7/28/2019 News Letter July-13 to Dec 2013

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Winter!!Time 2013

Forest Farm & Forest Haven Centres Cerebral Palsy Residential Care NPO 017-813William Nicol Drive, Bryanston Ph: [011] 789-3008 Fax: [011] 886-6015 Email: taccp@mweb.co.za

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July 2013FOREST FARM GOES CRUISING

A wonderful day of fun, dancing and laughterwas appreciated by all on an outing to

Hartebeesport Dam. Thanks to Hans vanManen for organizing the houseboat and

Squires Loft for sponsoring hamburgers andcool drinks. Staff and residents were excited

by the singing and music from Dozi.Everyone wants to know if this can please

be an annual event! MADIKWE

Residents were once again privileged to

be invited to a sponsored two night stay

at Jacis Safari Lodge in Madikwe. The

big 5 were seen, delicious food and the

staff are always extremely kind and

hospitable.

BLOOD DONORS

Andrew Siebert,

Steven du Toit and

Andries Watt are very

brave young men who

regularly donate their

blood to save the lives

OUTREACH

Forest Farm joined forces with

Ratanang Day Care Centre

organizing a Disabilty Awareness

day in Soweto.

From the Director's Desk:

Housekeeping Issues

We would like to appeal to parents and guardians to please note the following: When fetching your family members/wards,

please ensure that you give timeous notice to housemothers of your intention. This will ensure that bags and medication are

packed and double checked before the resident leaves. Spur of the moment announcements to take residents home has

resulted in unnecessary stress to staff and in particular residents. We appeal for your support in this matter. Please also note

that all instructions to staff regarding any aspect of care must be in writing. This ensures that your instructions are

meticulously followed and serves as a reminder for staff on future shift changes. Lastly we would like to appeal to guardians

to respect the privacy of staff who are off duty. Please ensure that you call or speak to those staff members who are on duty

as per the duty roster for the day. This applies particularly to guardians who want to speak to a particular off-duty staffmember and who could as well have spoken to the on-duty staff member or could have waited for when the particular staff

member returned to active duty. When you have to communicate with a particular staff member, a written note with a

request to acknowledge receipt will ensure that the staff member gets the message. Cont on Page 2

7/28/2019 News Letter July-13 to Dec 2013

2/2f you have any news or information to share, email it to: admin@forestfarmcentre.co.za, garybosch@gmail.com

Look out for contacts that could bring contract work to our workshop

Forth Coming Attractions............

AGM - Sunday 4th August at 11h00 Pleasemay we have a good turnout.

Cont From the Directors desk:

We are halfway to Christmas and yet it feels as if we have just

started! A quick review of the past few month's activities reveals

some changes that may have been less obvious for some while

others will have noticed the new fence along William Nicol Drive

and all around the back along the river. We anticipate that the

fence will be fully installed by the end of June and will

significantly add to the security of our residents. Through the

generous assistance of TELKOM we have had our telephone

system rewired and pay phones installed in all our residential

facilities. Our care worker staff have been insourced and are

now fully fledged staff of Forest Farm. This will significantly

influence the care to our residents as these workers are now

part of the bigger Forest Farm family. Watch this space for the

announcement of some exciting forthcoming events on thefundraising side all this while we eagerly anticipate new

services to be added for our residents' benefit. An exciting and

jam-packed next six months lie ahead!

DRIENIE NIENABER

Drienie has joined our staff as

Finance Manager. She has

replaced Christa who has relocated

to Clarence with her husband.

WELCOME

Benjamin de Beer has been welcomed as a

full time resident to the Haven. Andrew

McIntosh and Kyle Bossert attend the

workshop on a day care basis.

ROTARY FUN DAY

Delinda Bekker

with a painted

face.

Sandton Rotary Club entertained the

residents and five other organizations to

a day of fun. Games, hot chocolate,

face painting, magician and Harley

Davidson motor bike rides.

Gabby Mokhonoano enjoyed agood joke and was very happy

with her prize from the games.

Redhill School and Forest Farm enjoy

a Disability Awareness day together!!

An exciting morning started with the Redhill

school bus collecting 30 residents for their

school concert. The Marimba band provided

excellent loud music with residents and pupils

dancing together.

The meaningful relationships betweenour residents were honoured on

Valentines Day.THE KISS

TammyNordin and

OrionThompsonare in love.

Birthday ClubCowboys and Indians were the order of the days

as residents and staff celebrated the birthday

party organized by Bamboo cottage.

Ann Freeland passed away and willbe missed by all especially her

special friends - Jeanette and

Stuart. Her memorial service was

held at Bryanston Methodist

Church and her ashes were

scattered in their Garden of

Condolences