Mrs South Africa finalist visits Book Ends
Certificate of appreciation handed over to staff
“We have been partners with MPact Recycling for almost 20 years and use the recycling to assist with our fundraising attempts to support our different charities,” said Averille Botha.
She added that they have been receiving tremendous support in terms of recycling at the Book Ends Charity Shop in Florida, but would love to generate even more. “We have a lot of community members who bring us their old newspapers, magazines, and books to recycle. We also have the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court that gives us its old documents (already shredded) as well as some local lawyers. We only recycle the books that we receive when they can’t be sold any longer,” she said.
With the support of the community, Averille manages to raise approximately R500 000 a year, which is divided between the nine charities they support. These charities are: Cansa West Rand, Westview Clinic, Gateway Village, Floroma Old Age Home, St Laurence’s Children’s Haven, Angels Cripple Care, Roodepoort Care of the Aged (RCA), Ikholwe and Champions for Change.
According to Yasmeen Adam from MPact Recycling, they have partnered with the Mrs South Africa pageant for the third consecutive year. “The Top 25 finalists are required to visit their selected schools and charities within their community to create recycling awareness, and this year, Lerato Moyo, who is a Kloofendal resident, chose to visit the Book Ends Charity Shop,” she said.
The Florida shop has been one of the overall Top 10 suppliers of recycling to MPact recycling for the past 20 years. “We handed over a certificate of appreciation to Averille, to say thank you for their support. The community is urged to keep on supporting them and bring their recycling, as they get paid for the amount of recycling collected.
It is easier for donors to part with their old books and papers than cash,” Yasmeen said.
The staff at Book Ends wants to encourage more community members, as well as businesses to play their part in saving the environment by donating their unwanted paper, magazines, newspapers, cartons, and more to the centre for recycling. “We need your contribution to help us increase our recycling volumes on a continual basis, to generate more money to support our charities,” Averille said.
Lerato concluded by saying, “My experience at Book Ends has reminded me of the true meaning of love. Love is when your own happiness is driven by the other people’s happiness. It is totally selfless and does not expect anything in return.”
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