About 200 children from an orphanage in Orange Farm received a meal and a pair of shoes to warm their little feet on 16 June.
The Net HIV Aids Youth Project taking care of children affected by HIV/Aids was visited by Huddle Up, a charity organisation that seeks to better young lives by providing sustainable solutions through donations.
Huddled Up founders Paige Albyn and Kirst Ritchie have been involved with the orphanage for a number of years. The pair organised a fundraising event towards a new bakery for the orphanage where attendees paid R500 each to help prepare food to be served on Youth Day at the orphanage.On Youth Day, the team travelled to Orange Farm with the intention to brighten up little faces, serve good food and to hand out shoes to those in need. Plenty of activities including drawing, decorating Marie biscuits with icing sugar, and face painting was planned for the day.
“It was such a beautiful day with many happy faces,” said Albyn.
The fundraiser took place at The Cookery, a restaurant owned by food writer Paul Maciel, better known as The Secret Jozi Chef. “To make things easy and to assist The Secret Jozi Chef, we invited people to be a part of this initiative to cook great food for kids who don’t often get a good meal.”
The organisation will host an additional two events which will enable them to reach the R10 000 mark.
The orphanage fell on hard times in 2013 when their premises was destroyed by a runaway fire in which office equipment, clothing, toys, and a bakery which generated most of the orphanage’s income were destroyed. While trying to recover from the devastating fire, the orphanage was hit with another blow two years later when their caretaker Joseph Tshabalala died in a car accident.
“The centre is in need of assistance and that is why we are helping it to get a bakery that will support the children as well as help the current caretaker run her own business within the community.”
Albyn said it was a great way for her organisation to play its part and give back. “We have a very special bond with the children and have been involved for years,” she said.
“We would like to see to it that we get it back to sustainable status.”
Details:www.huddleup.co.za
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