Clean-up to start at Betty’s Haven
The orphanage was affected by a devastating fire last Thursday.
MBOMBELA – As preparations at Betty’s Haven warms up ahead of the planned cleanup tomorrow, the home thanked the public for the immense show of support that has been pouring out to them since a devastating fire last week.
“We are so thankful to everyone who has been supporting us,” said Sonto Mahlangu.
READ MORE: Orphanage in desperate need of help after fire
A three-month-old baby boy, as well as boys aged five, seven and 13 live in the home along with girls aged five, nine, 10 and 16.
All their clothes were lost in the fire which did extensive damage to the kitchen and roof too.
Now, they are planning to fix the house and will be staging a massive clean-up on Saturday morning.
Things to be done include removing the roof, removing all the burnt items from the house, and cleaning the inside of the house.
Everybody is invited to join. It is set to start from 07:30 at the house located in Grace Street in Nelsville.
Contact Mahlangu on 079-726-4042 or Gugu Macamo on 060-767-9713 for more information.
Items are also needed to start with the renovations on the house. Here is Betty’s Haven’s wish list.
Building material and furniture
• Roofing
• Prefabricated buildings
• Basins
• Taps
• Tiles
• Doors
• Steel door frames
• Bricks
• Cement
• Building sand
• Wheelbarrows
• Spades
• AC power plugs and sockets
• Circuit breaker
• Electrical connector
• Electrical wiring
• Switches
• Structural steel beams and columns
• Rebar
• Wire rope and cables
• Metal joist, decking, framing and trusses
• Paint
• Wood stain, faux finishing plaster and gypsum board
• Kitchen cupboards
• Cooking pots
• Beds
• Linen
• Cleaning materials• Washing lines
• Fridges
• Stoves• Curtains
• Washing baskets
• Chairs
• Tables
• Food.
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