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ESTATE MATTERS
    ESTATE MATTERS


















































        will bring fresh energy and ideas,   end of the year, to allow residents   depending on the amount collected.
        continuing the legacy of Cornwall   of Cornwall Hill Estate to collectively   Most staff members send these cards
        Cares.                              say thank you to our estate staff,   home to their families over the festive
                                            security and maintenance workers,   season.
        In conclusion, I am filled with     for everything they do for our families
        gratitude for every resident who has   during the year. It is not a bonus, it is   WHO ARE THE STAFF MEMBERS
        faithfully contributed every year and   a gift from us to them.         WE SAY THANK YOU TO?
        who continues to take a stand to                                        Annually we say Thank You to
        ensure that our community is not just   WHAT IS OUR TARGET              our estate manager, our estate
        a place to live, but a place where we   ANNUALLY?                       office staff, our security manager,
        care for each other.                Our target annually is R250,000     security controllers and security
                                            between 402 levy-paying residents.   guards, our maintenance manager,
        For our new residents and as a      We ask each resident to contribute   and maintenance workers. Where
        reminder to all of us, here are some   an amount of R650, but any amount   residents have strong views about
        FAQs on this initiative:            will do. With the money collected,   who and what we say thank you
                                            we issue gift cards from Checkers   for, I try and accommodate the
        WHAT IS CORNWALL CARES?             and/or Pick ‘n Pay to the amount    request, within reason, to avoid
        An initiative we run annually, at the   of R3500-R4000 per staff member,   unnecessary admin. We all have
                                                                                different experiences and that is
                                                                                okay.
            IMPORTANT NOTICE!                                                   WHERE DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

                                                                                Our collections are ring-fenced and
            The Cornwall Cares bank account changed in 2023.                    paid into a bank account managed
            Please use the below bank account for all future payments:          by Hattingh & Ndzabandzaba to
                                                                                ensure transparency. Amounts not
            Account Name: HN Attorneys                                          allocated to cards in the previous
            Bank Name: FNB                                                      year are carried forward to the next
            Account Number: 629 435 886 26                                      year. Although we have looked at
                                                                                alternative methods to collect funds,
            Branch Code: 210835                                                 the administration fees around
            Reference: CH44/Name/Stand No                                       these are generally too high and will
                                                                                result in less money being available
                                                                                to issue to our estate staff.

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