{"id":4826,"date":"2021-07-18T16:58:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T15:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/weybridge\/?p=4826"},"modified":"2023-07-26T08:21:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T07:21:04","slug":"mandeladay2021-soroptimists-in-southern-region-cherish-a-south-africa-friendship-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/weybridge\/2021\/07\/18\/mandeladay2021-soroptimists-in-southern-region-cherish-a-south-africa-friendship-link\/","title":{"rendered":"#MandelaDay2021 Soroptimists in Southern Region cherish a South Africa Friendship Link"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-560\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/weybridge\/latest-news\/img_4569\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-560\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/weybridge\/files\/2017\/05\/IMG_4569-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Monument Green, Weybridge\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/weybridge\/files\/2017\/05\/IMG_4569-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/weybridge\/files\/2017\/05\/IMG_4569-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/weybridge\/files\/2017\/05\/IMG_4569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SI Weybridge and District club covers areas in Elmbridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"section position-relative section clearfix text-dark bg-blue-lighter pb-4 pb-md-5 pt-4 pt-md-5 \" style=\"font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif;background-color: #f5fbfe !important;padding-top: 3rem !important;padding-bottom: 3rem !important;color: #343a40 !important\">\n<div class=\"clearfix container\" style=\"width: 1140px;padding-right: 15px;padding-left: 15px;margin-right: auto;margin-left: auto;max-width: 1140px\">\n<div id=\"block-9314\" class=\"matrix-heading text-center\" style=\"text-align: center !important\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"University of Johannesburg Community Engagement Team making every day a Mandela Day\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UqxwZassUF0?start=9&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section position-relative section clearfix text-dark bg-blue-lighter pb-4 pb-md-5 \" style=\"font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif;background-color: #f5fbfe !important;padding-bottom: 3rem !important;color: #343a40 !important\">\n<div class=\"clearfix d-md-flex container\" style=\"width: 1140px;padding-right: 15px;padding-left: 15px;margin-right: auto;margin-left: auto;max-width: 1140px\">\n<div class=\"card-img-overlay bg-blue-lighter col-md-6 px-0 h-50 h-md-100 d-none d-md-block\" style=\"width: 951.5px;flex: 0 0 50%;max-width: 50%;height: 296px;text-align: left;padding: 1.25rem 0px !important 1.25rem 0px !important\"><span style=\"font-weight: 900\">Communities across the world are affected<\/span> by the spread of Covid-19, which has hit every economy, causing new social and economic challenges and exacerbating old ones. 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