Pam Golding Properties gives back to Botshabelo Babies Home in Midrand
MIDRAND – Pam Golding Properties, with the help of the local community, contributes to a charity drive for Botshabelo Babies Home.
Pam Golding Properties in Midrand held a charity drive for Botshabelo Babies Home in Vorna Valley on 16 June.
Midrand branch manager for Pam Golding Properties, Nadia Moosa said the charity drive was another way for the company to give back to the community.
Botshabelo Babies Home caters for abandoned children and provides educational programmes through its two preschools to more than 1 300 beneficiaries each year.
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The company began its relationship with the home last year. “Today we decided to call the community of Midrand to donate and contribute to the home. We noticed the work that Botshabelo was doing and we wanted to assist them by giving back,” said Moosa.
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She added that when the company sold a property, the would engaged with buyers and informed them about the home and requested for any items they would no longer need when they moved out to be donated to the home.
The home has established a secondhand shop where they sell donated goods.
Moosa said they would like to thank community members who made donations on the day including Vorna Valley Spar which donated three trolleys of groceries.
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Other sponsors that were present on the day included LP Baartman Attorneys, Denoon Samson Ndlovu Inc. and Ria Sebetsa Security Service.
One of the fundraisers for for home, Michelle Hinrichsen, said they were grateful to Pam Golding Properties and the Midrand community. “We would love if people could get more involved any other day. We invite the public to donate baby essentials and preschool stationary for our Mandela Day programme coming in July,” Hinrichsen said.
Details: 011 702 2141; michelle@botshabelo.co.za
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