Simoné van Heerden, a six-year-old Nellie Miere learner, tragically lost her unicorn wallet at SPAR Westend on Mothers day while shopping with her grandma.

“The last time I saw my wallet was when I used it to buy ice-cream,” Simoné said.

Understandably, she was extremely worried, since her wallet contained all of her tooth fairy money and some birthday money.

The total in her wallet amounted to approximately R80. Simoné is saving up to buy a farm where she can keep rescued animals.

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Her mom, Sarah-Jane van Heerden, reached out to a community group to ask Lowvelders to keep an eye out for Simoné’s wallet.

The community pulled through and Thorburn Security Solutions agreed to take on the case.

The situation was treated with appropriate seriousness. Security Manager, Pieter Otto, arrived in a marked vehicle, in full uniform, to take Simoné’s statement, which she officially signed.

Otto followed up with SPAR Westend and even went to the store himself to look for the wallet.

Luckily, on May 13 Simoné found her wallet in her 3D-printed egg – along with her lipsticks – on her way to school.

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“Simoné was adamant that I call the police and tell them that they can shift their attention toward other people and help them. I think that says a lot about the consideration she has for others,” said Sarah-Jane.

After hearing the news, Otto went to visit Simoné again.

She received her case file, which had been labelled as closed.

Sarah-Jane said that this experience was an excellent example of how the Lowveld community cares about others.

“The community made sure that she feels heard and that she knows that we view it as seriously as she does,” she said.