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The community is encouraged to continue to help these Benoni charities with ongoing donations of essential items to help them serve the underprivileged:
• Children’s Hope Foundation (Outreach in Benoni and Boksburg):
Clothing, blankets and non-perishable foods. Contact: Sally Comins on 078 781 0812.
• Project Feed the Children (Cloverdene and Emaphupheni campuses):
Canned food, mielie meal, rice, cooking oil and sugar. Contact: Dumisani Madi on 071 307 9109 or 076 742 7109.
• iThemba Trauma Rape and Support Centre (Benoni):
Canned foods, clothing, blankets and toiletries. Contact: Makobedi Mofokeng on 011 422 4107.
• Benoni SPCA (Lakefield):
Cleaning utensils, paint, garden equipment, canned animal food and building necessities. Contact 011 894 2814.
• Friends of Martin de Porres (Etwatwa):
Blankets, mielie meal and Sunlight soap. Contact: Marilyn Smith on 082 804 2627.
• Home Start (Western Extension):
Non-perishable foods, blankets, jerseys, beanies and gloves. Contact: Dee Carton-Barber on 011 845 1116 or 082 571 5619.
• The Almond Tree Baby Home (Northmead):
Baby formula, wet wipes, baby shampoo, nappies, petroleum jelly, baby bouncy chairs, mielie meal, rice, canned foods and braai packs. Contact: Zina Rotherham on 065 300 2601.
• Benoni Van Rhyn Lions Club (Benoni):
Blankets for children from child-headed households. Contact: Vivien Hassett on 072 347 4874.
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• Oliver’s Village (Putfontein):
Non-perishable foods, clothes beanies, gloves and blankets. Contact: Lola Wortley on 011 748 6500.
• Kids Haven (Benoni)
Mielie meal, fruits, vegetables, cleaning supplies, toiletries, clothes and mattresses. 011 706 7959 or 083 442 7717.
• Western Extension Community Association (Western Extension):
Non-perishable food, blankets, clothes, shoes, asthma pumps and surgical gloves. Contact: Julie Venner on 082 497 1997.
• Life Choices Pregnancy Crisis Centre (Northmead):
Moms: Bath soaps, body lotions, roll-on, toothpaste and sanitary towels.
Babies: Baby soap, petroleum jelly, bum cream, nappy wipes, 6-12 months girls and boys clothes, summer and winter blankets, bibs, hats, socks, baby shoes (up until size four), prams, camping cots and baby toys (up until one year). Contact: Lauren Jee on 074 953 9106.
• Meals on Wheels Community Services South Africa (Rynfield)
Fruits, vegetables and non-perishable items. Contact 011 849 1811.
• Farrarmere Gardens Nursery Centre
Container to use as a classroom, non-perishable foods, fruits, vegetables, mattresses, blankets, stationery and cleaning supplies. Contact: Anna Khaba on 079 790 5793.
• Salvation Army Benoni
Soup ingredients (mainly vegetables and soup bones), bread/bread rolls, non-perishable and perishable foods, soy products, spreads for bread, toiletries. Contact 011 422 4418.
Other local charities/non-profit organisations can submit their wish list to khutsom@caxton.co.za for publication in the City Times.
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