Events to pick and choose!
A number of exciting events are taking place from 15 May to 15 June this year, ranging from treats for the elderly to a fun race for younger people who want to show that they care about older people elderly. Click here to get the...
Amazing Go Turquoise Race
The first Amazing Go Turquoise Race takes place on Saturday 28 May at 09:30 as part of the Go Turquoise for the Elderly awareness campaign running from 15 May to 15 June every year. The purpose of the race is to get young people involved in the campaign by challenging...
MEDITATION IN ENGLISH
During the campaign Go Turquoise for the Elderly from 15 May to 15 June 2016, the people of South Africa send you, the caregivers of older persons, this meditation and prayer. First read from the Holy Bible: Mark 2: 1 – 2 MEDITATION Jesus returned to Capernaum and...
A VALUABLE LIFE
This is the theme of a ladies morning tea to be held in Pretoria on 11 June in aid of the Van Rensburg Old Age Home in Danville. Guest speaker Debbie de Jager will talk on "'n Waardevolle Lewe" and entertainment is provided by Dalene...
OORDENKING (AFRIKAANS)
Gedurende die veldtog Tooi Turkoois vir Bejaardes van 15 Mei tot 15 Junie 2016 stuur die mense van Suid-Afrika hierdie oordenking en gebed aan die versorgers van ouer persone. Lees eers in die Bybel: Markus 2:1−12 OORDENKING Jesus was weer in Kapernaum en ‘n skare mense het by...
MEDITATION IN SETSWANA
During the campaign Go Turquoise for the Elderly from 15 May to 15 June 2016, the people of South Africa send you, the caregivers of older persons, this meditation and prayer. Buisa pele go tswa mo Beibeleng: Mareko 2: 1 – 2 MOLAETSA Jesu o ne a boela...
TRAUMA, THE “HIDDEN” HURT IN THE ELDERLY
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds”, wrote Laurell K. Hamilton in Mistral’s Kiss. Hidden but hurting This is an apt description of trauma; a deeply distressing or disturbing experience that so traumatises a person...
CHRISTELIKE LEKTUUR VIR OUER PERSONE
Reik jy uit na bejaardes en wil graag waarde toevoeg tot hul geestelike lewe? Bestel gerus Christelike Lektuurfonds se gratis pamflette en raak n bejaarde se hart daarmee aan. 1500 gratis pamflette word jaarliks per aansoeker toegestaan. Kliek hier http://bit.ly/1TYrajr om jou keuse uit die wye verskeidenheid...
NAMIBIA GOES TURQUOISE!
Miss Biltongfees Teen, in cooperation with Lubbe Motor Group and the Hervormde Kerk Windhoek, has launched the fundraising inititiave "Getooi in Turkoois" (Go Turqoise for the Elderly) on 25 October 2016. On the photo from left to right: Johane Engelbrecht (Pre-Teen 2nd Princess), Yolande Moolman (Miss...
2017 Activities in the regions
In the Pretoria-region, the following activities will take place: 17 May: Celebration at the Voortrekker Monument. Older persons are invited to attend this event on the Amfi-roof of the Monument from 09:00 to 13:00. The cost is R25 per person and includes folk dancing, music,...