Pink Trees for Pauline, a country-wide organisation is now also operating in Springs to raise awareness for cancer.
“The 12 dynamic women of the Springs’ Pink Trees for Pauline are like a close-knit family,” says Toinette Botha, member of the organisation.
She laughingly added that although they are a group of women, any man’s help and support would be more than welcome.
Established national organisations like Reach for Recovery and Wings of Hope are in cahoots with Pink Trees, they also have a baby organisation that recently started like the cancer Support Group for Springs.
They already obtained permission for their campaign to wrap all the trees on the Paul Kruger Highway and Nigel Road from September 24 to November 8 with their unique pink material.
Toinette urges the people of Springs to also wrap their poles, trees or pillars from September 24 to November 8.
Pink Trees are in the process of registering as a NPO (Non-profit organisation) and aims to get all of the schools in Springs involved.
She says the Springs branch is in serious need of funds, as 80% of funds raised within the town will be allocated to the cancer sufferers in our community.
The community can help them by buying the pink material from them for R20 per meter.
They also want the entire community to join in the campaign by wrapping their trees outside their houses or businesses.
A competition will be held for the school with the best presentation of their wrapped trees, as well as the best private residential homes and the best businesses taking part in the campaign.
Prizes will be given to the three best photos in the categories.
Send photos of your pink trees for the competition to newerascrap@gmail.com or whatsapp it to Tutti Meadon on 082 921 5723.
After the community used the pink material, they can either donate it back to Pink Trees or keep it for their own use.
“It will not go to waste,” says Toinette, “we can give it to various organisations for breast cancer women to use.”
Why Pauline?
The organistion started when Carol-Ann van Jaarsveld, one of the founders of Pink Trees, lost her mother and grandmother to cancer and both were named Pauline.
Why Pink?
To many people pink is an expression of new life and through this project, new life becomes a possibility.
Pink Trees for Pauline aims to unite people, businesses and towns throughout South Africa and Namibia and also improve the lives of those living with cancer.
Toinette says Pink Trees are in the process of registering as a NPO (Non-profit organisation) and aims to get all of the schools in Springs involved.
You can phone 082 828 2699 or 083 293 1001 to arrange for the material to be picked up at New Era Scrap, 12 Bell Street, New Era. You can also chat to them about other locations to buy the fabric.
