Charities network to spoil girls from Jackson’s Drift
The girls were showered with goodie bags, clothing, food parcels, nail-painting, jewellery-making and a yummy lunch and so much more at Misty River
THE Rebecca Pillay Foundation, in corroboration with the Chayil Foundation, Dignity Dreams and The Misty River, went the extra mile on Saturday, July 9, to spoil the young girls from the Jackson’s Drift settlement.
Deon Pillay, from the foundation, told the CHRONICLE that the organisation is named after his late mother, who also celebrated her birthday on July 9, which is why the foundation saw it fit to treat every young girl like an absolute princess on that day.
Deon’s wife, Jeanice, went the extra mile in making a huge difference in the lives of these girls.
Not only did Jeanice and her team from the Rebecca Pillay Foundation treat every young girl like absolute princesses but they showered them with love and the knowledge of the most spectacular motivational speakers, one being Jeanice herself, as well as representatives from Dignity Dreams and the Chayil Foundation.
The girls were treated with goodie bags, clothing, food parcels, nail-painting, jewellery-making, a yummy lunch and much more, at Misty River.
Rene Parker and Robyn le Roux, from the Chaylil Foundation, also invested the time to be part of a morning that helped the young girls to celebrate womanhood.
Parker explained how Kay Ross, from Dignity Dreams, donated Dignity Dreams packs, to ensure that the girls don’t miss any schooling due to menstruation.
The girls were given demonstrations on how to use rewashable sanitary pads, that last up to three years. It was established that many of these girls miss school as they lack the basic necessities and toiletries needed to get through their menstruation cycles every month.
“Dignity Dreams delivered an educational and inspirational talk on the importance of education, dreams and aspirations,” said Parker.
”Thanks to the benefactors who are ensuring that our girls are being educated and are able to stay in school,” said Parker.
Parker wrote a snippet on the charity outreach in the form of a fairy tale on Facebook: “In a far far away land lived a beautiful princess, Jeanice Pillay, who worked together with amazing lords and ladies and her prince charming husband, Deon Pillay, from the castle The Rebecca Pillay Foundation. Together they served God by making the lives of 110 special young ladies of the land ‘Jacksons Drift Squatter Camp’ a day to remember by crowning them all princesses for the day.
”These 110 princesses were treated to an amazing day of motivational speeches and play by Princess Jeanice and her lords and ladies, and were also given Dignity Dream packs and beautiful motivational speeches and demonstrations on how to use these re-washable sanitary pads that last up to three years.
”They were also spoilt with beautiful goodie bags full of toiletries that every teenage girls dreams of and to help them and their families they were given food hampers.
”While Prince Deon prepared their lunch with his merry men, the princesses were treated to jewellery-making, nail-painting and ball games.
”There were also some high ladies and gentlemen who came from far and wide to celebrate this beautiful day at the Misty River Venue, with Halls and Gardens only fit for our princesses.
”Jeanice and the Rebecca Pillay Foundation, God has truly blessed you in the lives of all the 110 girls from Jacksons Drift Squatter Camp. Thank you, may the Lord be with you always.”
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