoyed art, clay work and poetry with the theme of gratitude. Time was spent playing table tennis or using the pool for water aerobics. The residents cooked meals, enjoyed the odd braai and had fun creating music and singing, led by one of the residents.

GRATEFUL FOR THE LOYAL STAFF  

We are grateful to Bonita, Sherri, Charmaine, Belinda, Leticia and Stanley for their ongoing endeavours to ensure that Hope House continues to be a special place, year after year, for our residents.

I thank my Co-Trustees who have given unstintingly of themselves over this last year.  Next year Hope House comes of age when it turns 21 – something I feel very proud of.

Jess Mackintosh