ADDING to the fun at the Trail of Lights, NPO, Hero777 hand painted 250 rocks which were hidden in the Botanic Gardens for children to find on Saturday, December 18.
The Christmas Rock Hunt continues on December 24, when beautifully hand painted Christmas rocks can once again, be found along the Trail.
The rock hunt also has a deeper meaning said Janet Legemaat and Janice Magree of Hero 777. They were stationed outside the Durban Botanic Gardens on December 11 to greet families at the door and tell them about the rock hunt.
“The rock hunt aims to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation. We thought that if we painted something and the children got to enjoy it, hopefully the parents would read the back of the rock and share photos on social media to help us raise awareness,” she said.
The rocks have the NPO’s details painted on the back. The idea is for children to find the rocks, keep their favourite rock and hide the rest for other children to seek out.
“We had about eight volunteers who helped us paint the rocks,” said Legemaate.
This is not the first time Hero 777 has raised awareness at the Botanic Gardens. In August, the Hero 777 team launched a memorial garden to raise awareness about organ donation. When Legemaate discovered an existing plaque, she was determined to make the memorial a more prominent and meaningful place. Her son, Matthew was an organ recipient, after waiting almost seven years for a heart and bi-lateral lung transplant and Legemaate wanted to create a space to show her gratitude. Magree, stepped in to help design the garden, which is located next to the Visitors Complex at the Durban Botanic Gardens.
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