Community Information Network:

By Ilhaam Hoosain
04 January 2008

*NOTICE*

# The Rainbow Puppet Theatre will be hosting Little Red Riding Hood every Saturday during the month of January at 10:00am till 11:15 am. Admission is R15, this include adult and children. Parking is free. For more details you can call Alison 021 783 2063

# Iziko Slave Lodge is hosting an exhibition dealing with the geographical links and cultural similarities of slaves who were captured from regions around the Indian Ocean. Although abused and forced to live a barely human existence, these slaves brought with them both tangible and intangible evidence of a diverse cultural heritage which manifested itself in language, fashion, craftsmanship, cuisine and even architecture. The exhibition will take place weekdays from 10:00am till 16:30pm and on Saturdays from 10:00am to 13:00pm. Entrance fee for adults is R10 and R5 for pensioners and students. Contact (021) 481 3836.

# The Western Province Blood Transfusion Service is appealing to Capetonians to help alleviate pressure on the province’s blood supply by attending donation clinics. Any healthy person, especially those belonging to the O blood group, who would like to donate can go to the WPBTS Donor Centre at 22 Long Street, Cape Town or call WPBTS on 021 507 6300/6364.

# Cape Town Child Welfare is seeking people, preferably under the age of 45, to become adoptive parents or emergency parents. Any stay at home mothers, with slightly older children of their own, should consider this way of making invaluable, but temporary contribution in a baby’s life. For more information contact Anne Bruce or Mandy Frieslich on 021 790 2300.

# Anyone interested in starting a support group for parents who have suffered a stillbirth or neonatal death, email Nicole or Graeme on bornsleeping@gmail.com.

If you have any information for the CIN team regarding events happening in your community 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 you can give us a call.