March 2021
The lucky winner of the 1st prize of a whopping R20 000 is Lilly Robinson (Ticket number 1571)2nd prize: R2000: Karen Eeles (Ticket no 1007)3rd prize: R1000: F.M. Cooke (Ticket no 2090)4th prize: R500: Estee Van der Linde (Ticket no 2151)5th prize: R500: Susan Carusi (Ticket no 2223)6th prize: R500: L Lange (Ticket no 2540)7th […]
Stepping Stone Hospice staff member wins the car!
A delighted Portia wins the car Over the 10 years of them raising funds for organizations that help fight “cancer, one step at a time”, they never left Stepping Stone Hospice off their list of beneficiaries. In fact, over these years, The Shuffling Walking Team has donated well over R2.5 million to various cancer organizations […]
2nd Charity Shop opens
A delighted Tersia Burger, CEO at Stepping Stone Hospice & Care Services, at the opening of their 2nd charity shop on Thursday, 28 October. This shop is situated in Voortrekker Road in the Rainbow Centre (across from Nevada Pharmacy) and according to Tersia, a treasure cove waiting to be discovered. Charity shops are known for […]
Local CEO appointed as Chair of Gauteng Hospice
In 2013, as a promise to her dying daughter, Tersia Burger started Alberton’s first ever hospice facility. A mere eight years later, she now not only serves as Chief Executive Officer of Stepping Stone Hospice & Care Services, but has also been appointed as the Chairperson of the Gauteng Hospice & Palliative Care Association. “I […]
Hospice appoints first Youth Ambassador
Trying to eradicate the myths and misconceptions surrounding palliative care is one of the biggest challenges any hospice care facility faces – not just among adults, but the youth as well. It is for this very reason, explains CEO of Stepping Stone Hospice & Care Services, Tersia Burger, that they are embarking on a Youth […]
February 2021
The lucky winner of the 1st prize of a whopping R20 000 is Lulama Manqindi (Ticket number 2574)2nd prize: R2000: Christiaan Bouwer (Ticket no 1777) Donated back his winnings3rd prize: R1000: Felicity Moonsamy (Ticket no 1441)4th prize: R500: Anette Mogridge (Ticket no 1420) Donated back her winnings5th prize: R500: Mary Stierlin (Ticket no 2018)6th prize: […]
January 2021
The lucky winner of the 1st prize of a whopping R20 000 is Kidz and Crayonz Pre-School (Ticket number 1617) Kindly donated their winnings back.2nd prize: R2000: Karen Eeles (Ticket no 1125)3rd prize: R1000: Riaan Van Staden (Ticket no 1003)4th prize: R500: Maria Araujo (Ticket no 1046) Kindly donated her winnings back.5th prize: R500: Celia […]
How hospice care changed my life
Never in her wildest dreams did she ever think she would go from someone who felt useless to now start planning a life again, the same person who could hardly eat anything, to now enjoying three meals a day! Ingrid Berning (70) from Alberton is a shining example of how dramatically hospice care can improve […]
Cancer patient grateful for time in hospice
“Hospice care brought me to acceptance” Not only is she losing her fight against oesophagus cancer, but her dream of ever becoming a granny, of being able to experience the onset of the spring season, she says, will remain just that, dreams unfulfilled. Yet, the 50-year old Cindy Eachus, a patient in the Stepping Stone […]