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Helping our staff members people who protect us daily and who had hamper, we could help all our gardening,
to leave their families to ensure our safety maintenance and clubhouse staff too!
B y Elmin E Clark E - our security officers! On Wednesday, Once those were done, more donations
14 July, the HOA sent out a request for non- came in and we could call The Green Door
As the looting began in our country, perishable foods for our security officers. (refuge for abused women and children) in
everyone knew something had to be done, Maize meal, rice, sugar, tea, powdered milk Diepsloot and ensure that they had food
but what? Where do we begin, what can we and tinned food. By Thursday morning, for the weekend as well.
do? With fear and anxiety, we all watched in the donated goods filled the HOA office
horror what was unfolding in our beautiful and had to be moved to the Hall. By Friday Thanks to each and every resident who
country. Then the surprise, what was meant morning, so much was donated that we contributed to those in need. From
to scare and disrupt our country, turned could already start packing! staff members, and various charitable
into the most positive experience since organisations to animals in distress, they
former President Mandela was released. The We soon released, with the amount of all benefitted from your kindness. We are
Nation united as one and started helping. products donated, strong bags would extremely proud of what this estate did
be needed and a quick request on social over a trying time!
From protecting neighbourhoods to media led to about 500 Woolies material
helping neighbours, we saw pictures of bags being delivered by our residents Here are some other initiatives that ran
hope and courage through the carnage. to the Hall. Not only could we ensure consecutively to make life better for many
The first instinct for many was to help the that each security officer received a food during the week of Mandela Day!

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