Dorcas Aid is promoting their annual Blue Bucket Campaign that will be distributed to the poorest of communities and are also distributed in cases of disasters and incidents as a form of relief.
This campaign, according to Nerine Niemand from Dorcas Aid, is a simple and a very effective way for companies, churches and individuals to get involved with the poor.
“Many people often asked the question “Why a bucket?” it’s simple. A bucket can be used for so much more than just water, it can also serve as a dry and safe storage facility for food or important documents,” said Nerine.
Those who will be collecting these buckets need to fill them with ingredients from the list provided. When the bucket is filled, contact Dorcas Aid and arrange for it to be collected or delivered. Dorcas will then add a Bible and some Christian Literature into it.
If a company manages to fill more than 50 buckets, Dorcas Aid will arrange an outreach to the community where they invite the personnel of the company to assist with the outreach.
The buckets will be delivered to residents across Roodepoort.
There are two types of buckets the NPO uses and they are for Food and Hygiene respectively.
These are the requirements for he Food bucket:
• 1kg Rice
• 1kg Sugar
• 1kg Flour
• 1kg Maize Meal
• 500g Salt
• 750ml Cooking
• Oil
• 1pkt Candles
• 1box Matches
• 5pkt Powdered
• Cool drink (Cool-aid)
• 1pkt Soup
• 1pkt Tea
• 1 tin (520gr)
• Jam
• 2 tins (520gr)
• Vegetables
• 2pkt Instant
• Yeast
These are the requirements for the Hygiene bucket:
• 1 x Sanitary Towels
• 1 x Bar Soap (Sunlight
Multipurpose)
• 1 x Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline)
• 1 x Antiseptic Liquid (Savlon)
• 1 x Beauty Soap
• 1 x Roll-on Deodorant
• 1 x Razor
• 1 x Body Lotion
• 1 x Zam-buk
• 1 x Toothpaste
• 1 x Toothbrush
• 1 x Toilet paper
• 1 x Facecloth
Contact the Dorcas Aid office to arrange for the collection of empty 20 litre buckets with lids as well as a list of goodies that needs to be collected and placed into the bucket.
For more information, call Dorcas Aid on (011) 672 9669 or email fundraising@dorcas.co.za. Alternatively, visit their premises 4 Madeline street, c/o 3rd avenue and Madeline,Florida (Opposite Florida Library).
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