The Standerton Advertiser staff in conjunction with Ms Theressa van der Walt, a Toyota Knight, spend their 67/100-minutes during International Mandela Day to donate clothes and food to Sinenjabulo Drop-In Centre as well as the South African Women Federation.
The idea to donate goods to the drop in center originated when Ms Angel Khanyile, Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament, visited the center during an oversight inspection on 10 July.
The 10-member-centre that caters for about 77 orphaned and vulnerable children, recently experienced funding cuts from the Department of Social Development.
According to centre management, the cuts negatively influenced the availability of resources for the needy such as uniforms, groceries, stipends, administration and school uniforms.
“Some of our kids struggle with uniforms, especially during winter.”
They also said the department’s money is paid very late.
“The centre was paid at the end of June whereas it was supposed to be May.
After handing over the items the Standerton Advertiser also paid the South African Women Federation a visit.
Beanies that was knitted from wool which was kindly donated by several of our community’s welldoers, was handed over to the residents.
“In essence it is the community’s contributions toward the Standerton Advertiser projects that enable us to make a difference,” Mr Wayne van der Walt, editor of the Standerton Advertiser, said.
“We would like to thank every person who helped, whether in the form of a donation or the time they spend knitting away.”
The Standerton Advertiser will donate all the remaining scarves and beanies to the Vrede Jeugsorg Sentrum in due course.
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