Residents and local businesses collaborated to collect donations for Mandela Day in and around Ward 88.
Felicity Lawlor of Let’s Work, the coordinating organisation, collected and received donations from the community which was donated to Johannesburg Welfare.
Lawlor said, “I was overwhelmed by the generosity of our community in helping the most vulnerable of all, children in difficult situations.”
Marks Park sports grounds collected fresh produce from Impala Centre in Northcliff, including homemade soups, and bread.
Vossie le Roux, manager at Marks Park sports grounds said, “Collaborating with Let’s Work was so wonderful. Between us, we gathered enough food for us to be able to assist a local church who assists the needy and our own Stars of Africa which assists young boys to realise their dreams, play soccer and assists them with mentorship.”
SCP Security made sandwiches and soup. The company’s Clive Maher said, “[It was] an absolute pleasure to help an organisation who does so much for the needy in the area.”
Almost 1 000 litres of soup was collected, 725 loaves of bread, 720 sandwiches, nearly 200 tins of baked beans, 120kg of carrots and onions and much more were received and distributed to charities.
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