Round two for 50 shades of pink tree wrapping campaign
Helping those who need it most is the driving force behind the pink tree initiative.
Amanzimtoti Rotary Club members will once again wrap trees in pink this year.
They invite the public to participate in and support this initiative, which will help raise much-needed funds for Khanya Hospice, which offers free daily palliative nursing care to patients diagnosed with cancer.
Khanya Hospice actively works in Toti and surrounds, although the head office is based in Umkomaas, the halfway point in the area they work from the old Durban airport to Hibberdene.
“Last year many towns, shops and malls were ’50 shades of pink’,” said Khanya Hospice CEO, Neil McDonald.
“People are invited to buy the material from Rotary which will make a donation to Hospice at the end of the year.”
People are urged to wrap trees in pink in front of their houses or offices.
“Can you imagine the street covered in pink in support of the invaluable work that Hospice does?”
Shop owners can drape their windows or a section in their shops with pink material, while shopping centres can drape the pillars in their malls.
“Cancer is a serious matter – full stop. To be a cancer survivor is a luxury a lot of people do not have,” said Neil.
“It does help to be a member of a medical aid and to be supported by your loved ones while you concentrate on getting better. However, there are many patients who do not have a medical aid and little, if any, financial support.
Helping those who need it most is the driving force behind the pink tree initiative. Hospice care is offered for free to the patient but it is not free for us to provide,” said Neil.
To buy some pink material, call Amanzimtoti Rotary Club president, Aneska De Pont on 083-255-2588 or Priscilla on 083-446-7661.
Hospice can be contacted on 083-597-8985 or email hospice@scottnet.co.za
