Samaritans Teas and Gifts

Samaritans has been acknowledged for their good deeds in The Herald

Just before Lou and I left for the States in April the Crawlers changed things up a bit and met on a Wednesday rather than our usual Thursday morning.  We have been meaning to visit Samaritans Teas and Gifts for quite some time now but this coffee/gift shop is only open on Wednesdays from 10-2 so I had to wait for a Wednesday morning to free up in my schedule.  Finally, when I saw I had a free Wednesday,  I made a booking with the lovely ladies at Samaritans, and off the Crawlers trekked to the 11th Ave. coffee shop.

Samaritans is located at 12 - 11th Ave. in Walmer, right on the corner of 11th and Main.  It has been open for twenty years and is in the business of raising funds that are distributed to numerous local charities.  All workers at the coffee shop are volunteers, as are the talented people whose hand made crafts are for sale in the gift shop.  The profits from the coffee and gift shops go directly to PE charities.

Margaret, Noelene, and Lorraine are three of
the volunteers at Samaritans on Wednesday mornings.

Crawlers June Nash, Leanne Waller, Stella and Beryl Dawson, Sylvia Mynhardt, Colleen LeRoux, Nomusa Nkomo, Vicki Minnaar, Lee Rodwell, Gail Darne, Beth Vieira, Margaret Zoetmulder, Nicolette Hijmans met on Wednesday, April 16 at Samaritans, where a meal-of-the-day, other light meal selections, cakes and beverages are offered at "way more than reasonable" prices!  So reasonable, in fact, that many of the Crawlers not only ordered a second round of Eduscho brand coffee but seconds on the delicious, homemade cakes as well.  I believe even a few ordered some for take-away, too!  So I have to put in a few extra hours at the gym....it's all for a good cause!

This Week's Crawlers
Gail, Margaret, June, Stella, Beryl, Sylvia,
Lee, Colleen, Vicki, Nicolette, Nomusa
not pictured - Beth and Leanne

Samaritans seats approximately fifty patrons inside and outside combined.  Plenty of off-street parking is available on 11th Ave.  Because the shop is open just one day a week and for only four hours, booking a table in advance (especially for a "large" group) is highly recommended.  Call:  041 368 3390 to reserve your table for next Wednesday....delicious food, excellent coffee, and service with a smile awaits you at Samaritans......and all the while you'll be supporting PE charities!

~Thank you to all of the volunteers at Samaritans for your hard work and dedication for the benefit of PE
   charities!
~Happy Birthday to my grandson, Alex, in Cleveland, TN - May 19
~Happy Birthday to Crawler Les Baldwin - May 22
~Happy Birthday to Crawler Nomusa Nkomo - May 23
~Happy Birthday to Crawler Nicolette Hijmans - May 24
~Happy Birthday to Crawler Keith de Beer - May 27

Until next week,

Ellen