NEWSLETTER – NUUSBRIEF
JUL/AUG 2022
NUUSBROKKIES/NEWS SNIPPETS.
· We welcome Noxolo Nakani as an intern doing part of her training as Manager’s Assistant at Hospice. She has also been invited to join the Board.
· Wendy Mathie ons skakelbeampte het ‘n gesondheids-seminaar onder die werknemers by Kamdeboo Nasionale Natuurreservaat waargeneem. Dit het groot byval gevind en sy is uitgenooi om weer by so ‘n geleentheid op te tree. [PRO Wendy Mathie has been asked to hold further health seminars at Camdeboo National Park.]
· Aansoeke vir befondsing is by 2 Korporatiewe Instansies gemaak. [Funding has been sought from two firms.]
· Nursing care statistics: MAY: 93 patients and 2172 interventions; JUNE: 94 patients and 2573 interventions; JULY: 90 patients and 2280 interventions.
TOP NEWS: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GRANT/ WONDERLIKE NUUS: BEFONDSING DEUR DIE PROVINSIALE GESONDHEIDSDEPARTEMENT.
We are thrilled that the Provincial Department of Health has made us a grant in slight excess of R 440 000 per annum escalating by 10% yearly for the next three years. This will require us to employ 6 caregivers for that period full day instead of half day at about double their half day salaries. This will mean that we can make the areas smaller in which the Caregivers have to visit their patients. Recently they have had to spend more time walking to see patients than they have actually visiting patients. Smaller areas and longer work hours will mean less walking and more time for patients. We have talked about perhaps providing bicycles, but such is the level of crime that they would very likely be mugged for the bicycles
Although the R440 000 sounds a lot of money it Hospice’s monthly pared-down expenditure is currently about R85 000 per month. So, apart from local fundraising, we need to find another major funder. Local fundraising helps us to pay for aspects of our work not covered by the stipulations of major funders and also to squirrel away money to tide us over any periods when we don’t have outside funders as is the case at present until the first tranche of Health Department funding is deposited to our account. [Die Gesondheids Departement gaan ons met R440 000 per jaar oor n drie jaar tydperk befonds. Ons is in ons skik daaroor. Die befondsing stipuleer dat ons 6 voltydse versorgers, pleks van 4 deeltydse versorgers, moet aanstel. Die versorgers en Hospice sal baie daarby baat, want hulle sal pasiënte oor ‘n kleiner area besoek. Hulle loop afstand en pasiënt getalle sal verminder word. R440 000 klink soos baie geld, maar ons maandelikse uitgawes is omtrent R85 000. Ons benodig nog befondsing van buite. Plaaslike fonds insamelings word gebruik vir items wat nie deur die befondsers toegelaat word nie en om spaargeld op te bou vir tye wanneer ons nie befondsing van buite kry nie.]
‘n BRIEF WAT ALMAL BY HOSPICE AANMOEDIG OM DEUR DIK EN DUN MET ONS WERK AAN TE GAAN/A WONDERFULLY ENCOURAGING LETTER.
“Ek wil baie graag dankie sê vir die bystand wat hierdie personeel my eggenoot gegee het, al was dit net vir ‘n kort rukkie. Julle weet nie die groot verskil wat julle in sy lewe en siekte kom doen het nie. Ek waardeer dit baie. As my eggenoot hoor, ‘Hier kom die susters,’ het sy gesig altyd opgehelder, want hy was baie bly vir die hulp en bystand wat hy van die susters kon kry. Dankie julle. Mag die Here julle ryklik seen. God het vir julle ‘n talent gegee om mense in hul tye van nood te help, veral die aanmoediging wat julle pasiënte saam met hulle gesinne gee. Ons kry weer krag om te dink daar is mense wat omgee en liefde betoon. Dankie aan al die personeel by die kantoor wat pakkies vir hul pasiënte opmaak. Mag die Here julle almal ryklik seën en mag Hy sorg dat julle ook meer donasies sal ontvang om die minderwaardiges te kon help.” ( Brief verkort.) [Thank you to the nursing staff for the care they gave my husband during his short illness. You made a great difference in his remaining life. I value it greatly. When he heard that the sisters had arrived his face used to brighten at the thought of the care and help he would receive. May God bless you richly. He has given you a talent to help people and their families in a time of need. It gives people strength to know that there are those who care and show love. Thank you to all who prepare food parcels at the office. May you too be blessed and may He ensure that you will get sufficient donations to keep helping the underprivileged.]
FUTURE FUNDRAISING EVENTS/TOEKOMSTIGE FONDS INSAMELINGS.
· COFFEE AND MUFFIN MORNING ON HOSPICE STOEP.
BOOKS/ DVDs/ CDs/LPs: BUY 2 AND GET 3.
FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER, 09h00 to 12H00.
COFFEE/TEA AND MUFFIN R25.00.
· LENTEBAL/ SPRING BALL.
SPRING Dance
Venue: Botanic’s sports bar
Date: 10 September 2022
Time: 18h00-24h00
Donation: R150/person (includes 2 course hot dinner)
At door: R50/person (excluding dinner)
Cash bar
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Camdeboo Hospice
ONLANGSE FONDSINSAMELING SUKSES/RECENT FUND RAISING SUCCESS.
Recently Grey High School, Port Elizabeth asked a Hospice Board member if they could come to stage a concert of their string orchestra in Graaff-Reinet. The proceeds would be for Hospice. The Concert was held in the Groot Kerk and raised over R14 200. The orchestra received very loud, sustained applause for the high quality of the music of the young musicians.
Please support Camdeboo Hospice is our ongoing efforts to raise funds to care for and support the community infected and affected by life-limiting illnesses. [ Ondersteun asseblief vir Camdeboo Hospice in ons voortdurende insameling pogings en ondersteun daardeur ons gemeendkaps lede wat geaffekteer word deur lewensbedrygde siektes]
The support from the community can be through supporting Hospice events, donations in kind or if you want to reduce your income tax liability, cash donations can be made and we will issue you with a Section 18A Tax Certificate, which enable you to deduct the donations from Income Tax. [ U kan ons insameling pogings ondersteun , skenkings van voorheen geliefde items of indien u, u belasting verpligtinge wil verminder, kan donasies in kontant gemaak word, waar ons u dan voorsien van n Seksie 18A Belasting Sertifikaat, sodat u dit kan aftrek van belasting.]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT
BAIE DANKIE VIR U GEREELDE ONDERSTEUNING
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PBO No. 930003694 Email: manager@camdeboohospice.co.za
NPO No. 020-697 -NPO Telephone: +27 49 892 4608
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Banking details: Camdeboo Hospice, Standard Bank Code 050116, Account number 082 511 403