Dis-Chem makes a difference in children’s lives
SUNNINGHILL– Dis-Chem Carlswald, along with Sunninghil and Woodmead collected donatios of more that R11 000 to meet the New Jerusalem Childrens Home wishlist.
Through their Gift Wrapping Christmas donations initiative, a number of Dis-Chem stores raised more than R11 000 to buy much-needed items for New Jerusalem Children’s Home.
Dis-Chem Woodmead, Sunninghill and Carlswald were involved in the initiative.
New Jerusalem Children’s Home filled up three shopping trollies of items at Dis-Chem Carlswald on 5 February.
Dis-Chem Carlswald’s cosmetics manager Phumzile Mahlangu, who led the initiative, explained that every December they get someone to come into the store to help with the wrapping of gifts, while wrapping, they also ask for donations from their customers to help a charity.
“After choosing an organisation, we then get permission to donate to them, which in this instance is the New Jerusalem Children’s Home, who agreed to be a part of our initiative. New Jerusalem then sent us a wish list of all the things they needed, and we bought them,” added Mahlangu.
“We are thankful for the customers – as soon as they realised that the donations were going to a charity, they were more willing to help out.
“We were able to raise just over R8 000 and Dis-Chem Sunninghill then raised R1 100 and Dis-Chem Woodmead raised R1 400 at the end of it all our donations amounted to about R11 300.”
As a message to the community at large, Mahlangu asked that members assist by donating as the pandemic is affecting everyone. “People are out of jobs and so forth, I advise that people donate as much as they can if they can to those less fortunate,” Mahlangu concluded.
Moetapele Phalafala, accountant for the New Jerusalem Children’s Home thanked Dis-Chem on behalf of their organisation, adding that they would like to thank the store for the toiletries, crockery, and Covid-19 packs. Phalafala said, “We have had needs in terms of personal protective equipment, toiletries, soap, nappies, detergent, sanitisers, masks.
“Especially during these tough economic times, as well as the coronavirus, we are very appreciative and grateful for the donations.”
Phalafala concluded, “Now that children will be going back to school, our staff and children will be able to take up the challenge to fight against the virus.”
