#SALockdown: Provide a helping hand to Domino Foundation
Like every other NPO, The Domino Foundation has had to close its doors to all volunteers for the duration.
IN these days of lockdown, there are many whose giving hearts are being frustrated because they do not have access to the needy people who, in normal times, depend to a great extent on the volunteers’ generosity with their time, skills, knowledge and experience.
Like every other NPO, The Domino Foundation has had to close its doors to all volunteers for the duration.
“We can’t put a price on how invaluable our volunteers are to all our programmes which touch almost 12000 lives every day. Their help allows us to plan our programme schedules and activities effectively, but the Covid-19 has put a temporary stop to that,” said Marketing Manager, Karen Brokensha.
For now, the making of sandwiches which make up part of Domino’s Feeding programme, which delivers 4500 daily to schools and ECD centres in North Durban, the city itself and in the South Basin, is on hold.
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Volunteers who travel to township schools to implement the foundation’s literacy programme have parked their cars; the people who love nothing more than to play with toddlers at the Babies’ Home are wondering when they will be able to connect with the little friends again.
Karen said: “We also had to cancel our school holiday community service weeks where teenagers from schools around the city would normally have had the chance to engage with Domino’s impacting the lives of disadvantaged and marginalised members of the community. These times often are the spark which ignites a passion to do more and to offer to volunteer.”
Karen said she will be waiting to hear from all the faithful members of the volunteers ‘brigade’ once the lockdown is over and from prospective new volunteers.
“If anything, the needs will be even greater then, this time is affecting vulnerable people severely and we will need more willing hands and hearts!” said Karen.
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Karen can be contacted at marketing@domino.org.za.
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