Community Information Network

By Tarryn Le Chat
17 April 2007

# Youth for understanding south Africa (YFU), an international student exchange programme, Is looking for host families who are willing to host for 35 high school pupils from around the world for a year. They come from Chile, Austria, Estonia and Finland, among other lands. You can email info@yfu.org.za or call Pietie Badenhort or Tebogo Mokgejane on 021 946 3773 for details.

# Dementia SA has support groups and offers professional advice for people dealing with the challenges of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Email accounts @dementiasa.org or call 021 421 0077 or fax 021 418 2772 for details.

# The South african Riding for the Disabled Association (Sarda) will have a car boot sale, at the Sarda Centre, Brommersvlei Road Constantia on Saturday April 21 from 10am to 1pm. The cost is R25 for traders and browswers enter free. Contact Elaine on 072 330 9193.

# Unemployed people aged 22 years and older can apply for the Lora Community skills Training Centre’s courses in basic plumbing, basic electrical and welding courses which cost R50. Apply with your South african ID book at Logra, between 9am and 12:30pm, corner of first and Klip roads, Grassy Park. Call 021 706 7161 for more information.

# Stikland Hospital presents monthly talks on mental health as an outreach to the community and the next one takes place on Thursday April 19 from 6pm unitl 7pm. The topic is panic atttacks and the talk will take place in the auditorium in the nursing college of the hospital. Call Madeleine swart at 021 940 4591 or 082 434 7377.

# The Heathfield Voluntrey Workers will present a Kareoke/dance on Friday May the 4th from 7:30pm to 1am at the Square Hill community hall on the corner of Caoncert Boulevard and Allenby Drive in Retreat. Entry is R25. You can call Garret Braaf on 021 712 2397 or 072 418 8322 for details.

If you have any information for the CIN team please feel free to send us an email to news@bushradio.co.za you can also contact us on 021 448 5450 or fax us on 021 448 5451 if you have misssed any of the numbers mentioned.