Grannies Who Care

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Centurion, Gauteng

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Hygiene items

Toiletries

Centurion, Gauteng

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Clothing

Babies clothing

Centurion, Gauteng

More about Grannies Who Care

The vision of this ministry is to generate the love of Jesus by meeting the immediate needs of the mother and her newborn baby. Grannies Who Care is a registered Non-Profit organisation that was founded in June 2012, by a handful of grannies who aspired to reach out to those in need to their community. This group of grannies began knitting and sewing blankets with a personalised designed label. On each of the parcels delivered to the residents of the Kalafong Hospital which is zoned for the Centurion residents. The parcel is individually packed with items such as a blanket, baby-grow, knitted beanie and socks, and a toiletry item which are distributed to the mothers in the maternity ward. Currently, up to 190 parcels are handed out per visit, to the approximately 90 beds in the maternity ward, including a special parcel that is distributed to each mother. Parcels are also delivered to the Kangaroo Ward specialising in the care of mothers and their premature babies. There are ...

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Caron Liebenberg

Chairperson

Maryanne Leechum

Vice Chairperson

Stories

Kalafong Visit with Lerato

Kalafong visit with Lerato.

Kalafong honory visit with Lerato

Kalafong Honory visit with Lerato Nkgatle.

Kalafong visit with Lerato Nkgatle's

Kalafong Visit with Lerato Nkgatle's.

GWC Kalafong Outreach January 2025 - 2

GWC Kalafong Outreach January 2025 - 2.

GWC Kalafong Outreach January 2025

Kalafong Outreach January 2025.

Kalafong Outreach January 2025

Our 1ST Kalafong Outreach for 2025!

Thembi and Caron purchasing fabric

Thembi and Caron purchasing fabric for our signature blankets.

Productive morning in the office.

Productive morning in the office in the office ❤.

Thank you Alivia-Dawn Ngamlana

Thank you Alivia-Dawn Ngamlana for your donation.

January 2025 Office is open

2025 GWC Office is open.

Thank you for all your support in 2024

Thank you for all your support in 2024.

2024 Dec Kalafong Outreach

2024 Dec Kalafong Outreach.

Kalafong year end outreach Dec 2024

Kalafong year end outreach Dec 2024.

Dec 2024 Kalafong outreach 3

Dec 2024 Kalafong Outreach 3.

December 2024 Kalafong Outreach

Dec 2024 Kalafong Outreach 2.

GWC Last Kalafong Outreach for 2024

GWC Last Kalafong Outreach for 2024.

STD BANK CSI IMPACT AWARDS

Standard Bank CSI Impact Awards as a guest of Lerato Nkgatle.

Ntando Kondile-Matlala from SBSA,

Thank you,Ntando Kondile-Matlala from SBSA.

Thank you All Heart Angels

Thank you All Heart Angels.

A huge thank you to our Anonymous donor

A huge thank you to our Anonymous donor.

Kindness is a gift

Kindness is a gift we can all afford.

GWC Year end Breakfast 2024

GWC Year end Breakfast 2024.

Granny Melody Founder of GWC

Granny Melody Founder of GWC in the office.

Breakfast Reunion

Breakfast Reunion with Melody and our accountant.

Kalafong Outreach Oct 2024 giving out!

Not just giving but offering love and comfort.

Showing up for those in need

Showing up!

One Moment in time - Kalafong Outreach

One moment of just sharing & caring.

Giving to the Moms with a joyful heart

We give with Joy in our hearts.

Blessed are those that come in his name

Blessed are those that bless and come in his name.

Granny Melody with baby Precious

Baby up for adoption with no name.

Salute and love to the nursing staff

Nursing staff at Kalafong hospital.

Kalafong Outreach October 2024

Kalafong Outreach October 2024 with Granny Melody.

Tea time with the Grannies

Tea with this wonderful group of Crafty Grans.

The founder of GWC is visiting from USA

GWC Founder Melody van Staden, in South Africa for a visit.

Time to make more blankets

Blanket making in the house.

Angel Keyrings for our Sympathy packs

Making our Keyrings that we put into our Sympathy packs.

Donations from the Lyttleton Grans

Lyttleton Methodist Church Grans donations.

We love and appreciate our Grans

We love and appreciate our Grans who assist us.

Packed with love in a Blanket

Packed with love in a Jesus Loves Me Blanket.

We are so filled with love for these Mom

Giving out with love.

Kalafong Hospital handing out our parcel

Kalafong hospital handing our our parcels.

Blessed beyond measure to give

Blessed beyond measure to give out our parcels.

Sept Kalafong Outreach

Sept 2024 Kalafong Outreaqch.

Tinyiko Sihlangu from the RBH Force

Thank you to Tinyiko Sihlangu from the RBH Force For Good Programme.

Sekwati Khanye - Thank you

Thank you - Sekwati Khanye from Royal Bafokeng Holdings.

Thank you Danielle from Standard Bank

Thank you Danielle from Standard Bank.

New Grannies who have joined GWC

Our new group of Grannies.

Kalafong August 2024 Outreach

Surprise!

Kalafong monthend outreach August 2024

Kalafong Month end outreach August 2024.

Month end handing out parcels to Moms

Monthend handing out parcels to Moms and Babies.

August Sept Kalafong Visit with Moms

Month end visit with Moms at Kalafong Hospital.

Kalafong Monthly visit August-Sept 2024

Kalafong visit Aug-Sept 2024.

School Learners Community Project

Community Hours with Thandolhle Mshengu.

Donation received from Susan Louckx

Donation received from Susan Louckx with wool from STD Bank.

GWC Raffle Winner at Deloitte

Grannies Who Care Raffle at Deloitte's Voluntary Fair today!

Deloitte Volunteer Fair

Deloittes Volunteer Fair.

Presenting @ Lyttleton Methodist Church.

GWC Presentation at Lyttleton Methodist Church.

GWC Presentation at Lyttleton Methodist

GWC Presentation with Grannies at the Lyttleton Methodist Church.

Doxa Deo ladies Journey 2024 group

Doxa Deo ladies Journey 2024 group donation.

GWC assisting HOUSE OF HOPE

GWC assisting House of Hope Homeless shelter.

Unpacking the Sanlam donation with Joy

Unpacking the Sanlam donation with Joy in our hearts.

GWC Volunteers a bit of fun

GWC Volunteers a bit of fun.

Wetwipes Galore from Optimi

Wetwipes Galore from Optimi.

Optimi Mandela day donation

Optimi Mandela day donation.

Thank you FORGOOD

Thank you to the Forgood Platform.

Our hearts are filled over the brim

Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude.

Mbali with the GWC Example of our parcel

Mbali from Sanlam with the GWC Example of our parcel.

Sanlam Mandela day donation

Sanlam Mandela day donation.

Its in your hands with Sanlam staff

Its in your hands with Sanlam staff.

Mandela day with Sanlam in Sandton 2024

Mandela day with Sanlam in Sandton 2024.

Donation all the way from East London

Donation all the way from East London.

Kalafong outreach July 2024

We live to spread the good news.

We exist to touch the hearts of many

We exist to touch the hearts of many.

Kalafong outreach July 2024

Kalafong outreach July 2024.

Grannies Who Care at Kalafong Hospital

Grannies Who Care at Kalafong Hospital.

Kalafong Outreach July 2024 Arrival

Kalafong Outreach July 2024 Arrival.

Packing for our July Kalafong Outreach

Packing for our Kalafong Outreach, this is how we roll!

Our faithful Crafty Grans donation

Thank you to our faithful crafty grans.

Mandela Day donation with Soenetjie

Mandela Day donation with Soenetjie.

Standard Bank I & O Team

Standard Bank I & O Team.

Standard Bank I & O Team Mandela Day

Standard Bank I & O Team Mandela Day.

Meeting Granny Ann Badenhorst

Meeting one of our precious Grannies.

Heartfelt gratitude to Genavive Wesson

Heartfelt gratitude to Genavive Wesson.

Thank you Taylor Vermeulen

Thank you Taylor Vermeulen.

We salute the 37th Springvale Scouts

We are thankful to the 37th Springvale Scouts.

Shoutout 37th Springvale Scouts

Thank you to the 37th Springvale Scouts.

New Born Babies

Newborn Babies a gift to the world.

Precious moments captured in time

Precious moments of giving captured.

Light abounds when you give

Light abounds when you give.

We ae blessed to be able to give out

Giving out to Mom and Baby.

Janice Spencer from Starfish

GWC supported Janice Spencer from Starfish.

Blessed by Angels

GWC Donation to Blessed by Angels.

New Mom and new baby

Mom and baby with parcel.

Happy Mom with her parcel

Happy Mom with her parcel.

Beautiful little baby

Beautiful little baby.

The Girls and Matron Kangaroo ward

The girls and Matron in the Kangaroo ward.

Serving the Moms

Spending time serving the Moms.

May 2024 Kalafong Outreach

GWC Kalafong Outreach May 2024.

Glen Methodist Primary School

Donation from Glen Methodist Primary School.

Donations knitted crocheted by our grans

Donation from our Grans.

GWC Donation Bin

Placement of a GWC Donation Bin.

Whats in the blanket

Whats in the blanket.

Happy Mom

Happy Mom.

Providing little ones with a new outfit

Providing a little one with a new outfit.

Check out this little bundle of Cuteness

Check out this bundle of cuteness.

March 2024 Kalafong Visit

March 2024 Visit to Kalafong Hospital.

Grannies Dropping off donations for GWC

Drop off of Blankets from our precious Grannies.

Packing for our monthly outreaches

Packing for our monthly outreaches.

One of our Grannies visiting us today

A visit from one of our grannies Irene De Chermont.

Bundles of Love Baby & Crocheted Blanket

Precious little one and crocheted blanket.

Crocheted Blanket and Baby

Little Cutie with a crochet blanket.

Cute bundle of Joy with our GWC Blanket

One of the precious babies with our GWC Blanket.

New Mommy with her baby

Mom with her baby.

Kalafong Visit to hand out parcels

Handing out parcels to Moms and Babies.

Visiting with the Moms and their Babies

What a Joy visiting with the Moms and their babies.

1ST Visit to Kalafong 2024

1st Visit to Kalafong Hospital 2024.

Welcome 37th Springvale Scouters

The 37th Springvale Scouts join hands with GWC.

We need your help please

GWC Needs your help please.

Welcome to our new volunteer joining GWC

Welcome to GWC Pat Kerr.

Such a wonderful gesture of support

Such a wonderful gesture of support.

Thank you Taylor Vermeulen

Thank you Tayler Vermeulen & the 37th Springvale Scouts.

Knit or Crochet for Grannies Who Care

Knit or Crochet for Grannies Who Care.

We are Open for 2024

We are open for 2024.

Kalafong Outreach 2023

Kalafong outreach 2023.

Kalafong outreach 2023

Kalafong outreach 2023.

Kalafong outreach 2023

Kalafong outreach 2023.

Giving is so much better

Giving is so much better than receiving.

Praying and supporting Moms

Minestering to Moms.

Kalafong outreach Dec 2023.

Praying together.

Outreach December 2023

Kalafong Outreach Dec 2023.

Kalafong Outreach Nov 2023

Kalafong Outreach Nov 3023.

GWC Kalafong Outreach Nov 23

Happy Mom, Baby & parcel.

Kalafong Outreach Nov 2023

Kalafong Outreach Nov 2023.

GWC Busy Bees

GWC Busy Bees.

We are so blessed

We are so blessed 🙌.

Giving gives us endless Joy

Giving gives us endless Joy.

Mom very happy to receive her GWC Gift

Another Happy Mommy receiving her GWC parcel.

3 Little Triplets

3 Little Triplets.

Beautiful baby

Beautiful Baby with his blanket.

Happy Moms receiving their parcels

Happy Moms receiving their parcels.

Little baby girl

Little baby girl in her new clothes.

Abandoned baby girl gets her new clothes

Abandoned baby girl gets new clothes.

Kalafong Out Reach 26 October 2023

Kalafong Out Reach 26 October 2023.

So Blessed by the IDC

So blessed by the IDC next outreach visit to Kalafong.

Skills Development

Skills Development at GWC.

We believe in supporting our own

Skills Developement.

GWC Office Revamp

Thank you IDC - GWC Office Revamp.

Giving Out the greatest gift of all

Giving to the community the greatest gift of all.

Rephologile Old Age Home in Limpopo,

Rephologile Old Age Home in Limpopo, Heritage day 2023.

Innocentia receiving blankets and beanie

Meeting with Innocentia to drop of care parcels.

Children receiving blankets at Ditshego

Children at Ditshego receiving their blankets.

Blankets delivered to Distshego

Blankets from STD Bank Team Delivered to Ditshego.

Swimming in reams of Fleece Blanketing

Swimming in reams of blanketing.

Blanketing Galore

Purchasing Blanketing Galore.

Crafty Grans donations

Our Crafty Grans donations.

GWC AGM

GWC AGM Fun with the Grans.

Ceazer from Standard bank IT Deptartment

Ceazer from Standard bank lending a helping hand.

Lerato from Standard Bank happy dance

The happy dance.

Thank you to the Standard Bank It Team

Receiving a donation from Standard Bank IT Team.

Rooihuiskraal Community Center

Rooihuiskraal Community Center.

Handing out Sympathy packs

Sympathy packs.

Kalafong visit handing out parcels

We just love to give to the Moms.

Delighted Mommy with her Maryann

Delighted Mom with her care parcel.

Mom with twins receiving her parcel

Mom with twins.

Precious little one with our blanket

Precious little baby with one of our parcels.

Mom receiving her parcel

Mom receiving her parcel.

Girls in action to hand out GWC parcels

Girls in action to hand out GWC Care parcels.

Kalafong Outreach 31 August 2023

Kalafong Outreach 31 August 2023.

Thank you to the ladies from Std bank

Baby girl clothes bought with donation from ladies at STD Bank.

And we are done Shopping till we drop.

We are done Shopping till we dropped.

Thank you Industrial Development Corp

Thank you for your support IDC.

Quality time with children

quality time with the bigger little ones.

Handing out soft toys

Supporting the Rooihuiskraal Open day with our handmade toys by our GWC Grans.

Rooihuiskraal Community Center

Babies need cuddles and love.

Rooihuiskraal Community Clinic Open Day

Rooihuiskraal Community Clinic Open Day.

Thank you to the IDC Knitwit Team

Thank you to the Knitwit team from IDC.

Spread the Kindness

Spread the Kindness 2023.

Unpacked donation Spread the kindness ❤

Donation received from Spread the Kindness Campaign.

Spread Kindness Campaign

Spread the Kindess Campaign.

Visiting Kalafong to bless Moms & Baby

Visiting Kalafong today to bless Mom & Baby.

Kalfong outreach with for Moms in need

Kalafong visit for Moms in need today.

GWC Blankets purchased curtsey of IDC

GWC Blankets purchased curtsey of IDC.

GWC Donating 29 Blankets to VCE

GWC Donation of 29 blankets to the Valhalla Community Empowerment.

Granny Mary Laings turns 91

Granny Mary Laings 91ST Birthday.

Grannies Friendship Meeting

Grannies Friendship and Birthday Celebration.

GWC giving blankets to VCE today

We have received in abundance today, so we provided with joy.

Standard Bank Team blessing us

The Standard Bank Team blessing us with donations of blankets.

Mandela Day 2023 with Standard Bank Team

Donations from the Team from Standard Bank.

IDC Mandela Day show of care

IDC Mandela Day show of great care.

A SPECIAL GIFT AND OUR MASCOT BLANKET

A memorable IDC blanket that will be our Mascot.

Mandela day these IDC Ladies collaborate

These lovely ladies shared the task of making this lovely blanket.

IDC Knitwit Volunteer blanket donated

IDC Volunteer sharing her blanket she made for us.

Mandela Day 2023 IDC & GWC

IDC & GWC Mandela Day 2023.

GWC Mandela Day 2023

IDC with GWC Mandela Day 2023 Blanket donations.

Mandela Day 2023

Mandela Day 2023 at the IDC Offices.

fundraiser on the FORGOOD Platform

Fundraiser on the FORGOOD Platform for our Fleece blanketing.

Thank you to the WOOL WAREHOUSE

Thank you & Shout Out to Munier & Cassie Cassim from the WOOL WAREHOUSE 🧶.

Our monthly drop-off at the Life Choice

monthly drop-off at the Life Choice.

Gaegolwe Community Learning Center

Gaegolwe Community Learning Center.

Love the Sympathy pack donations

Sympathy Pack donations.

Blessing the Crafty Grans with wool

thank you to the #IndustrialDevelopmentCorporation for helping with this need.

New born with a GWC Parcel

New Born with a GWC Parcel & Toy.

New born baby

New born baby with gifted parcel.

Sometimes Mom needs the restroom

Caring for baby for a Mommy.

IDC - Forgood We Care Launch

IDC - Forgood We Care Launch.

Getting ready to give out more parcels

Getting ready to give out some more parcels.

All in a days work

All in a days work.

Mom ready to go and have her baby

Mom all ready to have her baby.

GWC Blanketing donation

GWC Blanketing purchased with a monetary donation from the IDC.

Parcel collections for outreaches

Parcels collected monthly for outreaches.

Maryanne handing out parcels

Maryanne handing out parcels at Kalafong Hospital.

Sleeping babies

Sleeping babies.

Its about sharing our time

Sharing out time.

Precious moments

Precious moments.

Caron Liebenberg sharing a moment

Caron Liebenberg sharing a special moment with a Mom and Baby.

1ST time Mommy receiving her parcel

1st time Mom receiving her parcel.

All our parcels are prepacked

Prepacked parcels for an outreach.

Always busy and appreciate our donations

Always busy and appreciate the donations we receive.

GWC Members having fun together

GWC Members having fun together.

Beautiful Donation received

Donation received from IDC.

Precious New Born Baby at Kalafong

Precious Newborn baby.

Mommy of twins

Mommy of twins at Kalafong hospital.

Arriving at Kalafong Hospital

Kalafong Hospital Outreach.

Fun time with Life Choice Management

Fun day with Life Choice Management.

Caron Chairperson with expectant Moms

Caron Liebenberg Chairperson with expectant Moms.

Thembi having fun

Thembi having fun.

Gifts for year end to hand out to mom

Packed gifts to hand out to Moms.

GWC Parcels

GWC Parcels.

Packing at GWC

Packing at GWC.

PnP The Reeds Donation

PnP The Reeds donation.

Donations received

Donations received.

Mom all packed with her parcel

Mom ready to go to the hospital.

Granny Lorna visiting our office

Granny Lorna visit.

Our Crafty Grans

Our Crafty Grans.

Crafty Grans

Grannies get together.

The Crafty Grans

The Crafty Grans.

Joyfully giving out our parcels

Giving with much joy.

The Joy of receiving a GWC Parcel

The Joy of receiving a GWC Parcel.

Mommy receiving her parcel from GWC

Proud Mommy receiving a parcel.

GWC Handing out parcels

GWC Handing out parcels.

Babies at Life Choice with our blankets

Babies with our GWC Signature Blankets.

A very special thank you,

In memory of the late Granny Theresa.

Blessing the crafty grans with wool

Donation of Wool for Crafty Grans.

GWC Crafty Grans knitted toys

Crafty Grans knitted Toys.

Crafty Grans receiving a gift

Crafty Grans.

GWC Fleece Blanketing Fundraiser

GWC Fleece Blanketing Fundraiser.

Photos

The road to 40 in partnership with Lerato was a success. In honour of her best friend ...

We so enjoy handing out our parcels to the Mommies and their Babies and seeing the joy ...

We held our first Kalafong Outreach for January 2025 this morning! A big thank you to ...

We held our first Kalafong Outreach for January 2025 this morning! It was really ...

And a huge thank you to Lerato Nkgatle and the Standard Bank CSI Team for making this ...

Productive morning in the office Thembi and Maryanne sorting out some of our blanketing ...