Painting an animal clinic in a township, passing down knitting skills, soup kitchens and medical students volunteering services to the elderly are just some of the ways South Africans marked Mandela Day. caperown
Charity organisation Ladles of Love hosted a variety of crafts activities. Volunteers made soup mix jars and included special messages. They also made colouring books, children’s toys, knitted items, and sandwiches. These items and the soup jars are being donated to early childhood development centres.
Hundreds of people in Parow were given a warm meal and clothes during a joint charity drive on Tuesday. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks Volunteers and staff of Mdzananda Animal Clinic’s satellite facility in Site B, Khayelitsha painted the containers bright orange at the weekend to mark Mandela Day. Photo: Masixole Feni
‘The new look also uplifts staff’s spirits and expresses to the public that if the outside of our facility looks as good as the work we do inside for the animals,’ said Du Plessis. She said the community is ‘very supportive’ and relies heavily on their services as the only animal clinic and shelter in the community.
The Animal Welfare Society of South Africa in Philippi, which also offers services like sterilisation, received a lot of support, volunteers, and donations despite the pouring rain on Tuesday.
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