NCPD makes much-needed deliveries

With the first batch of donations made the council will continue to identify those in need.

April 30, 2020

Stephan Lehman 1 minute read

Children in the Johannesburg area receiving apples donated to the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) by RSA Markets and other sponsors.

During the first week of the national lockdown the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), with the assistance of RSA Markets and other sponsors, could deliver fruit and vegetables to those in need.

The council’s head offices are based on Andries Pretorius Road in Edenvale.

The deliveries, made by the council’s drivers, saw batches of fruit and vegetables donated to children’s homes in the Johannesburg and Pretoria areas, as well as in the Free State.

With the first batch of donations made the council will continue to identify those in need.

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Staff and beneficiaries from Lombardy East based Sithandiwe Disabled Care Centre stand with drivers from National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) around donations of fruit and vegetables.

Drivers from the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) who made the delivery of fruits and vegetables during the first week of the lockdown.

Drivers from the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) and staff from Odireile Centre for people living with Mental and Physical Disability stand behind a donation of fruit and vegatables. The donation, delivered by the NCPD’s drivers, was made possible with the assistance of RSA Markets and other sponsors who sponsored the produce.

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