Residents of Leisure View Village have called on the community to support their donation drive to help woman, children and babies in need.

According to organisers Ray Pieters and Colleen Edwards, the village has a longstanding history of helping those in need and has over the years helped many organisations.

Accorrding to Colleen, members of the village have knitted items for babies and families in need, while residents have also gathered items to make 400 hampers for premature babies.

She said for Mandela Day the residents of the village collected and donated clothes and blankets for a local home which was greatly appreciated.

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“We are a village with a heart and our residents enjoy giving back and making a difference,” explained Colleen.

Pieters said with Christmas around the corner, the village hopes to assist those in need once more; however, this time the village hopes to do so with the community’s assistance.

Leisure View Village hopes to assist Hopelands and Edenvale-based charity Compass.

“With the amount of femicide and GBV occurring in South Africa it is absolutely shocking.

“Through this donation drive we hope that our residents and the community can make the lives of those affected by it a little bit easier,” said Ray.

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“If this little community has helped and made a difference all by itself over the years, imagine what we can do with the community’s help.”

He said the donations the village is hoping to collect are non perishable foods, toiletries, sanitary goods, and something which could bring a smile to someone’s face this Christmas.

“We are not looking for money.

“Ideally, we are looking for essentials that can keep a home going as well as giving some unfortunate child a little something to smile about this Christmas.”

Colleen emphasised that whatever donations community members can provide will be greatly appreciated.

Ray highlighted that this is a time for giving and appealed to community members to get involved in the donation drive.

“Thinking about what some of the victims have gone through, helping them and giving them something to smile about this Christmas will make it all the more special.”

Colleen said donations can be delivered at Leisure View Village’s gate with security.

lternatively, contact Colleen on 082 897 8484 or Ray on 0722326156.