12 South London Press, Friday, October 31, 2014
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PEARTREE PALS: Maria Weekes and Imy Stewart; right, Angela Jones-Brown, Maray Olagunju and Marva Wilson
PINEAPPLE punch and jerk chicken were served at a care By HAYLEY RICHARDSON home as part of an AfricanActivity co-ordinator Marva Wilson Caribbean feast marking Black said: “It was a successful, beautiful, History Month. lovely day.”
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Staff and residents at Peartree Care Home in Sydenham Road, Sydenham, were treated to live music and a speech by a Jamaican ambassador about Mary Seacole, a nurse dubbed “The Black Florence Nightingale” who treated British servicemen during the Crimean War.
She said the live music got many residents on the dancefloor, adding: “You would not believe that some of them are in their 80s and 90s!” Miss Wilson said: “Everybody was involved and the staff all put their hearts into it.” newsdesk@slp.co.uk
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Sainsbury's Nine Elms Temp store donates refreshments to Acacia Pre-School
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N Friday 17th October, Department Managers from Sainsbury's, Haider Husnain and Roswald Cabral took three trolleys full of drinks and snacks to Acacia Pre-School, where they met the children and teachers at the school.
Roswald Cabral, Checkout Manager for Sainsbury's, with the Acacia Pre-school pupils
The children and teachers greeted them with smiles and were shocked by the amount of donations delivered to the school. The teachers then explained who their guests were and how Sainsbury's Nine Elms Temp had donated snacks and drinks for them. Department Manager Haider Husnain introduced Leigh Smith, Pre School Manager, to Mohammed Abdul PR Ambassador Sainsbury's Nine Elms Temp at the end of September, where Leigh Smith asked for help towards the schools snack bar and upcoming Christmas events. Leigh said: 'On behalf of the whole Acacia Pre-school family I would like to say a very big thank you to Sainsbury's Nine Elms Temp for their extremely generous donation to our snack cafe. As a charity, the support from local businesses is invaluable and we are extremely grateful'' Andy Robins, Store Manager, added: 'We're always happy to support local organisations and charities especially those that include our colleagues and their families.'