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Two thousand sandwiches a week, 20 minutes from here, and we can’t forget with wire to a wooden post across the
among other donated goods, come from them.” That more residents in Dainfern road. “How far is that, do you think?”
neighbouring Dainfern Valley. During the are compelled to think about and visit Jürg asked. “About 30m? Why don’t I just
fi rst week of lockdown, Paola Binos, a settlements like Thabo Mbeki may just come with a 50m hosepipe next week?”
resident there, understood that lockdown be the silver lining of the dark cloud that
would exacerbate an already dire set of is the coronavirus. The promise of more If you live in Dainfern Valley and
circumstances: “I really battle with the lasting, durable relationships became would like to prepare sandwiches or
fact that we have so much. We are so clearer when we were taken to see the donate other goods, such as fruit, non-
privileged and there are people out there very early stages of a community garden
perishable staple foods, winter clothing
who can’t even give themselves one meal a few metres from MaLizzy’s crèche.
(still in good condition) or blankets,
a day.” What she began as a WhatsApp please contact Paola on
group with 15 people snowballed into an After Sammy, a community leader, 083 601 2440. If you live in the
operation that turns more than 400 loaves explained to us how they were planning Dainfern Golf & Residential Estate and
of bread into sandwiches each week, the garden, Jürg Stocker, a Dainfern you’d like to participate, or if you would
and now collects and distributes fruit, resident who had driven one of the vans, like to donate funds for the purchase of
non-perishable food, toys, and clothing. asked how they water it. “We’ve been much-needed goods, please contact
In addition to the Thabo Mbeki donation, carrying water in buckets from the tap,” Susan on 083 228 2546.
Paola donates through The Angel Sammy replied, pointing to a tap bound
Network, a self-described “gateway for
giving” that links people who would like to
help with those in need, and to a primary
school. With the help of The Market
Butchery, Paola has arranged to buy
bread and jam at cost. The 400 loaves
- sponsored each week by a different
resident - are distributed among residents
in the community who return sandwiches.
Along with the bread handed out, each
volunteer gets a note with an inspirational
quotation. This week’s: “It’s not how much
we give but how much love we put into
giving. Mother Teresa”

I delivered some of those donations with
Marie-Paule Sebera Mpore, who has
been helping MaLizzy’s crèche for the
past three years. She’s glad to see more
people get involved: “I promised myself
and I promised MaLizzy that I would take
all my neighbours in Dainfern to serve in
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