On Saturday, February 12 Strubens Valley Shopping Centre played host to a community market that had many small businesses and stalls set up their gazebos in an attempt to get much-needed exposure. The vendors were not required to pay any stall fees.
The day was made more special by Nickey Seger, owner of Curves Strubens Valley who for the past 14 days has been running consecutive half marathons (21,1km each) for her Power of a Promise campaign.
Nickey made a commitment to run half a marathon for 14 consecutive days to raise funds for Nellie Khuzwayo’s school fees and give a new spin on what love can look like during the month of love.
According to Aladia Mahomed who is also the organiser of the market, the main purpose was to help small businesses grow.
Aladia told the Northsider that the market was the first of many still to come as she believes that this will assist the small businesses to grow and gain exposure.
“We decided to host a market this weekend at no cost to any of the stallholders, and this is an opportunity for them to earn an income and grow their brands. We would love to have it every month and keep encouraging business owners that we can make it possible while reminding them that we are stronger together,” said Aladia.
Start-up businesses and people who wanted to introduce their new brands to the community took full advantage of the opportunity and created a vibe all in the spirit of the love month.
The day marked the 12th day of the charity run by Nickey who went into the shopping centre to be presented with a gift and have her supporters join her for the last 7km.
