Door of Hope - Pay It Forward - SAVF Kowa Pienaar Tehuis

Thank you so much Door of Hope Children's Mission for paying it forward. Just look at all these amazing goodies that were donated to the SAVF Kowa Pienaar Tehuis!! A special thank you to Joseph for helping with the collection on such short notice.

Bags of Beauty Delivery @ COMPASS

Some of the lovely women at COMPASS with their bags of beauty. They are a bit camera shy but they were so happy to receive these wonderful gifts. Thank you to each and every single one of you for making this possible.

Cupcakes 4 Kids With Cancer - Cupcakes of Hope

Our friends @ Cupcakes 4 Kids with Cancer had a fun fair fundraiser at the Fourways Farmers Market on Saturday 25 July 2015.

This event was a huge success!!

All the proceeds were donated to Cupcakes of Hope.

Their next big event is happening on the 26^th of September @ Fourways Mall.

If you are willing to bake / donate cupcakes for this even, please contact:

Vimala Moodley 

073 5307 765 

or send an e-mail to Vimala.moodley@gmail.com

Bags of Beaty (Update)

Our "Bags of Beauty" challenge for abused, neglected and homeless women is off to a great start.

We have already packed 28 bags and more donations will be collected this week.

The first 27 bags will be delivered to COMPASS in Edenvale today.

Thank you so much to Alex and Nicola for helping with the delivery. 

Chocolate Bunnies - Munsieville

The children of Munsieville were so happy to receive chocolate bunnies yesterday. It was such a special treat for them.

A huge thank you to Ulrike Mann for paying it forward and for Dawie, Yolandi and Divan Brough for helping with the collection and delivery.

Show You Care, Donate a Teddy Bear

A huge thank you to each and every single one of you who helped with our "Show You Care, Donate a Teddy Bear" project.

We were able to deliver 122 teddy bears and other soft toys to Africa Food for Thought this morning.

A special thank you to Alex Vorster for helping with the delivery.

Bags of Beauty

Because August is women’s month, our next project will focus on abused, neglected and homeless women all over Johannesburg.

Our goal is to put together as many bags as possible.

Each bag will include the following:

- Toothpaste

- Toothbrush

- Soap

- Roll-On

- Deodorant

- Lip Ice / Zambuk

- Vaseline

- Body Lotion

- Ear Buds

- Wet Wipes

- Feminine Hygiene Products

These are all the basic items every woman can use on a day-to-day basis but many cannot afford these luxuries.

How can you help?

1. By donating one or more of the items on our list. These items range from about R8 – R20 each so you can easily add it to your basket next time you go shopping – and you won’t have to break the bank. I will then collect and sort all these items to ensure each bag has all eleven items before it is handed out.

2. If you are feeling generous you can shop for and pack your own bag of goodies. This will cost you about R150 per bag. If you choose this option, please be sure to include all the items on the list. I will then collect this from you once you’re done

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There are so many women raped each day, suffering abuse, living on the street or just in need of a little pampering.

I’ve seen it time and time again – if we all work together we CAN make a huge difference!!!

Please get in touch if you want to help.

Hearts in Common - A Pop-Up Shop for Homeless People

Two cars full of clothes donated to the Paballo Ya Batho Hearts in Common event. On Saturday 18 July 2015 Paballo hosted a pop-up shop for homeless people.

Shopping was for free, but with dignity and respect that every person deserves. They also had soup and tea on the day.

What a wonderful initiative!!

Thank you Felicity Purdon, Sandra Kruger, Helene Tilston, and Vimala Moodley for your wonderful donations!!

Please also follow Paballo Ya Batho on Facebook as they have soup kitchens every week, and donations are always welcome.

The Magic Company

Did you know the Magic Company has a box where you can drop any unwanted tickets? These tickets are then exchanged for prizes in aid of the Reach for a Dream Foundation. Another GREAT way to teach your children how to be kind, and share with those less fortunate!!

You CAN Do It - Part 2

A huge thank you to each and every one of you who supported our 2015 You CAN Do It challenge!!!

We have officially collected and donated over 3,000 cans of human, dog, and cat food to various charities all over Johannesburg.

The charity organisations we have supported:

- 4PAWS

- Africa Food for Thought

- Dog Town / Barking Mad

- Greyhound Rescue Group SA

- Ikholwa Children's Home

- Pay It Forward

- PETS

- The Cradle of Hope

- Tjokkertjies vir Jesus

A special thank you to Jackie Serrao, Alex Vorster, Nadine Hartman, and Seugne van Biljon for helping with the collections and deliveries!!!

Cradle of Hope @ Lory Park Zoo

On Saturday 3 July 2015, all the moms and children from Cradle of Hope in Krugersdorp joined us for a fun day at the Lory Park Zoo in Midrand.

Upon arrival, each of the children received a foodie bag, and a beautiful cupcake.

We then took a couple of photos before we officially kicked off the day.

Once we were inside the zoo it was impossible to get everyone together for another group photo. Kids were running around, feeding rabbits, playing with owls, looking at the lions and tigers, eating ice cream and just having fun.

Here are some of the moments we were able to capture on camera:

A special thank you to the following people who made this all possible:

- Annell De Witt @ Suikerklontjie for the beautiful cup cakes

- Nicole Moore for helping with the collection and deliveries of the cup cakes and for sponsoring foodie bags for the children.

- Yolandi Brough for helping with all the arrangements and for sponsoring foodie bags and entrance for the children.

- Alex Vorster for helping with some of the arrangements and entrance for all the adults

- Antoinette Uys for sponsoring cold drinks for the day as well as lunch for all the adults.