Continue to support the Post a Can/Sandwich initiative

The Post a Can/Sandwich initiative needs the community’s support to continue assisting NPOs.

According to one of the volunteers, Natalina da Conceicao, the group is still collecting donations at the SPAR on Rietfontein Road every first Saturday of the month between 10am and noon.

Da Conceicao explained they did not collect items on the first Saturday of April because it was Easter, but will be doing a collection on April 10.

A group of friends initiated the project to assist charity organisations during the pandemic by collecting non-perishable foods and items such as toys and clothing. 

Since the volunteers started the initiative in July last year, they assisted charity organisations such as Chubby Chums, Kuselo Child and Youth Care Services, St Francis Care Centre, Kids Haven and Urban Ruins.

“We used to collect donations every Saturday. However, it became too taxing on the local community.

Now, we’re doing a collection once a month. Donations have been going slow, but we will persevere. We will do more collections if another grocery store will allow us to stand in front of their shop for two hours to gather necessities.

“Furthermore, we started a Post a Cake initiative where we approach bakeries to donate a cake, which will be distributed to a centre on our list,” she explained.

The volunteer thanked the community for helping them make the initiative successful.

“We would like to thank everybody who supported us. We couldn’t have done it without their assistance,” she added.

For more information, send an email to postasandwich@gmail.com or visit their Facebook page.

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