They were happy and had reason to be because these VIP guests were guaranteed to Pick a Box. Liezel Genis stands with Miss Benoni Jennifer de Beer, MC Paul Rotherham, Brenda van Heerden and Trevor Kalidheen.
Three, two, one… that was the countdown for noon on Saturday afternoon when Caxton Radio Benoni was officially launched to members of the public.
Plenty of prizes were won at the event which was held at Northmead Square.
Our VIP guests, Trevor Kalidheen, Brenda van Heerden and Liezel Genis (they won through a Facebook competition) were among the 30 people who played Pick a Box.
This concept was simple under the guidance of Paul Rotherham who asked Miss Benoni 2017 Jennifer de Beer, to send around a box filled with 30 pieces of paper, each containing a number for those who wanted to play Pick a Box.
The contestants then joined Rotherham on stage and picked one of 30 boxes.
Caxton central East Rand business manager Linda Pretorius was behind the scene taking the prizes from inside the box for de Beer to present to the winners.
Here are some of the prizes which were won:
• Asiago: Pizzas
• Aura Beaute Salon: Bio Sculpture Gel overlay
• Blink: Voucher
• Café Bellini: Meal voucher
• Café Mirosta: Gift vouchers
• Casbah Roadhouse: Food voucher
• Essence Hair and Beauty: Cut and blow-wave
• Eve Estates: Health Hydro Spa voucher
• Grapes Pub and Restaurant: Food vouchers
• Grid & Grill: Voucher
• Hair Goalz: Cut, colour and blow
• Harcourts: Lakeside Mall voucher
• Hayward Diamonds: Necklace
• Hayward Holdings: Housewarming hamper
• Jan Jordaan: Housewarming hamper
• Liquor City: Wines
• McGinty’s: Voucher
• Monarch: Voucher
• Oakfields Pick n Pay: Gift cards
• PNA: Gift vouchers
• Pick n Pay Farrarmere: Six bottles of wine
• Rampage modelling: Six modelling vouchers
• Remax: Lakeside Mall vouchers
• Remax Randgro: Two Checkers vouchers
• Ribbon Stencil Décor: Discount voucher for printing
• Shakti Shanti Boutique: Voucher
• Sorbet Farrarmere/Northmead Square: Vouchers
• Superior Cell and Computers: Iron
• Superior Cell and Computers: Kettle
• The Secret Garden Restaurant: Gift voucher
• Your Family Magazine: Five cookbooks
• Zodiac: PnP voucher
DJ Voltrex also played at the event and got the crowd dancing with them.
Festival @ St Dunstan’s general access tickets were also given to several people.
Some participants read about the Pick a Box event in the Benoni City Times, while others were shoppers who saw a crowd gathered near the escalators and stopped to see what was happening.
Rotherham also asked a few questions about The Festival and Caxton Radio, which the crowd answered together.
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Benoni AH resident Brenda van Heerden, who was a VIP guest, won a sorbet voucher worth R1 045. She stands with Jennifer de Beer.
Petit resident Colin van Jaarsveld poses with Miss Benoni 2017 Jennifer de Beer. He won a Grapes Pub and Grill voucher worth R500.
Carol Buicendhe, from Farrarmere, won a housewarming hamper from Jan Jordaan worth R500. Miss Benoni 2017 Jennifer de Beer is with her.
Miss Benoni 2017, Jennifer de Beer is seen with Ilse Nortje from Farrarmere won the Aura Beaute Salon Bio Sculpture Gel overlay to the value of R400.
Paul Rotherham talks to Kian Kalidheen (17) about which box he wants to choose.
Randburg resident Senzo Khumalo won the Hayward Diamonds necklace valued at R850. He is seen with Miss Benoni 2017, Jennifer de Beer.
Bongani Mbonani from Daveyton won a R300 voucher to enjoy at the Secret Garden. He stands with Jennifer de Beer.
Jurrien Wostvig (17) from Northmead won a R250 Oakfields Pick ‘n Pay voucher. Miss Benoni 2017, Jennifer de Beer, is posing with him.
Louisa Bianchina won a grocery voucher worth R200, sponsored by Zodiac Property. She is accompanied by Jennifer de Beer, Miss Benoni 2017.
Miss Benoni 2017, Jennifer de Beer is seen with the lucky winner Michele Bamford who won a Grapes Pub and restaurant R500 voucher.
Amelia Stiglingh and Brenda van Heerden from Benoni AH attended the Caxton Radio public launch at Northmead Square.
Marie-Louise and Ava (3) de Jager from Northmead won the Hayward Holdings, house warming hamper (R1 000). They are seen with Dave Hayward who sponsored the prize and Jennifer de Beer.
Benoni AH resident, Amelia Stiglingh won the Shakti Shanti Boutique gift voucher valued at R500.
Erving de Beer with his granddaughter and Miss Benoni 2017, Jennifer de Beer. The Crystal Park resident won a Sunbeam kettle.
VIP guest Liezel Genis from Northmead won a R250 gift voucher from PnP.
DJ Voltrex, Aaron Ngwenya and Nkosi Sibanda with Paul Rotherham.
Miss Benoni 2017, Jennifer de Beer stands with one of the sponsors, Dave Hayward from Hayward Holdings.
Northmead resident Monique Marx won a bottle of Laborie Merlot/Cabernet 2017 worth R380 from Liquor City. She is posing with Miss Benoni 2017, Jenifer de Beer.
Ray Garakera from Northmead won a Sunbeam iron. Jennifer de Beer stands with him for the photograph.
DJ Voltrex takes a photograph with the crowd during their performance.
Jonty Cornes won a microblading voucher from Blink worth R1 150. He is with Jennifer de Beer.
Becinah Sebanda from Northmead won a Pick n Pay voucher worth R250. She is with Jennifer de Beer.
Jennifer de Beer with Melanie Boshoff who won a R500 voucher from Casbah Roadhouse.
Miss Benoni 2017 is smiling for a photo with Ester de Beer. The Cloverdene resident won a Grapes Pub and Grill voucher worth R500.
VIP guest Trevor Kalidheen won a Sorbet Farrarmere/Northmead Square voucher. He is pictured with Jennifer de Beer.
Prizes were up for grabs at the Pick a Box event which was held at Northmead Square on April 21.
Petit resident, Richard Craddock won the Essence hair and Beauty cut and blow-wave (R350), he is seen with Jennifer de Beer.
Niel Lammerding from Cloverdene stands with Paul Rotherham as he picks a box. His box won him a R250 voucher from PnP.
Rynfield residents, Queenie and Olive (4) Sikhosana stands with Laston Nota. The three were shopping at Northmead Square when they decided to be spectators at the Pick a Box event.
Jean-Pierre de Jager with little Marlou (5) from Northmead won a Hair Goalz voucher worth R1 400. Miss Benoni 2017, Jennifer de Beer, posed with the father-son duo for a photo.
Richard and his mom, Kathy Craddock saw the advert about the Pick a Box event in the Benoni City Times. The two waited from 10.30am for the event to start.
Petit resident Kay Childs, posing with Jennifer de Beer, on a Health Hydro Day Spa pamper for one voucher.
The de Jager family saw the Pick a Box event advertised in the City Times newspaper and decided they wanted to win prizes, which they indeed did. Seen here is Marie-Louise, Ewan (10 months), Jean-Pierre, Ava (3) and Marlou (5).
Kian (17), Trevor, Sharitha and Nevan (13) Kalidheen from Brakpan attended the Pick a Box event. Trevor was one of the VIP guests.
Sharitha Kalidheen won a Sorbet voucher valued at R1 045. She is seen here with Jennifer de Beer.
Kathy Craddock was overjoyed when she won the Checkers voucher valued at R500 sponsored by Remax Rangro. She is seen with Jennifer de Beer.
The Liquor City Laborie 1.5l Merlot/Sauvignon blanc was won by Riaan van den Berg, pictured with Jennifer de Beer.
Paul Rotherham, who was the MC for the day, speaks to Miss Benoni 2017, Jennifer de Beer, about her journey as Miss Benoni.
James Bamford won a R500 voucher from Grid and Grill. He is seen here with Miss Benoni 2017, Jennifer de Beer.
Joan Gronert is seen with Miss Benoni 2017, Jennifer de Beer. Gronert was the lucky winner of the Sorbet Farrarmere/Northmead Square voucher valued at R1 045.
