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PRECINCT LIVING

LIVE LIFE

ALWAYS

Who would have thought that a group of volunteers could get Clubhouse. Can you tell us a bit
ecstatic over seeing heaps and heaps of garbage? FYI, this is not more about the event?
litter scattered all over the landscape of Jozi’s northern suburbs, SW: The event has been organised
but litter collected and laid out so the recyclers can separate the by an incredible lady, Susan
Harwood. The goal is to raise
recyclables from the landfill items. This is the result of the efforts awareness and raise funds to keep
of a very enthusiastic team, headed up by Sean Williams of the this initiative going, as it costs
around R55 000 per month to pay
Public Benefit Organisation (PBO), Live Life Always SA. the workers and cover fuel for
the vehicle. We are raffling some
ainfern Precinct Living asked to our communities so we, as amazing prizes and also auctioning
Sean to share his vision for humans, can change the world. a stunning painting.
DLive Life Always, and his
experiences to date. DPL: Sean, your 50th birthday is DPL: Of course, co-ordinating the
coming up on 8 May and you have activities of Live Life Always and
DPL: What prompted you to start set some pretty hefty targets in promoting the aims of the initiative
Live Life Always? celebration of your half-century are not the only activities that you
mark on this planet. What are they? have been involved in. Tell us
SW: I have always been passionate more about your company, SW
about this beautiful planet that we SW: About a month ago, I decided I Contracts.
call home. After spending a month needed a personal challenge which
in the Maldives, working at a turtle would be my present to my soul and SW: SW Contracts was my source of
rehabilitation centre, seeing so many to Mother Earth and I set out to reach income for over 18 years. I was one
sea creatures coming in, caught up in the target of building 50 dustbins of the leaders in distributing Italian
‘ghost rope’ and having to amputate around the greater northern suburbs furniture to the interior design industry
their fins and sometimes putting them of Johannesburg. I’m happy to say and the major corporates. Over the
down, I came to understand the vast that I have exceeded that target – I’ve years, SW Contracts was involved
devastation caused by plastic and reached 56 dustbins, so far. in many wildlife campaigns – from
fishing net pollution in the oceans. conserving and saving Rhinos to
I thought, let me aim for 50 000 bags adopting and rehabilitating the African
I then came home and decided to of litter, which weighs in the region Vulture, Cheetah, African Wild Dog,
not be one of those complainers of 360 000kg - this is the weight of Polar Bear and Mountain Gorilla.
or talkers. I got my hands dirty and an Airbus A380 plane. Sadly, SW Contracts had to close
started cleaning up Fourways, which down, but while the company was
was full of litter on the streets, in the I knew it was going to be a huge active, I established the Sean Williams
stormwater drains and in the gutters. I task, as we had to do around Living Creatures Trust (SWLCT), an
knew the litter would ultimately find its 750 bags a day for a whole month, organisation that provides a ‘path’
way to the Jukskei River and a lot of it so I hired another 10 staff to focus through which contributions to worthy
would eventually end up in the ocean. on just Diepsloot, to get the high bag initiatives can be made with the peace
counts. With their hard work and my of mind and confidence that the
I also saw the huge impact of belief in them, we have reached this funds generated will be going to the
COVID in the Diepsloot Township, goal, with time to spare! correct causes - causes that make a
where the unemployment rate is difference to Africa, to the World, to
over 80%, and decided to hire DPL: There’s an event that is All Living Creatures. My activities now
people from there, creating jobs and being hosted, with you as the revolve around achieving the aims of
educating at the same time. main speaker, at the Dainfern the trust and Live Life Always.

I have done a lot of talks at schools, If you would like to meet Sean Williams, and hear his talk, be sure
as they really are the future of this
planet, guiding them to be more to attend the MaDD event taking place at the Dainfern Clubhouse
aware of our planet and encouraging on Thursday 13 May 2021, starting at 4.30 pm.
them to take responsibility, so that we ENTRY FEE: R200 RAFFLE: R100
have a healthier planet for everyone
to enjoy. I am determined to leave To book your place to attend, RSVP to Ceren on 064 033 9541
this planet in better shape than when or Olga on 066 442 1388.
I arrived and hope to bring awareness
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DPL