Helping Angels will be hosting a Christmas party on December 17th for the children staying at Colleen's Place of Hope in Mitchell's Plain. The party will provide the children with lunch, gifts, snacks, and supplies for the home. Activities like visits from Father Christmas and a jumping castle are planned to bring smiles to the children's faces. Background information is provided on some of the children currently staying at Colleen's Place of Hope, many of whom have suffered neglect or abuse. Donations are requested to help make the party a success and bring joy to the children.

1. Its Christmas time again…. … and we need your help ! This year Helping Angels will be hosting a Christmas party for Colleen’s Place of Hope.

2. When: 17 December 2006 Where: Colleen’s Place of Hope, Mitchell’s Plain Time 11:00 till 16:00 Our aim is to prepare them lunch, give each child a special gift, a snack pack, and give the home as much general supplies as possible. We will have Father Christmas pay them a visit, with plenty of surprises like a jumping castle, face painting,balloon animals and games to bring a smile to their faces. Any contribution you can make to assist will be greatly appreciated.

7. In Order to make their dreams come true we need your help in any contributions possible! Please help us make a difference, and forward this to everyone you know that will be able to help. Please contact us for any further details. Annemi (ext 6647) and Aneshree (ext 6238)

10. Naidoo says she has prayed constantly for Nicole's health, and no one can deny her faith considering the bouncing child posing for the photographer, all smiles with her braids and little pink outfit. But there's no denying either that Naidoo's task cannot be an easy one. "You need to be around here at mealtimes. The house is packed with children and there is never quite enough food to keep everyone happy," she says. The Naidoos' own children are aged 21, 16 and 11, and their adopted daughter is four. There are also five foster children aged 16, six, four, three and five months. And on top of that are the children who are brought in for emergency care. "We support them on my husband's salary and we get grants for some of them. Sometimes we get some money from the courts. I've registered as a non-profit organisation and have sent out letters of appeal but have only got a few responses. "It's tough, but everyone knows I'll never turn any child away even though sometimes I don't know whether I'm coming or going," Naidoo says. She calls her nondescript home Colleen's Place of Hope, and it couldn't better named. Yet this remarkable woman is not prepared to accept any glory. "God gets all the glory, not me. I'm just a channel," she says.

11. Thanks for helping to make this possible!