ThembaCare Athlone is an 18 bed pediatric palliative care hospice. ThembaCare Athlone provides safe care for children suffering from HIV/AIDS or other life threatening diseases.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

January News

Our staff at the World AIDS Day Event

December and January have been busy months for ThembaCare. World Aids Day and Christmas saw us blessed with many donations and the new year has brought us a number of new children.
ThembaCare celebrated World Aids Day with current and past mothers of ThembaCare, as well as Pastor John Miller. Members of staff shared their personal stories, mothers and staff were honoured for their commitment, and those we’ve lost were remembered. It was a day of remembrance but also of encouragement and renewed dedication.

One of our long term volunteers generously put on a Christmas party for the children. Presents, music, ice cream and face painting resulted in lots of colourful and happy children at the end of the day! On Christmas day ThembaCare was also visited by Father Christmas and a special lunch was prepared by our staff.

ThembaCare would like to extend a big thank you to all those individuals and organisations whose kind donations over the festive season made these celebrations possible.