Blessing Lives lives up to its name

Blessing Lives non-profit organisation is excited to announce the second annual Idle Drive 2 Unite Sanitary Pad Drive, which will be held on June 23, at the Montecasino Event.
The organisation is registered to dedicate its time to uniting communities and driving change in the fight against period poverty through a range of initiatives.

Tiamara Andrew (16), who is a proud ambassador , strongly believes that access to menstrual hygiene products is a basic human right, and no one should have to go without these essential products.

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She said with this drive, Blessing Lives aims to provide menstrual pads to those who cannot afford them, thus empowering them to live with dignity and confidence.

Last year, the idle Drive 2 Unite has hosted a charity initiative which is a mass custom car, bike and 4×4 run collected over 6 000 sanitary pads for girls from schools in previously disadvantaged areas. This year through the same initiative and their partners, idle Auto Expo, JMPD, Department of Education, and Pandae they plan to exceed 10 000 sanitary pads.

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Tiamara said, “Through the vehicle run we manage to create a huge amount of awareness where over 200 of these exquisite vehicles drive in a convoy all around Johannesburg on the national highway escorted by JMPD. The vehicles will eventually make their way to the Monetcasino events area where they will be on display for free public viewing.

“We encourage the Fourways community to come out in full force; come view the awesome vehicles on display and most importantly, support this initiative by donating a minimum of three packs of sanitary pads. There will be a collection point in the events area which will be open to the public from 11:00 until 15:00.”

This event promises to be an inspiring and impactful day, bringing together a community of people who care about making a difference. She said community members and the public at large have many options to support this initiative.

“If you own a custom car, bike, 4×4, supercar, superbike, or if you would like your car club to join the run, you are welcome. The public can visit the Montecasino events area from 11:00–15:00 to donate pads and view the awesome vehicles on display. You can volunteer your service for the day. For more information about idle Drive 2 Unite 2024 and how you can get involved, please visit our website at www.idlebrands.com”

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