Page 3 - Dainfern Valley Issue 4_ 2023

What an incredible
Mandela Day we organised We snapped some photos. Get ready to feel proud
because you all played a part in this incredible initia-
on July 18, 2023! Our tive. Thank you for your generosity and for showing
special initiative to the true spirit of our community on Mandela Day!
support families in
need was a smashing The Diepsloot Youth Foundation entertained the au-
dience of elderly recipients of food & clothing packs
success, and boy, did with a short play about us honouring Mandela Day.
our community step up!
Each Diepsloot Elder were called up one by one and
were assisted with packing their food items into take
e'd picked out 20 families in some away bags.
tough spots – from a 91-year-old living
alone without support to big families The Diepsloot Youth Foundation spent their week-
W of seven or more, all unemployed and end prior to the Mandela Day event sorting donat-
living off granny's Sassa grant. These folks were not ed shoes and clothing into relevant piles for easy
just struggling, they were in desperate situations, distribution to those in need, based on gender and
hungry and cold with no income and no jobs. age of the Elders' families they
support.
So, we sent out a call to you all. We know that you've
got big hearts, and you didn't disappoint! We asked Each unemployed pensioner
for anything and everything that could help a family received a food parcel com-
– blankets, non-perishable food, clothes, shoes – and prised of non-perishable items
you answered. and a warm blanket.
We set up tables at the front office where everyone
could drop off their donations. Then our incredible
Diepsloot community coordinator and the Dainfern
Valley Management team sorted everything into
bags. These were no ordinary bags; they were life-
lines filled with hope and kindness.

Our dedicated estate management and security
teams ensured these packages got to the right
places, straight into the arms of those needing them
the most. And the extra donations? The Diepsloot
coordinator ensured those goodies went to other
families who needed a helping hand.