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DAINFERN VALLEY'S
DAINFERN VALLEY CHARITY DRIVES
ANGEL, THABO

School shoe collection for Diepsloot School
habo Mabasa is a young man with much heart and
Tsoul, who is always willing to give and help the
people of his community. Married with two children
aged 4 and 13, he works at Dainfern Valley as Estate
Security and known throughout the estate as the dog
whisperer. He is passionate about dogs, knows all of
them and engages with all of them in his own very
special way.
Thabo lives in Orange Farm, emphasising that he was
raised by his community, not only by his parents,
SANDWICH CHARITY DRIVE so the community’s well-being is important to him
and he wants to help them in every way he can. He
AT DAINFERN VALLEY started doing this in January 2020, feeling the need to This became a great success and as more people in
his community volunteered to help, they were able
do something to help fight hunger and poverty in his
community. Together with the people of Orange Farm, to cook food and provide a meal every day. Before
huge thank you and well done to all our and distributed by Community Angels to many they used their own money to buy food in the form the Covid crisis, they were providing meals to their
f
A abulous residents and sponsors for your desperate families in need from Krugersdorp of mielie meal, rice etc. Every Saturday, he, his wife community in 4 different areas. Throughout the
unwavering support for these charity drives and to Thabo Mbeki Settlement. These donations and his mother provided a hot meal to many whose lockdown, he managed to provide meals and is still
to Paola for her wonderful co-ordination in driving brought huge relief and unbridled joy! Bless you needs were greatest, ensuring that they had a regular, continuing to do so.
these initiatives and making them as successful as all! nourishing meal.
there are! Fantastic work residents!! Having received sponsors and donations from in
This COVID-19 outreach initiative is definitely a and around the community and from surrounding
On the 29th June, it was the last of the sponsored lockdown memory that we will always remember businesses, the undertaking is now a registered
sandwich drive initiative with 400 loaves of bread and treasure! Many have said that it was non-profit organisation called BABA Multiple Purpose
continuously donated for 10 weeks totaling humbling to take time to make sandwiches Centre. His aim is to fight poverty, gender-based
38 000 sandwiches being made!!! What an collectively for people in need and to get a violence and improve the lives of children in rural
outstanding achievement! Love you Dainfern different perspective on life and reflect upon communities.
Valley and all the generous hearts! one’s blessings!
Together with the municipality, he is negotiating
THANK YOU can never express enough gratitude Gratitude is key for every single day! to obtain the open land that is available in his
to our community for your commitment to community so he can build a kitchen and feed many
helping others, your time and efforts, and to Please see photo above of children organising hungry people.
our sponsors for their amazing generosity. Our donations collected during mid-term - doing
donations were combined with Dainfern Golf exactly what Mum and Dad do with donations for What Thabo has achieved with so little, and what he is
Estate and other surrounding estates, collected the “sandwich house”!! doing for his community is truly remarkable!
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