10 000 frontline healthcare workers to receive vouchers

In light of recent challenges South Africans have faced, SPAR has implemented a number of initiatives to give back.

Whether it be the coronavirus pandemic or unrest amid the bitterly cold weather, South Africans have had to forge on and remain positive.

One initiative promoted by SPAR retailers, ambassadors and the group as a whole, is the #Takeabreak campaign, which is aimed at frontline healthcare workers.

In this, 10 000 frontline healthcare workers will receive vouchers of R50 each, which they are encouraged to use for a 10-minute break for a cup of coffee, chocolate or piece of cake at any SPAR store.

“On our own, the challenges we face may seem insurmountable, but as a community we can solve the problems together and contribute to a prosperous future,” said Brett Botten, CEO of the SPAR group.

“We are living in unprecedented times. People talk of the new normal but what we are experiencing is far removed from normality. No matter the circumstances, if there is one truth we have learned through all of this, it is that we are better together.”

SPAR has reached out to major private hospital groups, government hospitals and emergency services in Gauteng that will receive #Takeabreak vouchers.

Then, raising awareness of gender-based violence in South Africa, SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge ambassador Leilani Kuter walked 67km for Nelson Mandela Day.

Other South African women can also play their part by merely entering the 2021 SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge. For every entry, a pack of sanitary pads will be donated to help keep a girl in school through the SPAR Petals Project.

The theme for this year’s SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge is to #LiveLimitless.

This year you will again be able to not only create your own race number online, but you can also create your own certificate of completion – check out sparvirtualchallenge.co.za and follow the few easy steps.

The race will be on 4 September