2013 Phumelela Christmas Tree, to be held at the night race meeting at Turffontein on Tuesday, December 10, will bring the excitement and joy of the festive season into the lives of some 250 underprivileged children from seven homes.
The children will enjoy a full afternoon’s entertainment including face painting, pony rides, a dancing competition and jumping castles in the Christmas Tree enclosure next to the parade ring.
After that, they will be treated to a Christmas dinner in the Aquanaut Room and Father Christmas will give each of them a Christmas present, some toiletries and a small bag of goodies for the journey home.
The Christmas Tree doesn’t end there. As normal, the participating homes have been asked to compile wish lists of much-needed appliances and other items like bedding. With the help of sponsors and other donations, Phumelela expects it to be possible to provide the homes with most, if not all, of the items they have wished for.
In addition, R30 000 from the proceeds will be set aside for a college bursary, to be awarded by Phumelela in conjunction with St Laurence’s Children’s Haven, for one of the children to further their studies in 2014.
The participating homes are Abraham Kriel Childcare, Sparrow Ministries, St Mary’s Children’s Home, the Look Forward Creativity Centre, the Love Of Christ Children’s Home, the Teddy Bear Clinic and the St Laurence’s Children’s Haven, which plays a key role in assisting and organising the event.
Phumelela is a JSE-listed company (56.86% B-BBEE owned), which is licensed to operate horseracing and tote betting in seven of South Africa’s nine provinces. Phumelela also manages horseracing and tote betting in the Western Cape on behalf of Kenilworth Racing.
