Church raises more than R900 for charity at Glenwood Christmas market
About 200 people attended the community building event.
THE Port Natal Citadel raised raised R955 for iThemba Lethu with a festive market on December 16.
Citadel’s marketing co-ordinator, Karen Brokensha said the sum of money was raised from the R5 entry fee for the market, which included a shopping bag sponsored by The Robin Hood Foundation.
“We were delighted with attendance. There were more than 200 people,” she said.
Citadel is home to a multi-church collaboration, including the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, City, Gate Church, Rise and Shine Congelese Community Church and the Emmanuel Care Centre. It is best known for feeding the nearby homeless community.
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The market was intended to be affordable and inclusive to the community. There was food and coffee on sale as well as a range of local traders who sold various items including artwork, bags and jewellery. Everything on sale was priced at R50 or below.
“The market was intended as a community building initiative. It’s the start of the multicultural church facility, using the venue as a platform to invest in families, businesses and community. We know the R50 concept made it affordable for shoppers and resourceful for traders. It was a winning combination,” said Brokensha.
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She added that the Denis Hurley Centre Street Lit book vendors also sold a selection of second-hand books at the market.
“It has been such a challenging and traumatic year for so many, so this is a time to be thoughtful, thrifty and good to the earth,” she said.
“The stalls were in the hall as well as outside. Parking was on the street and car guards were in attendance. All gate proceeds will go to iThemba Lethu, a non-profit-organisation that serves vulnerable children and families in Manor Gardens/Cato Manor,” she said.
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