What’s happening all in the name of Madiba!
South Africans will be celebrating the centenary birthday of Nelson Mandela and this is what will be happening all over ...
On Wednesday, 18 July, South Africans will be celebrating the centenary birthday of Nelson Mandela with the rest of the world.
Let us know what you will be up to on Mandela Day by emailing the editor at randfonteinherald@caxton.co.za.
Here’s what will be happening both locally and nationally …
• Ebuhleni Home Based Care Projects goes big in Zenzele
This non-profit organisation in Mohlakeng Ex 4 caters for destitute children and the elderly through the provision of food, blankets, homework supervision and home visits to care for the sick. As part of celebrating the contribution made by the first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela, they will be spending this special day with all the children who are in their feeding scheme programme. They currently cater for 220 children from the area.
• Alton hands over ICT labs in Randfontein
To commemorate the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, JSE-listed Altron will be handing over an ICT laboratory, as well as renovated ablution facilities and an administrative block in Randfontein on 18 July. The handover is part of Altron unit ARH’s ICT upliftment project that saw the company invest more than R4 million in ICT labs at Randfontein schools in 2017. MEC Barbara Creecy will also be in attendance. The handover will be at the Mohlakeng Primary School, which is at 274 Ngqonyela Street, Mohlakeng, Randfontein. It will start at 11am until approximately 1pm.
• The Herald spends 67 minutes at the SPCA
The Herald staff will spend 67 minutes (from 3pm to 4.07pm) at the Randfontein/ Westonaria SPCA on 18 July. The aim is to assist them in any way we can within those 67 minutes, be it by washing or feeding the animals, cutting the grass or cleaning up in and around the premises, even painting!
• Nelson Mandela’s 100th Birthday Celebrations At Yiull’s Studio, Craighall Park
The Yiull Damaso gallery in Craighall Park will have an incredible selection of artworks honouring Mandela. So, make sure you make it to this event for all things art. There will also be an amazing line-up of exhibitors, the likes of Yiull Damaso, Lekau Matsena, Oscar Gutierrez, Conrad Bo, Derek Bauer, Richard Chipps, Dov Fedler, Sanusi Olatunje and others. Wait, there’s more! Customised brand parody stenciled T-shirts by Richard Chipps will be painted live on Wednesday and Saturday the 21st so bring your own plain T-shirts to be personalised. In the spirit of Nelson Mandela please bring any art supplies that will be donated to less fortunate artists. Visit their Facebook page for more information, or contact Michela on 074 106 8233 or admin@yiull.com.
• Lock In Your Heart At Woodrock Animal Rescue
Come lock in your heart for Mandela Day. Join Woodrock Animal Rescue and take part in their lock and key project. All you need to do is purchase a padlock for R67 and secure it onto their fence at the entrance to their shelter known as the “Bridge of commitment to animals”. By doing so you will be locking your heart into animal welfare. This lock will be your commitment to a great man’s vision. Taking the key home with you will be a reminder of the animals locked away without a voice or a choice – reflecting on the years that Madiba was locked away without a choice or a voice. Entrance is free. Donations will be greatly appreciated.
• Assist Cansa
Help them reach their goal of 100 Cansa Care Packs for adult and child cancer patients at each of their 28 Cansa Care Centres. A cancer diagnosis is difficult enough, but combining that with poverty is overwhelming. Mandela Day challenges us to put the poor first, put ourselves in the shoes of others, and make a meaningful contribution. You can donate a number of items, from face cloths and sponges to antibacterial soap, pocket tissues, toilet paper, hand sanitisers, wet wipes, toothbrushes and more. To make a financial gift, please donate online at https://bit.ly/2lmkq7w DonateCANSAMandelaDay. Contact your local Cansa Care Centre at www.cansa.org.za/cansa-care-centres-contact-details/ or call toll-free 0800 22 6622.
• Reach out to any four Randfontein charities
The Randfontein Publicity Association (RPA) is asking Randfonteiners to lend a helping hand to any four local charities. Several registered NPOs/ NGOs are members of the RPA and they all do vitally important work in various communities – from babies, children and moms, to dogs and cats. These organisations include the Women against Women and Child Abuse (Wawa) Babies Behind Bars Project; the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA); Just In Time Baby Sanctuary (a temporary place of safety/ foster home for abused, abandoned and neglected orphans and infants) and Cradle of Hope (focusing on assisting women and children in desperate need). If you cannot deliver your donation, you are welcome to drop it off at the RPA’s office at Greenhills Stadium during office hours (8am to 4.30pm) and they will make sure it is delivered to the NGO of your choice. Should you have any queries, call 082 852 1860 (their Telkom lines are still down) or send an email to joy@randfonteininfo.co.za.
• Annual Secret Scarf Day Mission all over South Africa
KnitWits for Madiba have once again embarked on their annual secret scarf day mission – KnitWits and volunteers across the country have been churning out scarves en masse for the 67 Blankets Secret Scarves Shhh…!! Mission (also known as the SSS Mission). Now in its 4th year, the SSS Mission once again had a nationwide presence at venues across the country on the 12th July at 3pm, with thousands of scarves being tied to trees for people in need to take for some winter warmth at various spots across the country. Each scarf will have the special 67 Blankets trademark label sewn onto it and a special message attached which reads “I AM NOT LOST. IF YOU ARE COLD AND NEED ME, PLEASE TAKE ME. LOVE, 67 BLANKETS FOR NELSON MANDELA DAY”. Visit www.67blankets.co.za for more information.
• Spend some time at Claw
Why not share an experience with the Community Led Animal Welfare (Claw) team in the spirit of Nelson Mandela Day at Durban Deep, Roodepoort from 10am to 3pm? Entrance is free. You can also make new furry friends. Projects available to be involved in include a community garden, outreach programme and general refresh of kennel and run areas. So, what are you waiting for?
• Join the Elders to #WalkTogether
Join The Elders to #WalkTogether for 100 Sparks of Hope to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 100th Anniversary. Gather from 12 noon at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. The walk commences at 1pm. After the short symbolic walk, they will celebrate 100 Sparks of Hope, at Constitution Hill. Speakers include members of The Elders, voices from South Africa and Sparks of Hope from around the world. RSVP essential to Fathima.Ebrahim@edelman.com.
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