BCT Winter Wish List grows

As winter draws closer, 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.

Project Feed the Children (Cloverdene and Emaphupheni campuses):

• Stationery items, mattresses, LPG gas, blankets and food items, including 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 contents, meat and animal feed; blankets; toiletries such as toilet paper, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, razors and facecloths.

Contact the office: 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, tooth paste, 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.

To possibly be added to the list, email benonicitytimes@caxton.co.za