Sasol and Smile Foundation appeal for blankets for children

As a company that truly cares about its local community and wants to ensure vulnerable children are kept warm this winter, Sasol is calling on members of the public to donate blankets to its nationwide blanket drive with a customer reward of free coffee.

The blanket contributions will be distributed to children undergoing facial surgeries as part of the Smile Foundation’s national surgical programme.

The Smile Foundation is an NGO that holistically assists children with surgically treatable facial conditions. Not only does it help facilitate free corrective facial reconstructive surgeries, but also ensures the young beneficiaries receive the right pre- and post-operative care.

“Corrective facial reconstructive surgery offers new hope for these children and their families. But it’s imperative the children receive the right care before and after their operations. In winter, that means staying warm while they make the often very long and difficult journey to the hospital, and keeping opportunistic infections at bay while they’re in recovery and return home after their surgeries,” explained Hedley Lewis, Executive Director for Smile Foundation

Lewis adds that the Smile Foundation would be grateful for any blankets the public could spare, including new blankets.

“Due to our multi-disciplinary approach to these paediatric surgeries, we support the children right through their recovery. As part of this, we take into consideration the opportunity for infections, and will be supplying the Smile patients with any new blankets that are donated,” he says.

Older blankets that have been so kindly donated will be distributed by Sasol and the Smile Foundation to others in need, like homeless and animal shelters.

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