EMPD hands out blankets and hot soup
The donation took place on July 14 when over and above the donations of blankets and Bibles, soup and rolls were served to the needy members of the community.
In honoring Mandela’s legacy, the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) and the Cochrane Steel Company joined hands and donated blankets and Bibles to the residents of Freedom Square in Tembisa.
The donation took place on July 14 when over and above the donations of blankets and Bibles, soup and rolls were served to the needy members of the community.
The EMPD Chaplaincy, Social Crime Prevention and By-Laws Units’ commanders, in collaboration with the community leader in ward 2, Clr Jackson Mokomele, identified the needy families and facilitated the distribution.
Ninety blankets, 60 Bibles (in various official languages) as well as cups of hot soup and bread-rolls were given to dozens of residents.
Pamphlets educating residents about the dangers of substance abuse, especially nyaope, were distributed to the Freedom Square community by the EMPD.
