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HELPING OUT: Pot O Curry restaurant and its patrons have helped raise funds for a non-profit organisation that was about to close its doors Picture: SUPPLIED

HELP WHERE IT’S NEEDED MOST

Pot O Curry owner and patrons generously assist NPO to help feed hungry children Popular Indian takeaway shop Pot O Curry has helped raise R104,000 to assist charity organisation Helping Those In Need (HTIN) keep their doors open. The…

HELPING CANAAN – Can of Worms will be performing at the Guild Theatre this weekend. Ticket sales will be shared with Canaan Care Centre. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Can of Worms SA to perform for Canaan

Over the past 28 weeks, we’ve brought you news about the Fit for Logan (FFL) Challenge and how it relates to Logan Bartle, Cerebral Palsy and Canaan Care Centre. This week we bring you something unconnected to the FFL Challenge and yet…

‘Serving from the heart’ Gary’s motto

Caring orthotist and prosthetist helps improve little Logan Bartle’s quality of mobility and his life We recently shared a bit about Paul Fick, the paramedic who tends to be the first responder on duty when Logan Bartle needs assistance…

Be prepared for, not scared of dealing with epileptic seizures

One can feel helpless, as has Logan Bartle’s mom, but it’s best to stay calm and follow these tips: Sometimes referred to as fits or convulsions, the term ‘seizures’ is the more accurate term when referring to these neurological events…

TICKLED PINK: Duram Smart Paints and Burmeisters are just two of the sponsors who are partnering with the GO! & Express for their Mandela Day initiative at Canaan Care Centre Picture: WENDY KRETSCHMANN WENDY KRETSCHMANN

Thanks for help in tough times

Centre needs beanbag chairs for children What would we do without support and contributions particularly in these very difficult times when everyone, individuals and business alike, have been affected by Covid-19? So, the fact that people…

MIND OVER MATTER: Wendy Kretschmann shares her inspirational journey so far with the Fit for Logan Challenge

Changing habits and mindsets is not impossible

The Fit for Logan Challenge article published on April 15 was titled “A season of change”. My weight loss journey has proven that headline to be very appropriate, as I have changed many of the bad habits I had amassed over time (pun…

SA CHAMPIONS: Paralympians, from left, Ernst van Dyk, Jonathan Ntutu, Union Sekailwe, Charl Bouwer and Natalie du Toit celebrate during SA’s 2012 Paralympics held in London. Picture: VELI NHLAPO

Celebrating athletes with cerebral palsy

Athletes conquer condition to succeed The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games is set to open on Tuesday August 24 and will end on Sunday September 5, 2021 which was postponed from 2020 due to Covid. The first Paralympic Games were hosted in Rome,…

AQUA THERAPY: Swimming is an essential form of therapy at Canaan Care Centre. Picture: LEIGH TEBBUTT

Enabling activities boost your motor functionality

Cerebral palsy sufferers benefit from therapeutic stimulation and exercise Though cerebral palsy does hold restrictions, there are still sufferers who have sufficient functionality that enables them to participate in activities that…

ROOM TO IMPROVE: The GO! & Express team will be decorating a room at Canaan Care Centre. Picture: LEIGH TEBBUTT

Adopt a room at Canaan Care Centre

Come on board with GO! & Express as part of your 67 minutes Nelson Mandela International Day or Mandela Day as it has come to be called provides a unique opportunity for the global community to offer humanitarian aid to honour the life…

Logan Bartle turns three

Monday, May 31 2021 was a day of celebration in the Bartle household as Logan Trevor Bartle turned 3 years of age. Celebrations began a couple of days prior to that though when the occasion was marked by a party compliments of Venom Pit…

Magical visit to Canaan Care Centre

Specific needs are taken into consideration Albert Einstein is quoted as saying: “The only source of knowledge is experience.” These words proved to be true when the GO! & Express joined Pot O’Curry owner Tubs Lingham and his wife, Jeska,…

FITTING CAUSE –  The official logo for the Fit for Logan challenge

Progress in our fitness challenge

It has been 11 weeks since the majority of us began our journey with the Fit for Logan Challenge. This puts us at around one third of the way into the 29-week challenge which sees Tubs Lingham (Pot O Curry owner), Caron Troskie (Link FM…

LIVING AND LOVING: Hayley Bartle holds her son Logan during a visit to the beach when he was two. Picture: SUPPLIED

Logan’s mom tells her tale

Born by C-section at 27 weeks, weighing 760g It’s important for us all to remember that Logan Bartle is not only a little boy who has cerebral palsy – he is also a son, grandson, nephew and cousin. Though the focus of the Fit for Logan…

Caring for Canaan

“Every child with a disability should be treated with love, respect and dignity and be given the best life that one can give them. Treat disabled children as you would everyone else and remember that just because they cannot speak does…

FITTING CAUSE – The official logo for the Fit for Logan challenge

What is cerebral palsy?

“Fit for Logan” aims to raise funds for Logan Bartle who has CP. Over the past few weeks, a few of the participants have shared a bit about their journey and why they joined the “Fit for Logan” campaign. The goal of the campaign is…