Frida Hartley Shelter receives a Random Act of Kindness from Dis-Chem
20 May 2021 9:48 AM
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Thanks to customers like you, Dis-Chem was able to donate R80,000 toward the renovation of Frida Hartley Shelter s kitchen.
The Dis-Chem Foundation and 702 are out to make a difference by helping an organisation that assists women and children through their Random Act of Kindness campaign.
This month s Random Act of Kindness goes to the Frida Hartley Shelter, a non-profit organisation in Yeoville, Johannesburg that aims to empower destitute women and their children who have endured neglect, abuse, trauma and homelessness and, enable them to regain their dignity by becoming independent and adequately support themselves and their children.
Five years on, the Dis-Chem Foundation is keeping true to its pledge to donate blankets to various charities and non-profit organisations ahead of the winter months. This year 5200 blankets, which will be distributed to 33 organisations nominated by Dis-Chem’s Facebook followers and Dis-Chem Pharmacy staff. This year the charities range from old age homes to children’s homes and animal shelters.
“Every year that we have run this initiative, we get overwhelmed by the reaction of the communities we help. The sheer gratitude we receive is so pure, and it reminds us how important the Dis-Chem Foundation is,” says the Foundation’s Sherry Saltzman.
Cape organisations benefit from Dis-Chemâs donation of 5Â 200 blankets
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Cape Town â With the cold and winter months approaching and staying warm becomes essential, one way that Dis-Chem has decided to assist is by donating 5Â 200 blankets.
This year 5Â 200 blankets will be distributed to 33 organisations nominated by Dis-Chemâs Facebook followers and Dis-Chem Pharmacy staff.
The initiative is going into its sixth year, and blankets were donated to childrenâs homes, old age homes and animal shelters.
The organisations that received blankets in Western Cape are Breadline Africa, Hagars choice place of safety, Hannahs Place of Safety, House of Thembiso, Kraaifontein; Little Brinks, Mitchells Plain Crisis Line, Rusthof Old Age Home and SOS Childrenâs Villages.