HILLCREST’S Erica and Hilton Alexander are a humble down to earth couple who continuously find ways to help people and animals in need.
During the lockdown, the duo launched a treat of an initiative to help provide funds to three local animal welfare organisations.
They have run their home industry, What’s Cooking? (shop 9A, 8 Old Main Road), for about 20 years and use it as a platform to help fund-raise for the last 10 years.
When you enter their store, there is always a raffle or donation box available to support a non-profit organisation in need.
“We do it because we love animals and always try and help where we can,” said Erica.
Her recent project is the scone drive and has tasked herself with baking hundreds of delicious scones each week to sell and raise funds for three non-profit organisations. She sells half a scone, covered in cream with a dollop of jam for R5 each.
The three NPOs the couple chose to help include the Friends of K9 Trust, Nicky Kumm’s Little Claw Rescue and Funding the Voiceless.
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The Friends of K9 Trust launched the Spay Neuter Inoculate Project (SNIP) to assist the poorest communities with improved animal welfare. Through the project, dogs and cats are sterilised and inoculated to help assist families where there is little to no veterinary care available.
Every donation goes towards its vets account for sterilisation and inoculation of rural/stray domestic animals.
The aim is to reduce overpopulation and suffering of rural domesticated pets and to curb the spread of rabies. Through the initiative, 224 dogs and cats have been sterilised. Its goal it to ‘SNIP’ another 366 by end 2020.
Little Claw Rescue was started by Nicky Kumm in 2018. She traps and sterilises feral cats and then releases them but constantly monitors them and feeds them daily. She has no major sponsors and relies heavily on support through Facebook.
Funding the Voiceless is run by Jackie Salter who collects donations of food for various local animal welfare organisations.
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