CARING LEGACY

FATIMA Hoosen, director of St John Eye Care, and Cathy Dedman, St John Durban Centre manager, look at some of the historical memorabilia on display at the St John Day Celebration at the DLI hall. The celebration of the birth of St John the Baptist, the patron saint of the Order of St John, is a day which typically closely coincides with the June solstice, and was held this year on Friday. It is also the date in 1955 when St John Ambulance and Eye Care moved to its current premises at 129 KE Masinga Rd, Durban. The oldest NGO in the world, St John provides first aid, eye care, healthcare and support services in 40 countries around the world making up the Order of St John, which is accredited to the UN.