WHEN THE COVID PANDEMIC HIT OUR COUNTRY IN 2020 ;A LOT OF OUR PEOPLECOULD NOT ADJUST AND UNDERSTAND IT. WHY? WHAT?AND A LOT OF QUESTIONS WERE ASKED. WE GROUPED TOGETHER WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND TRIED TO RAISE AWARNESS AND ASSIST WHERE WE CAN. WE CALLED THIS INITIATIVE “BRING ME HOPE”
“BRINGING ME HOPE” 2020 WE RAISED AWARENESS OF COVID AS WELL AS COOKED NUTRITIONAL FOOD AND JUICE TO FEED THE SUFFERING INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY;CAR GUARDS;STREET KIDS;HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND THE NEEDY.ALL FUNDED BY US CONTRIBUTING OUR OWN MONEY WITH A GROUP OF ALMOST 20 INDIVIDUALS MONTHLY.
IN THE SAME INITIATIVE WE DID A XMAS DRIVE 2020 WHICH ALSO INCLUDED OTHER ORGANISATIONS. DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR TOYS STATIONERY AND PRESENTS WERE DITRIBUTED AND WE WERE ASSISTED BY KHUTSONG SAPS WITH TION AND TRANSPORTATION AND EXTRA HELP.
WE PARTNERED WITH LOCAL FAMILY IN WELVERDIEND WHO HOSTED A FAMILY LUNCH IN 2020 FOR CHRISTMAS FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE.GIVING THEM A 3 COURSE MEAL;KIDDIES PRESENTS AND A JUMPING CASTLE TO ENJOY JUST FOR CHRISTMEAS DAY.
WE COLLECTED A LIST OF BENEFICIARIES AND GOT SPONSORS FROM COMMUNITY BUSINESSES ; MEMBERS AND DONORS.IN TOTAL WE MANAGED TO BUY 200 SCHOOL SHOES FOR THESE KIDS WHO RESIDE ALL AROUND MERAFONG AREA IN CRITICAL HOUSEHOLDS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY THE SHOES. WE PRAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE CAN DO MORE.
AN INSPIRATIONAL TEAM PARTNERED WITH DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONS FOR THE TOILETRY DRIVE.WE ALSO SELECTED CRITICAL HOMES BENEFICIARIES OF 50 BOYS AND 50 GIRLS AND DONATED MONEY INTERNALLY AND BOUGHT PACKS OF TOILETRIES TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE LESS FORTUNATE INDIVIDULAS.
DONATIONS FROM A L,OCAL COMPANY AND INDIVIDUALS WE MANAGED TO DO A SMAL XMAS DRIVE BY LOCATING 50 CRITICAL HOUSEHOLDS AND SUPPLIED THEM WITH ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS IN A HAMPER BOX SO THEY WOULD ENJOY CHRISTMAS AND HAVE A MEAL OR TWO.
THE AFTERSHOCK HIT OUR TEAM HARD AND WE DECIDED TO RAID OUR CUPBOARDS AND ASK FOR GOOD CONDITIONED CLOTHES FROM THOSE WE KNOW.AFTER DISTRIBUTING THE XMAS PACKAGES AND DONATING ONE OF THE KIDS WITH FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM; WE REALISED THAT THIS HOUSEHOLD IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF ASSISTANCE. OUR TEAM VISITED THE HOUSEHOLD WITH A FEW ESSENTIAL GOODS AND CLOTHING AND SHOES FOR ALL MEMBERS.WE WILL BE CHECKING INN ON THEM ONCE IN A WHILETO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WELL.
