Bank partners with NGO to provide 67 hampers to South Durban recipients

A BLUFF bank in partnership with Gift of Givers has collected and given away 67 food and goodie hampers to the needy pupils of various schools in the Merewent and Montclair areas at a handover held at the WOW Centre in Wentworth on Wednesday, 15 August.

Standard Bank Bluff collected the 67 hampers in honour of the 67 minutes for Nelson Mandela campaign.

The hampers consisted of everyday food items as well as stationery for the school children.

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Ningizumu, Austerville Primary and Junagarth Primary School pupils were among the schools chosen as recipients, as well as 11 families from Wentworth who were given the packs by the teams from both organisations.

Standard Bank’s Noel Arjuna said the reason they chose to help children is was what Mandela was about. “We wanted to continue the legacy of Nelson Mandela who believed in helping the needy, especially children. We wanted to leave a footprint in their lives and hopefully one day they will remember this kindness and choose to leave a footprint in someone else’s life,” he said.

Patricia Dove from WOW, who nominated the families, said these are deserving people have been through a lot. “We want the community to see what these organisations are doing for them and we thank and appreciate these organisations,” said Dove.