Thursday 6 September 2018

Women’s Month Happy Hour celebration



Great women celebrated at Ron Smith Care Centre

 Women’s Month was joyously celebrated at Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre on 30 August at a Happy Hour event, with the theme of honouring inspirational women from the past and present. The hosts of the evening were the residents and staff who live and work on the Cedar Park wing of the care centre.

Wine, sherry, fruit punch and an assortment of delicious sweet and savoury snacks, including the cheese straws that the residents and staff had made earlier in the afternoon, were enjoyed by all and then it was time for the quiz contest. 

Earlier in the month, residents and staff were asked to make a list of women whom they admired and whom inspired them. Fifteen of these women were selected to have their pictures displayed on each team’s table at Happy Hour. The residents and staff were divided into teams and then participated in a quiz contest where they had to recognize and identify each of the inspirational women. Team Lisa’s 18-member group were the winners as they speedily came up with all the correct answers, although ‘Anne Frank’ and ‘Helen Suzman’ gave them a bit of a challenge!

The Cedar Park hosts then announced that they were going to present a little skit and dance. Although there are many women, past and present, who have made a contribution to society, the woman they wished to honour and celebrate was, Florence Nightingale, as most of the staff are involved in nursing care. Florence was known for saving the lives of thousands of people and for being the founder of modern nursing.

In 1854, the Crimean War broke out and Florence rounded up a team of 38 nurses to work in the field hospital in Crimea, to look after the soldiers who were dying from battle wounds, cold, hunger and disease.  She improved the filthy hospital conditions and provided clean water, fresh food and quality care. She was committed to the principle that ‘Every patient deserves a good nurse’. More than 100 years later, her birthday is still celebrated around the world as International Nurses Day.

This Women’s Day event was enjoyed by the whole care centre and had meaning for all. It gave everyone the opportunity to think about the strengths, abilities, and determination of women who have taken on leadership roles in society because of their compassion and caring for other people.


The Cedar Park staff cast of the Florence Nightingale skit with Debbie Christen (Rand Aid’s recreation manager): Angie Morrison, Penny Mthembu, Lisa Mtshali (Florence Nightingale), Hilda Mabaso, Lucy Kgafela, Noma Malevu, Christina Maluka and Cleo Makhanya.


A delighted resident, Irene Droste, is congratulated by Noma Malevu, Lucy Kgafela and Penny Mthembu for winning the Most Elegantly Dressed prize as voted by staff.


Some of the Cedar Park hosts with their guests.


Team Lisa won the quiz contest by being the first team to correctly identify the 15 inspirational women displayed at their table.


Erica Penney, Emily Thabang and Lorna Topp.


Gill Holliman.


Nora Dzivhani and Christine Kincaid-Smith.


Gordon Smith, Penny Mthembu and Joy Smith.


Ros Benjamin and Sharon Zaidman.


Halina Malujlo and Rosina Pretorius.


Josephine Kew, Leanie Bessinger and Peggy Roberts.


The table decorations with the pictures of inspirational women placed between the spring flowers.


Cecily Ryder.


Irene Nyadzane and Jane Hart-Davis.



Josephine Kew.


Edna van Rensburg, Eleanor Motsepe and Blessed Nyati.


Shirley Makwarela helps Christine Kincaid-Smith make the flower decorations for the Women’s Month Happy Hour.


Lisa Mtshali, Debbie Christen, Noma Malevu and Lucy Kgafela.


How low can you go?


Florence Nightingale cast celebrate Women’s Month with a  Scarf Dance.


Zabeth Zuhlsdorff and Anna Matlala.


Sheila Hawes and Gladys Rosenberg.


Molly Matroos, Nicky Ponco, Knowledge Ngobene and Evelyn Shilubane.


Thelma Radmore and Laurentia Jooste.


Cedar Park staff and friends get happy.


Irene Nyadzane and Leanie Bessinger.

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