Golden games for the silver-haired
2008-07-10
THE Golden Games for senior citizens will be held at Dal Josaphat Stadium in Paarl on Wednesday from 10:00. The games - as popular for contestants as for spectators - will continue throughout the day. Community-based organisations such as service centres, clubs and old-age homes are all invited to join in the event organised by the Department of Social Development. The event is open to the public to attend and to support the participants. A total of 27 service centres and an old-age home are expected to participate in a range of activities. On the full programme are events such the hilarious duck-walk, dress-up, passing the ball, 100m run, 500m brisk walk, 800m run, 400m relay, rugby ball throw, jukskei, ring the stick, ball pass and kick, hit the tin, ball relay, target throwing, goal shooting and pegging washing. The winners of Paarl’s Golden Games event will later on compete against the Worcester district office and from there the winner goes through to the provincial event in October. The partners involved in the project are the Paarl District Office, the department Social Development Provincial Office, Boland Athletics and the department of Cultural Affairs and Sport. For details, contact Chrina Barendse at 021-871-1682.
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