Mandela Day: Make your 67 minutes count

MAKE your 67 minutes count this Mandela Day, 18 July, and take part in one or more of the interesting events being hosted in the community.

MUSGRAVE CENTRE AND DAVENPORT SQUARE:

Local centres support Mandela Day initiative

MUSGRAVE Centre, Davenport Square and Springfield Value Centre will get actively involved in a group community initiative by running a campaign for Mandela Day, partnering with Adopt-a-School Foundation for the initiative.

Adopt-a-School Foundation is a non-profit organisation that supports the creation and enhancement of a conducive learning and teaching environments in disadvantaged schools. The school that will benefit from the collection is Maphumzana Primary School – based in Umlazi the school supports over 700 learners.

Each centre will focus on driving a particular item, but will accept any donations towards the school. Musgrave will be collecting books, Davenport Square will be collecting toys and Springfield Value Centre will collect blankets.

Participate in this cause and drop off your donations on 9, 10, 16 and 17 July at Davenport Square and Springfield Value Centre and 7 to 18 July at Musgrave Centre.

THE SUNFLOWER FUND:

Mandela Day Blood Drive

TO encourage people to do 67 minutes of community service for Mandela Day, the Durban North Blood Donor Centre (situated at Kensington Square, 53 Kensington Drive, Durban North) will hold a special blood drive on Monday, 18 July from 8am to 6pm.

The Sunflower Fund will be in attendance to educate and recruit 67 healthy and committed donors. Every donor will receive a special promotional gift and there will be lucky draws taking place throughout the day.

Should you wish to take part, contact the Durban Regional Office on 031 266 1148 or email mandy@sunflowerfund.org.za.

CHILD WELFARE DURBAN AND DISTRICT:

Help keep Madiba’s legacy alive this Mandela Day

CHILD Welfare Durban and District is calling on the public to be of service to humanity and respond to the basic needs of the neglected, orphaned and vulnerable children in Durban.

Help out with various tasks at the Welfare’s Child and Youth Care Centre, such as gardening, cleaning up and doing building maintenance work, or make donations.

To mark Mandela Day Child Welfare Durban and District hopes to make every day a Mandela Day.

Corporate organisations are encouraged to adopt any of the Child and Youth Care Centres as a Corporate Social Investment project, as part of their voluntary service for Nelson Mandela Day.

For more information on the various projects, contact Irene Okoye on 031 312 9313 or email: info@cwdd.org.za

SLEEPY HEADS BABIES:

Make and donate 67 SleepyHeads for Madiba Day

PROVIDE simple winter comforts like the 67 SleepyHead Babies for Madiba Day project this Mandela Day.

The initiative aims to provide a minimum of 67 warm and cuddly friends to those less fortunate children, who lack the opportunity of having toys that provide joy and comfort.

The overall concept of the project is a simple one, in that it asks of the crochet and knitting communities of South Africa to create their very own SleepyHead and donate it to Beverley’s work address in Musgrave, Durban.

The cut-off date for donations will be 13 July, thereafter, the distribution logistics will be finalised to which all the SleepyHeads will be allocated to various children homes on Mandela Day, 18 July. All the information you need to find out more on how you can get involved in this great initiative, is on the 67 Sleepyhead

Babies for Madiba Day Facebook page. There you will find examples of other SleepyHeads, tutorials on crocheting and knitting and all other relevant contact information.

UNION OF JEWISH WOMEN:

Dental health packs for young pupils

TO commemorate Mandela Day this month, the Union of Jewish Women (UJW) branches across the country will be delivering toothbrushes and toothpaste to thousands of young children at disadvantaged pre-primary and primary schools.

This is a special gesture for the little ones, many of whom may never have had their own toothbrushes. In addition to the products that the UJW will be distributing, Colgate will be donating 5 000 packs containing toothpaste, toothbrushes and educational material on dental health, and will send oral hygienists to four of the branches to accompany them to the schools.

The drop-off venue for donations is Durban Jewish Centre, 44 KE Masinga Road, Durban. Contact Evelyn on 031 335 4457 for additional information.

TAFTA:

Give 67 minutes or 67 items

TAFTA is the place to go this Mandela Day – your chance to change the world for the better by giving 67 minutes of your time or one of 67 items Tafta needs to brighten the lives of the older people in Tafta’s care.

Tafta has 13 residences and five lifestyle centres offering all kinds of opportunities to bring joy to elderly people – from serving teas and lunches to teaching crafts and treating oldies to manicures and pedicures. Please contact Pranisha on 031 332 3721 or email pranisha@tafta.org.za for more information.

If you can’t spare the time, visit Tafta’s website (www.tafta.org.za) and check out the 67 ideas of what is needed most at Tafta.

Donated items may be dropped off at Tafta Kings Hall, 80 Samora Machel Street, Durban. Mark donations for attention Fatima, Donations Controller, or call Fatima on 031 332 3721 to arrange for collection.

HOLAH:

Lots of Mandela Day ideas

THE community can help HOLAH baby house with many different projects this Mandela Day.

Collect food items to make up 67 bags of surprises, collect books for creches HOLAH supports, design a flyer for one of HOLAH’s projects, host a photoshoot for the HOLAH Babies Love Photos, collect tins of food and other items to help HOLAH feed Umlazi V Section and become a monthly donor, to help HOLAH reach its 67 donors.

Use your 67 minutes to help create a vegetable garden at HOLAH, or treat the staff and babies to a day out, lunch party or dinner party.

Help with hosting a drive to collect old shoes, formula (Infacare 1 and 2), nappies (Pampers size 2, 3, 4 and 5) and stationery, which will be donated to a school in Umlazi. You could also collect baby clothes for HOLAH’s babies. Email Kim for a list of items needed on kim@likhonithemba.co.za or contact 083 232 5501.

Help HOLAH feed its babies by doing a food drive. Email Kim for a shopping list. HOLAH is also in need of Mikey OT equipment. If you can help, email or contact Kim.

FOR GOOD:

Get some Mandela Day event ideas

FEELING stuck about what to do for Mandela Day? Visit www.forgood.co.za – an online platform that connects passionate people with accredited causes.

“There are some fantastic causes doing great work across the country, all of them need help in one way or another – be it a volunteer’s time, goods or services,” says Andy Hadfield, CEO of forgood.

Browse through forgood’s list of opportunities to make your 67 minutes count. You and your colleagues could chip in to sponsor classroom equipment, donate winter clothes or file tax returns for an NGO – the possibilities to add real value this Mandela Day are endless.

Visit forgood (www.forgood.co.za) and choose from a list of curated Mandela Day options to volunteer your time, donate goods or create an offer.

DURBAN CHILD AND YOUTH CARE CENTRE

Make a donation to the Durban Child and Youth Care Centre for Mandela Day.

Help the Centre provide for the basic needs of the orphaned and vulnerable children in its care by donating R67 to feed one child for four days, R670 to feed one child for a month, R6 700 to feed 10 children for a month or R67 000 to feed all 82 children in its care.

Visit the Mandela Day campaign link: https://www.forgood.co.za/Campaign/Index/Mandela-Day-2016