15 November 2007
Balvenie Primary School
We opened the show with Emmy Fortuin and Lynette Schoor from Balvenie Primary School. The school is situated in the Elsies River area. There are 600 children at the school.
“The pupils of Balvenie Primary School in Elsies River are in desperate need of clothes for the 2003 school year. These kids are forced to go to school with tattered clothes and shoes, and because of this, some pupils choose not to attend. The school's fund is not sufficient to provide assistance and therefore they're calling on other schools and the public for help.”
For more information on how you can help Balvenie Primary School call 021 932 5585.
Diabetes South Africa
We were then joined by Margot McCumisky from Diabetes South Africa.
She spoke about what Diabetes is, diagnosis and the symptoms of it.
Margot also highlighted the events that took place on World Diabetes Day (14 November 2007).
‘Diabetes Mellitus, the full name, is an abnormally high blood glucose (sugar) level caused by the inability of the body to either produce or respond to insulin properly’.
For more information about Diabetes contact 021 425 1110
Diabetes- Good Foot Care
Keeping with the theme of Diabetes, we also spoke to Dr Martin Forlee a General and Vascular surgeon.
“Every 30 seconds, somewhere in the world, a person loses a limb or part of a limb because of diabetes. Most of these amputations start with a foot ulcer. Foot ulcers and ultimately, amputations are preventable through early identification, good foot care and meticulous diabetic control,” says Dr Forlee.
For more information on good Foot Care for Diabetics visit www.dfwg.co.za
Happy Tots Pre-School
We ended the show with Marlene Barbier from the Happy Tots Pre-School.The school is situated in Grassy Park.
Marlene spoke about what parents have to look out for when they choose a day mother or crèche to leave their children at, especially when mothers go back to work after maternity leave.
She also spoke about the work they do at the school. They have 100 children and eight teachers. The children at the school range from 0 to 6 years old.
For more information contact 021 705 2831
We opened the show with Emmy Fortuin and Lynette Schoor from Balvenie Primary School. The school is situated in the Elsies River area. There are 600 children at the school.
“The pupils of Balvenie Primary School in Elsies River are in desperate need of clothes for the 2003 school year. These kids are forced to go to school with tattered clothes and shoes, and because of this, some pupils choose not to attend. The school's fund is not sufficient to provide assistance and therefore they're calling on other schools and the public for help.”
For more information on how you can help Balvenie Primary School call 021 932 5585.
Diabetes South Africa
We were then joined by Margot McCumisky from Diabetes South Africa.
She spoke about what Diabetes is, diagnosis and the symptoms of it.
Margot also highlighted the events that took place on World Diabetes Day (14 November 2007).
‘Diabetes Mellitus, the full name, is an abnormally high blood glucose (sugar) level caused by the inability of the body to either produce or respond to insulin properly’.
For more information about Diabetes contact 021 425 1110
Diabetes- Good Foot Care
Keeping with the theme of Diabetes, we also spoke to Dr Martin Forlee a General and Vascular surgeon.
“Every 30 seconds, somewhere in the world, a person loses a limb or part of a limb because of diabetes. Most of these amputations start with a foot ulcer. Foot ulcers and ultimately, amputations are preventable through early identification, good foot care and meticulous diabetic control,” says Dr Forlee.
For more information on good Foot Care for Diabetics visit www.dfwg.co.za
Happy Tots Pre-School
We ended the show with Marlene Barbier from the Happy Tots Pre-School.The school is situated in Grassy Park.
Marlene spoke about what parents have to look out for when they choose a day mother or crèche to leave their children at, especially when mothers go back to work after maternity leave.
She also spoke about the work they do at the school. They have 100 children and eight teachers. The children at the school range from 0 to 6 years old.
For more information contact 021 705 2831
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