Fancourt shares warm winter love

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GEORGE NEWS AND VIDEO - Giving back makes one feel warm inside, and that was the idea behind Fancourt's scarf project.

The project, run in conjunction with George Child and Family Welfare, has been running for five years, but started out as a knee blanket project for the elderly.

Jenny Streicher and her team at Fancourt have been knitting up a storm since they started in April.

"It helped a great deal that the George Herald wrote about it, because people really came to the table with either wool or scarves they have knitted themselves," says Streicher.

They recently handed over the scarves to Sabine's Haven safe house in Blanco, a house for children put in foster care.

The team spent time playing with the children and gave each one a scarf. Sue du Toit of George Child and Family Welfare says they are very grateful for this project and look forward to the next time.

Streicher hopes they will be able to add a beanie next time.

Watch a video below.

Jenny Streicher and her team. From left are Karein Nicolaisen, George van Loggerenberg, Nadia Rudolf, Carl le Roux, Streicher, Sharon Mthethwa, Sue du Toit (George Child and Family Welfare) and Jeanette Majali.