Madiba day at Childline
Madiba day is fast approaching and Childline has a number of ways in which you can spend your 67 minutes and help a child in need. Please call Lynne Cawood, the Gauteng Childline Director at 011 6452000 if you want to get involved in any way.
ALBERTON- Madiba day is fast approaching and Childline has a number of ways in which you can spend your 67 minutes and help a child in need.
Here are the options:
You can’t leave your office but you’d like to do “something”:
• Buy a Madiba Day memory on-line.
• Collect goodies from your colleagues and friends…
You could collect, package and deliver
• Play Therapy materials to assist children undergoing therapy.
• Childline takes in children at night in emergency situations and needs food, nappies and clothes for all ages.
• Leaders training. Every year 75 underprivileged children have an opportunity to attend the Childline leadership programme. They need branded T-shirts and caps, plastic cutlery and crockery, tinned food, juices and snacks.
• Office stationery to keep records of services rendered.
• Cleaning materials.
• Tea, coffee, sugar etc., a gift voucher from a retailer will also work.
If you can help with some big stuff Childline sure would appreciate it!
• They need to replace 26 very old computers within the next year.
• Cameras to record all the lovely Madiba Day activities; more donors require that we submit photographs as proof of our activities.
• A small fridge and microwave for the Diepsloot office.
• Eight small oil heaters for the community-based office.
Do you want to get your hands dirty?
• Childline training room needs a projector mounted on the roof and a draw down screen for the training activities.
• New curtains, new “nested” tables or repairs to existing table (sanding, etc).
• Window washing on the third floor, only for the brave! You’ll have to sign an indemnity form.
• Floor tiles for the Soweto office: Marley Tiles or similar 180m²
• Carpet cleaning and/or new carpets for offices – 690m² for Childline offices
• Carpet Cleaning at Sunlight Safe House:
o Children’s Room 66.04m²
o Offices 78m²
• SSH roof garden – fake grass 241m² and weather-proof garden furniture.
• Painting (believe it or not) on the outside of the Katlehong office. They also need a sink and kitchen tap and the plumbing.
If you would like to get involved in a specific community-based office, the needs are as follows:
Soweto
Garden spruce up; floor tiles for reception 180m²; mounting of TV aerial for waiting area; glasses, mugs, dishtowels and cleaning materials; office chair.
Orange Farm
Two computers; mugs, plates, glasses, spoons; play therapy equipment: dolls, play dough, building blocks.
Tembisa
Three small oil heaters; four computers; four camping chairs and fold-up table (for community events and displays); camera.
Sebokeng
Four computers; rug for reception area; filing cabinets – hanging files; two small office desks with drawers; plastic storage boxes; one small oil heater; plastic cups, mugs, glasses, plates, two small cooking pots; camera.
Katlehong
One computer; painting of outside of office; ink, taps and plumbing.
Diepsloot
Microwave, fridge; play therapy equipment.
Auction Action Day on July 18, between 12:00 and 15:00.
For the Madiba Day Auction, any donations of items that can be used for the 67 minute auction. For example, restaurant vouchers, spa vouchers, vintage stuff, actually anything that you can think of, will be most welcome.
Join Childline on Madiba Day for this annual auction, it really is fun and you could get some great bargains!
Call Lynne Cawood, the Gauteng Childline Director, on 011 6452000 if you want to get involved in any way.
