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ESTATE MATTERS
ESTATE MATTERS
THE GOOD THINGS GUY

MAKING A

DIFFERENCE

LIKE MANY SOUTH AFRICANS, IT'S GOT
COLUMN ME THINKING A LOT ABOUT KINDNESS,

BRENT LINDEQUE COMPASSION AND OUR SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO A LITTLE GOOD

elson Mandela Day is marked Good people doing good things. “What counts in life is not the mere fact
each year on the 18th of July, that we have lived. It is what difference we
his birthday. It's a global call to And I guess that’s what this month’s article have made to the lives of others that will
Naction that encourages every is about. A reminder that while Mandela Day determine the significance of the life we
single person to spend 67 minutes giving might see many people do their good for 67 lead.”
back, honouring the 67 years that Madiba minutes, the idea behind it is more than that.
dedicated to fighting for human rights and It’s about what we choose to do with the rest Let’s keep making a difference. Let’s keep
building a more just, equal world. It’s a of our time. growing. Let’s keep giving. Let’s keep
beautiful concept. A powerful one. But it’s showing up for each other. Even when no one
also just the beginning. is watching.
And in the Dainfern Precinct, I see people
choosing kindness, choosing community and
When I think of community, I think far beyond choosing hope every single day. Thank you Dainfern for keeping this Good
my front gate. I mean the entire Dainfern Things Guy so incredibly inspired.
Precinct… stretching from the serenity
of Steyn City to the buzz of Broadacres, So this month, while the rest of the country
down Uranium Road, through Fourways rallies to do good in honour of Mandela,
Gardens into the heart of Lonehill and then I want to acknowledge what’s already
back around to Helderfontein, Dainfern happening right here. The neighbours giving
Valley, Dainfern Ridge and Dainfern Golf of their time. The kids collecting donations.
Estate. We are a connected, caring corner The families running charity drives. The
of Johannesburg. A vibrant mix of people volunteers who don’t want the spotlight but
who quietly, consistently, show up for one still show up.
another.
I think that’s what real community looks like.
And maybe it’s because I’m the Good Things That’s what Madiba meant when he said,
Guy but I see those moments of goodness
everywhere.

Over the last decade, I’ve had the privilege of
spotlighting just a few.

Carolyn Steyn’s powerful 67 Blankets
initiative, Natalie Beveridge’s life-saving
blood drives, Motheo Llale’s heartwarming
Tea & Biscuit pit stop outside Dainfern
College in the dead of winter (which still
continues to this day). There’s Moses
Rombayi’s “HelloMo” movement, which is
spreading connection and joy; the Tiisetso
Community Projects, creating change at a
grassroots level; Better Fourways, keeping
our part of the world clean; Live Life Always;
and Bags of Love…

The list is almost endless.

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