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Precinct Living

The Mandela Day

#EstateChallenge 2022

was a great success

here were a few This is the first time that the
moments when people #Estate Challenge was staged,
on the sidelines doubted but it’s hoped that it will become
whether Dainfern Golf an annual event. The businesses
TEstate could pull it off, sponsoring the event provided
but then there was a sudden surge jars, packing equipment and the
in registrations from their residents soup ingredients to fill the 3 000
for participation in the Mandela Day Jars of Hope – 1 000 jars for each
Challenge. This gave them 20 bonus estate. The intention was that each
points for the highest number of jar would have enough ingredients
pre-registrations. to feed at least four people.

Starting the day on 175 points, Amazingly, the result was a tie
followed by Fourways Gardens on between Fourways Gardens
155 points and Cedar Lakes with Residential Estate and Dainfern
100 points, the Dainfern team Golf Estate. They share the Estate
dived in to make ‘mincemeat’ of of Hope Trophy for 2022, with
the #EstateChallenge. Their quest each estate able to have it on
was to fill their quota of Jars of show for six months.
Hope with ingredients to make
nutritious soups for the many The three charities nominated this
families in the area that struggle to year were: Doorway to Dignity,
put food on the table on a regular One Small Act of Kindness and
basis. People4Purpose. Each of the
winning estates received R5 000 to
The estate that completed their hand over to their chosen charity/
allocated jars the quickest, took charities.
a photo of their completed count
sheet and pile of jars, and posted it Based at the Design Quarter in
on the #EstateChallenge Facebook Fourways, event organiser and co-
Page earned 10 Points per session. sponsor, Stratdigi, chose the three
Then there were 5 bonus points Fourways estates: Cedar Lakes,
awarded to any team that packed
additional jars from previously
incomplete sessions, and managed
to finish them off within their
67 minute timeslot.

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