Heartfelt thanks from Salem Crossroads
THE board and residents of Salem Crossroads Christian Care Centre in Grahamstown wish to thank all of those listed below for their support during this past year.
To Jon Lisher of Aquaflow – for fitting of fascia boards, guttering, painting and repairs to the roof of the main house; Sonja and Simon Gunn of Alugutter – for supplying the guttering material; Carara Agro-Processing Plant – for their monetary contribution towards the main house upgrade; James Shalto-Douglas of Buco/Pennypinchers and AN White – for donations of tiles, paint etc; Derek Hageman of Amatola Quarry Products – for his donation of crusher stone to our nursery; Gail Banfield – for her donation of mineral water and subsidised homemade drinks to our Farm Stall; Terry Butterworth of Goodhope Cycle & Key Services – for his ongoing donations to us; Siya Dave – for generously inviting us to cut and harvest thorn wood on his farm; Tim Dold of PG Glass – donations of window panes, putty etc; Delys Eichele – for sponsoring the stay of two residents, as well as her ongoing financial and other donations; Camilla von Bonde and the group of Port Alfred and Bathurst-based angels who make regular donations to our cause; Bernadette Emslie – for her donation of a fridge to our newly refurbished kitchen; Richard Davies of Davies Plumbing – for his donation of a kitchen sink to our new kitchen; Graham Richardson of Khusela Lodge – for his donation of meat; Gary Banks of Gary’s Refrigeration – for donating his time and labour to the farm; Werner of Settler City Toyota – for a generous monthly diesel donation; Grahamstown Service Station – for ongoing donations of bread, milk and cold drinks; John Campbell of Pick n Pay – for their continued support in bread donations; Grahamstown Christian Centre – for regular monetary donations; Strauss De Jager of the NG Kerk – for his monthly sponsorship of one of our residents; Andy Hattingh and the Baptist Prayer Group – for bedding donations; Gaylene Ward – for her donation of clothing; Maddy Webber of Grahamstown Electrical Distributors – for her donation of clothing; Linda Keevy Gedenhuys – for her kind donations; James Hetherington – for his financial support; Mary and Jamie McGregor – for their donations of clothing; Pierre-Henri Rossouw for his financial support; Gerhard Meiring of Geroma Consulting for his generous financial donations; Ronél and Markus Mostert from Siyakubonga Funeral Services – for their support; Selwyn and Phyllis van der Merwe for their ongoing donations and support.
There are many others who have expressed their support of the ongoing improvements to our care centre in many different ways, and we would like to thank them as well. There are men and women who support our farm stall, nursery and nursery outsales trips to Port Alfred and Kenton-on-Sea that provide a valuable source of income to the centre, there are those who react to and comment on our social media activities, and there are those who keep us in their prayers. We thank you all.
The attention and appreciation of the local community for what we are in the process of achieving does not go unnoticed.
Salem Crossroads Christian Care Centre provides a service to the Grahamstown community by providing a safe haven for homeless men and pensioners.