An angel’s wishlist

The Angels Reintegration Centre for Ladies hosted a fundraiser in the first week of November. One of the non-profit’s owners and director Carmen Gerhardt detailed some of the needs the organisation has where she spoke on how she did not want to be in a situation where she would have to turn anyone away due to lack of resources.

These are the items on the organisation’s wish list:

• Weekly fresh produce – “We like to keep our ladies healthy.”
• Protein (poultry, fish, meat and soya) – “Our ladies would love to cook fresh foods.”
• Toiletries (tampons, shampoo, conditioner, body lotion and ‘things that make them feel pretty’) – “Our ladies have an abundance of other personal hygiene items.”
• Cleaning supplies – “As our ladies like to keep their home spic and span.”
• Toilet paper
• Washing powder – “When our ladies smell fresh, they feel fresh.”
• Bed linen
• Cat food – “To feed our feral friends and to keep our feral cat colony programme running.”
• Braai
• Refuse removal
• Printer cartridges, stationery, arts and crafts
• Drug-screening tests
• First-aid supplies
• Washing machine
• Christmas gifts and goodies
• Motor vehicle – “For daily assistance, wouldn’t that be something!”

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