Wimpy donates to old age home

Yearly Sue Lubbe and friends do various projects from feeding to celebrating “Stay warm day projects” for winter.

In 2019 we fed 124 831 people. In 2020 during level five lockdown we were restricted by law to only pack and prepare groceries to drop outside the homes and they in turn had to distribute to the residents of that home.

That was a very costly exercise and while everyone was being at home we were very busy inside preparing the grocery packs.

In 2020 many people donated toys, clothing and so much more but in 2021 it was even harder to get food and clothing that people willingly gave away before.

Now it is a case of will we have an income tomorrow to purchase new goods so everything was that much more difficult.

2021 has been a very difficult year again. In three months we fed 72 000 people during winter. Funds very slow in coming in as companies were retrenching and cutting back on staff and their expenses.

But for groups like ourselves it made each effort twice as difficult.

To every sponsor, public or friends that opened their hearts we salute you.

Thanks to the Southern COURIER, the Comaro CHRONICLE and Alberton RECORD that always are willing to help the various groups.

I am now searching for young people that want to join our group to become new leaders of the future – my age is catching up and I need to share experiences and training for young go-getters – not to get compensation for work done but doing it with their hearts!

Our group have lost so many of our board members that have settled overseas as they felt the country was going through horrifically painful times and they had small children to consider!

Thank you to them for their hard work and their interest – even if it is so far away. Lara and Terence Teixeira and their family during our problematic time arranged for food to be delivered to the group for distribution during last year’s festive season. How cool is that?

Sue Lubbe