PCA and 911 Biker Club embark on charity ride around South Africa
Dr André Hattingh, founder of Pediatric Care Africa, will travel 2 500km throughout five provinces with a tractor to raise at least R250 000 to provide urgent medical care and surgical treatment to children in need.
Dr André Hattingh, founder of Pediatric Care Africa (PCA), has once again embarked on an “On- Trac-Tor” charity ride, which will cover 2 500km throughout five provinces. The launch was held at White River Square on Sunday. He will be accompanied by the 911 Biker Club and a cyclist and biker, Pr TJ Maré.
According to Hattingh, this charity ride is to highlight various important issues. PCA is in desperate need of funds for medical treatment for children in South Africa. He also wants to draw attention to the large number of kids killed every year in the country and to, at the same time, focus international attention on farm murders. They hope to raise at least R250 000 to provide urgent medical care and surgical treatment to children who desperately need it.
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Hattingh said the PCA was established in 2017. This charity ride is to also create awareness regarding the children being killed in SA every year, those who are subjected to attempted murder every year and finally, the sexual offences committed against them, also in any given year.
He said despite the organisation not receiving any financial assistance or grants from government, it has had to generate its own funds and has already made a huge difference in the lives of the country’s kids. So far, it has supplied free medical care to 6 797 persons, assisted 1 327 children to be examined by private medical practitioners and specialists, and another 116 kids have undergone free surgeries. His organisation has also distributed 409 000kg of food parcels, 6 023 tins of baby formula and 7 023 packets of baby porridge to disadvantaged children.
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“We support Past TJ Maré and the 911 Bikers in their quest to reduce farm murders in SA. Maré and I want farmers to always be safe at all times. We want to bring an end to the brutal killing of farmers with this journey. We hope that with this journey the police and members of the community will protect the farms,” Hattingh explained.
Donors and others who want to get involved, can visit www.pediatriccareafrica.org or call 076 229 5663. The trip will end in White River on July 15.
