A volunteer, Brittney Rudge, hands a slab of chocolate to an old age home resident. Photo: Supplied
JOHANNESBURG – Charity Begins with Me spread love all over the city this Valentine’s Day with the help of many donations of chocolate and Purity to various homes and shelters.
1 187 jars of Purity were delivered to the Door of Hope baby shelter in Glenvista. Photo: Supplied
Founder of the charity, Stephan Ferreira, confirmed that the final donation count was 1 187 jars of Purity and 1 255 chocolate slabs. The original goal was to collect 400 slabs of chocolate and 300 jars of Purity.
“I cannot begin to tell you what an amazing experience this has been. Even though most of the residents [of the homes] were not even aware of the fact that it was Valentine’s Day, they welcomed us with open arms and were so appreciative of such a small gesture. We made new friends, shed a few tears, received a lot of hugs and kisses and memories we will treasure forever,” said Ferreira about the handout of the donations.
Stephan Ferreira and volunteers outside one of their stops. Photo: Supplied
The charity was able to give slabs of chocolate to Florama Old Age Home in Roodepoort; Huis Moria in Krugersdorp; Huis Hoeveld in Albertville; St Michael’s Village Retirement Centre in Weltevreden Park; Serenity Nursing Home in Randburg, and still had enough to deliver to the Tower of Life Homeless Shelter in Krugersdorp as well as the Krugersdorp Fire Department.
Staff receive boxes of chocolates for their residents. Photo: Supplied
Handmade cards made by various preschools were also handed out to residents of the homes. The jars of Purity were given to the Door of Hope baby shelter in Glenvista.
“We are already hard at work with our March project and our goal is to make and deliver as many meals as we can for homeless people across Johannesburg as well as a few very special kids from informal settlements. We will deliver sandwiches, hot dogs, chips, cold drink, muffins, cupcakes and other treats,” Ferreira added.
Each one of the 1 255 chocolate slabs was individually wrapped as gifts. Photo: Supplied
Their wish list includes:
Peanut butter
Jam (any)
Syrup
Viennas
Oros
Polystyrene cups
Lollipops (any)
Fruity Loops / Asteroids (1kg available from Westpack).
Ferreira asked individuals not to donate bread or rolls as it would be bought depending on the number of sandwiches or hot dogs that are required.
Details: To keep updated with the charity projects, visit the Charity Begins with Me Facebook page or contact Ferreira by sending an SMS or WhatsApp to 072 593 3866.
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