{"id":21578,"date":"2026-06-04T14:41:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/?p=21578"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:44:24","slug":"sharing-smiles-at-st-lukes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/sharing-smiles-at-st-lukes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing Smiles at St Luke\u2019s\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Debs &amp; Squires recently visited St Luke\u2019s Home, delivering much-needed pantry items and spending meaningful time with the residents.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The visit was filled with warmth and joy as the students shared donuts, songs, and special moments with the incredible residents, who are lovingly cared for by a dedicated team of nurses and carers. Many of the residents live with physical and mental disabilities and have sadly been abandoned by their families.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">With recent government funding cuts, St Luke\u2019s now relies more than ever on the support of the community to continue the remarkable work they do.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Thank you to everyone who supports the Debs &amp; Squires through fundraisers and donations. Your generosity helps make visits like these possible and reminds us that, together, we can truly make a difference.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21581\" src=\"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/708537108_1591945216268973_1678192733292609356_n.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/708537108_1591945216268973_1678192733292609356_n.webp 719w, https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/708537108_1591945216268973_1678192733292609356_n-1x1.webp 1w, https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/708537108_1591945216268973_1678192733292609356_n-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Debs &amp; Squires recently visited St Luke\u2019s Home, delivering much-needed pantry items and spending meaningful time with the residents. The visit was filled with warmth and joy as the students shared donuts, songs, and special moments with the incredible residents, who are lovingly cared for by a dedicated team of nurses and carers. Many&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21578"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21586,"href":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21578\/revisions\/21586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtonballito.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}