SCHNETLER’S GIVES BACK TO THE YOUTH

-Laura Ames

Life’s most urgent question is: what areyou doing for others?                   – Martin Luther King Junior

On 03 December 2015, Schnetler’s Inc donated a box full of goodies to the children at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital. The box included board games, colouring books, crayons, play dough, lollipops, puzzles and other educational toys and books. To many, these items are not considered as very ‘exciting’ gifts to receive, however, to some, these toys and games help make another day as a sick child, bearable. Our donation was just a small contribution aimed at lighting up some children’s lives.

The Red Cross Children’s Hospital manages around 260 000 patient visits each year, the majority of who are from exceptionally poor and marginalised communities.  One third of the little patients are younger than a year. This extraordinary place of healing advocates that no child will be turned away.  There are also no visiting hours as parents are encouraged to be a part of their child’s healing journey.

Patients are referred from within Western Cape, the rest of South Africa and across broader Africa.  The hospital provides training to paediatric healthcare professionals from the entire sub-continent and conducts ground-breaking research into childhood illnesses that has a global impact.

The hospital’s stature far outweighs its 260 000 annual patient visits. It holds the hope of a healthy childhood, a parent’s faith in healing, and a medical professional’s gift of prevention and cure for tomorrow’s most precious resources – our children.

Red Cross Children’s Hospital is constantly in need of everyday necessities, toys, blankets, nappies and very importantly, volunteers who are willing to spend quality time with the children.

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