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THE POLOFIELDS success each year and is always a
CROSSING WINTER BOOK weekend of fun to remember.
FAIR
The Polofields Crossing Winter Book HospiceWits has been helping some
Fair in support of HospiceWits took of the most vulnerable people
place last month from 26 to 28 May. in our society since 1979. Today,
An incredible R55 000 was raised over with more than 125 full-time staff,
three days of fun, food and fiction, including doctors, nurses, social
with thousands of pre-loved books workers, psychologists and spiritual
on sale in the book tent. Thanks to counsellors, HospiceWits provides
SuperSpar Polofields Crossing who fed care to those diagnosed with a life-
hungry bookworms and donated part limiting disease and their families. In
Ricci Boonzaaier, Social Funding Developer of
Abraham Kriel Bambanani with Dean Elgar the SA of the proceeds from their yummy addition, HospiceWits’ palliative care
cricketer. boerie rolls to HospiceWits. The Book services help patients live pain-free
Fair is an annual event that sees much and pass on with dignity.

Anneli Marais, Marketing Manager, Waterfall
Management Company handing over the donation
to Brenda Lucas, Chairperson of Midrand SPCA,
with Gilbert the ‘Boerbok’ in attendance.

registered NPO providing care and
skills development for traumatised
children and youth in need in the
greater Johannesburg area. They
provide shelter, physical care,
rehabilitation and skills development
for beneficiaries subjected to trauma,
abuse, molestation, poverty, neglect
and unemployment. This is done via
residential care, community services
and educational programmes.

Midrand SPCA is committed to its
charter of helping animals in need and
being a voice for those who do not
have one. They wish to provide the core
“freedoms” to all animals in their care.

These three charities do amazing work
around Johannesburg, and it was an
honour to be able to help in any way.

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