Written by: Terri Russell One of my earliest memories is of my mother making me sit at the dining room table until I had finished everything on my plate, even the brussels sprouts! Unfortunately, our dog wouldn’t eat them either! I was made to feel guilty that there were starving children in the world who […]
A letter from our Chairperson – Ashley Heslop Dear Board Members, Staff, Volunteers and Friends of LifeLine Pretoria LifeLine Pretoria is blessed to have dedicated Board Members, Staff, Volunteers and Friends of LifeLine Pretoria and I thank you for your hard work and service to the community during 2021. Your courage in the present pandemic
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LifeLine Pretoria has had the most fantastic 2021, partnering with our fantastic ongoing supporters, as well as welcoming new individuals and companies. An exciting new concept which has just been introduced is the “Challenge Initiative”. We are proud to say Cubs & Scouts have taken on this challenge, as well as the “Wednesday 4 Ball
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First and foremost, I want to thank God for keeping and sustaining LifeLine Pretoria to this far, through the challenges that come with the pandemic Covid 19, LifeLine Pretoria is still standing, continuing to provide confidential counselling to all people who are in emotional distress, especially during these challenging times. I believe that God will
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2021 has been such a different kind of year, in so many ways, for so many people. At Lifeline Pretoria our Outreach experienced 15,5 million touchpoints. 99% of these were through various talks on radio, via Zoom and Teams or webinars. 1% of these were through face-to-face campaign activations. Unpredictable Covid-19 rolling lockdown restrictions throughout the year had
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by Sheena Dinkelmann As we reach the end of this women’s month I take some time to reflect on womanhood and how it can feel at times. Ironic how spring follows shortly on the heels of both winter and women’s month. Spring, a season of hope, new life, bright colours and much excitement and anticipation.
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Written by: Retha Roelvert As I started this article, I found such resistance to writing about Covid-19 once again and the way it has affected us for more than a year now. It was the same feeling I got on the first of January 2021, when I could not get myself to feel that ‘new
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