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Have a heart this winter

Submissions continue to stream in as organisations and charities ask for assistance from the Benoni community. The City Times is giving local charities and non-profit organisations an opportunity to submit their needs for the annual Benoni City Times Winter Wish List. These will be published on a regular basis throughout the winter season. The Almond …

Submissions continue to stream in as organisations and charities ask for assistance from the Benoni community.

The City Times is giving local charities and non-profit organisations an opportunity to submit their needs for the annual Benoni City Times Winter Wish List.

These will be published on a regular basis throughout the winter season.

The Almond Tree Baby Home (Northmead):

• Baby items: formula, wet wipes and nappies; general household groceries, blankets and prepaid electricity. Contact: Charmaine McQueen on 011 425 2100 or 082 390 1705.

Cornucopia Outreach (Western Extension):

• Groceries: tinned foods, flour, rice, teas and coffees; clothing; furniture and household goods for the charity shop. Contact: office 011 420 1691.

Project Feed the Children (Cloverdene and Emaphupheni campuses):

• Stationery items, mattresses, LPG gas and blankets. Food items: tinned food, mealie meal and vegetables.

Contact: the office on 082 446 0546.

The Manger Care Centre (Brentwood Park):

• Blankets, building contractors for residential units to cater for more homeless people, and bunk beds or single mattresses; food, ranging from vegetables, soya and mealie meal, to tinned food; clothes.

Contact: Andrew Wessels on 011 747 8700.

Siyasiza (Farrarmere):

• Food: vegetables, rice, samp, mealie meal, starch, poultry, dairy products, meat and animal feed; blankets; and toiletries.

Contact: the office on 011 969 6035 or Carol Foster on 083 327 6415.

Benoni SPCA (Lakefield):

• Blankets, dog jackets, food for dogs and cats, collars and leads; food bins.

Contact: 011 894 2814.

Life Choices Pregnancy Centre (Farrarmere):

• Toiletries: wet wipes, powder, cream, Vaseline, bum cream, shampoo, soap, nappies, breast pads,

maternity pads, roll-on, deodorant, toothpaste, nipple cream and soap.

Contact: Lauren Jee on 074 953 9106.

Friends of Martin de Porres (Etwatwa):

• Blankets, mealie meal and Sunlight soap.

Contact: Marilyn Smith on 082 804 2627.

Namaqua Dog and Donkey Foundation (Benoni):

• Dry dog food, blankets and donations.

Contact: Sharon Roe on 082 893 5087.

Home-Start (Farrarmere):

• Clothing, blankets, bric-à-brac and non-perishable food.

Contact: Dee Carton-Barber on 011 845 1116 or 082 571 5619.

Western Extension Community Association (Western Extension):

• Non-perishable food, blankets, clothes, shoes, asthma pumps and surgical gloves.

Contact: Julie Venner on 082 497 1997.

To have your charity included, email Khutso Maphatsoe at khutsom@caxton.co.za.

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