AFTER Mtubatuba based orphanage, Destiny House experienced bank account errors withholding the organisation from making withdrawals to purchase daily necessities, the Rotary Club of Empangeni rallied to hand over food parcels.
The banking error left 14 children, aged from newborns up to 10-years-old, without food, and the staff who are responsible for them without anywhere to turn for assistance.
‘On hearing of their plight Empangeni Rotarian Eric Bernon took action, and mobilised one of the food parcel donations to be handed over to keep the orphanage going until the problem could be rectified,’ said Rotarian Rose Cyrus.
‘Mealie meal, tinned foods, margarine and an assortment of other necessities were collected for Destiny House by Pat van Rooyen, assisted by Robin Galloway.
‘The Rotary Club of Empangeni are pleased that they were in the position to make the donation to alleviate some of the difficulties being experienced by those caring for the children,’ Cyrus said.
Established in 2007, Destiny House based at the Dukuduku Sawmill grounds will be relocating to new premises at the Riverview Grace Community Church, managed by Ester Hurter and her husband, Pastor Lawrence.
The house cares for children who are orphaned by the loss of their parents and others abandoned as babies, owing to dire circumstances.
They are taken in, nurtured and loved, some children are blessed to be taken back into the family by relatives, however, those who cannot return to the community are loved and cared for by the Destiny family.
