2012 February | Vaal Triangle Business Directory | VaalFindit
Gehoor verlies n algemene probleem
Gehoorverlies is een van die wêreld se mees algemene gesondheids­probleme. Ongeveer 1 uit elke 10 mense ervaar een of ander vorm van gehoorverlies. 90% van hierdie mense kan deur die gebruik van gehoor­apparate gehelp word.
Toets jou eie ore
Indien jy twyfel of jou gehoor nog na wense is, vra jouself die volgende vrae:
* Moet ek gereeld vir mense vra om te herhaal wat hulle gesê het?
* Sukkel ek om ‘n gesprek te volg as ek in ‘n groepsituasie verkeer?
* Sukkel ek om te hoor as ek nie vir die spreker kyk nie?
* Klink dit vir my asof mense mompel of onduidelik praat?
* Vind ek dit moeilik om te hoor as ek in plekke is soos in ‘n restaurant, winkelkompleks of vergadering?
* Sukkel ek om vroue en kinders se stemme te hoor?
* Stel ek die televisie of radio op ‘n harder volume as ander in die huis?
* Hoor ek ‘n gesuis of ‘n gefluit in my ore?
Indien jy ja geantwoord het op enige van hierdie vrae, kan jy gerus ‘n gehoorsentrum besoek vir ‘n volledige gehoor-evaluasie.
Wat behels ‘n gehoortoets?
‘n Gehoortoets sluit ‘n lug-, beengeleiding en spraakdiskriminasietoets in wat in ‘n klankdigte vertrek gedoen word. ‘n Volledige gehoortoets en konsultasie duur sowat ‘n uur en ‘n half. Na afloop van die gehoortoets sal jou akoestikus/oudioloog kan bepaal of jy ‘n gehoorverlies het, sowel as die graad en moontlike oorsaak van die verlies. Hy/sy sal jou na ‘n oor-, neus- en keelspesialis verwys indien nodig of die verskillende gehoorapparaat-opsies aan jou bekendstel.
Indien jy ‘n afspraak vir ‘n gehoortoets wil maak, kontak JJC Kruger en Vennote by (016) 423 3553 (Vereeniging), (016) 981 0328 (Vanderbijlpark) of 0860 GEHOOR.
Pet photo competition by the SPCA
VEREENIGING. – The Vereeniging SPCA is launching a photo competition. The aim is to run it over 12 months, get 12 winners and enough photos to cover each day of the year.
Then they want to compile a calendar for 2014 with all the animals featured.
- You may enter as often as you want, but each entry should be in its own envelope.
Entries are R20 each.
- Refer your entry to the particular month – each month will run a month in arrears, i.e. March photo’s submitted will be for February.
- Photos of pets only.
- Photo’s may be no smaller than 4” by 6” and no larger than 5” by 7”.
All images must be high resolution, minimum 300 dpi.
- All images must be the original work of the entrant.
- A monthly winner will be chosen for every calendar month and that winner will be announced at the end of the following month.
The monthly winner will be announced in Ster.
- The Vereeniging SPCA reserves the right to refuse any entry if the photo is of poor quality or unsuitable.
- The competition starts 1 February and ends 30 January 2013.
- The monthly winners will all be invited to a final showdown where the Pet of the Year will be chosen.
- All entries will be posted on the Vereeniging SPCA website and Facebook page.
- Entries and payments can be made at the Three Rivers Vet in Three Rivers and the SPCA offices in Duncanville.
The winner will receive front page on the calendar, 12 bags of pet food, inoculation and deworming for a year, a luxury bed for the winning pet, 10 grooming sessions for the year and a lead and collar.
* For more information and to get your application form contact the Vereeniging SPCA on (016) 422-1505.
VANDERBIJLPARK.- Amoret Pienaar en Isabel Erwee van die Engeltjie­tyd- kleuterskool in SE 1 het in Desember ongeveer 300 kinders se harte verbly met pragtigte Kersgeskenke, lekker eetgoed en tonne liefde.
Elke pleegkind, asook ander kinders onder Geestegesondheid (Vaal­driehoek) se sorg het `n geskenk ontvang.
Geestesgesondheid (Vaaldriehoek) bedank graag hierdie twee besondere dames en die ouers van Engeltjietyd-kleuterskool wat die funksie moontlik gemaak het.
Die funksie se reëlings het sowat drie maande se beplanning en koördinering geverg.
“Die partytjie is aangevul deur lekkergoedpakkie-geskenke deur Globe Tree en in besonder wil ons vir Mariana Botha bedank asook vir Global Tree wat vir ons `n donasie van R20 000 geskenk het, waarmee ons skooltassies en skryfbehoeftes vir ons kinders gekoop het,” sê ‘n woordvoerder van Geestesgesondheid.
Geestegesondheid (Vaaldriehoek) wil namens elke kind wat iets ontvang het, baie dankie sê, asook aan die personeel van die organisasie.
“Dit was ’n wonderlike voorreg om die blydskap en verwondering op hierdie kinders se gesigte te sien. Dankie dat julle dit vir ons moontlik gemaak het,” sê Geestesgesondheid se woordvoerder.
New team member for Hospice
VEREENIGING. – Wide Horizon Hospice says they are delighted to welcome a new highly experienced fund-raiser to their team, Allison Gallo.
Allison has many years experience in fundraising, establishing relationships with her community and donors alike.
Allison’s career started as a per-sonal assistant to a director at FNB, but her interest in working in the charity sector was always calling.
She left the Corporate world and joined Cotlands where she spent nearly 10 years.
She then joined Sparrows Schools and after two years at these schools, her dream of moving to Henley-on-Klip was realised and she started to look for work closer to home as her son was due to start University in Vanderbijlpark.
“After 13 years of working in the children’s sector, I have gracefully accepted a new and exciting position with Wide Horizon Hospice, which will provide me with an opportunity to focus my efforts on a different cause, she said.
“We are looking forward to the new dimension that Allison will bring to Wide Horizon and I am sure that she will become a valued member of the team.
“I am also sure that Allison will enjoy the support of the Vaal as I have over the years,” says Gail Heasley, General Manager at Wide Horizon Hospice.
HENLEY-ON-KLIP. – Cordale Stud and Stables recently attended the Eastern Cape Welsh Championships in Cradock. According to Dale Brits, instructor and owner of Cordale, it was a great and very successful show.
Bukkenburg Garth, owned by Brits and shown by Alex Steenbeek returned with their title of Supreme Champion Welsh under Saddle for the second year running.
Alex also drove for National Stud, winning the Girls Fine Harness. Llaneli Ballerina, owned and shown by Veronique Opperman, walked away with a fifth in the Supreme championships, as well as many other prizes.
Henrich Kruger, riding Ben Hur Gerald for the National stud, did very well. He did not receive anything less than fourth class in any of his classes.
This same pony, however, returned with the title of Supreme Welsh in hand on show.
“Congratulations to all the riders, once again you have made me proud,” says Brits.