Cupcakes for a Good Samaritan

Sometimes the smallest of efforts from a stranger can provide us with the greatest peace of mind.

This was the experience of Shelley Guilherme, who got stuck in gridlocked traffic recently on her way to pick up her children, Jayden (12) and Jarred (10) from Umhlali Preparatory School.

Guilherme had been stuck for more than an hour and a half and was beginning to worry about her sons, who had no idea where she was.

She called her mother, Melody Mew Zwarts, to see if she might be able to help. Unfortunately, traffic was in such a snarl that she also couldn’t get to the school.

This was when Zwarts had a stroke of inspiration. Knowing that Alpha Security had a guard at the school, Zwarts contacted their control room where a helpful Lu Ngcobo reassured her. Ngcobo then got hold of the guard at Umhlali Prep and asked him to find the two boys and explain to them why they had not been picked up yet.

“It’s so reassuring to know that people are still willing to go the extra mile,” Zwarts told The Courier.

Thulani Dangazela, the guard in question, had only worked for Alpha Security for three days at the time.

Alpha Security’s Rex Hunt said they select their guards with the site’s specific requirements in mind.

“Thulani was chosen because we thought he would make a good fit at Umhlali.”

As it turns out, he did exactly that. Dangazela found the two boys and reassured them that their mother was on the way.

Zwarts decided that as a token of appreciation, she would bake both Dangazela and Ngcobo a box of home made cupcakes. Dangazela was so surprised by this sign of gratitude that he was at a loss for words when Zwarts brought them to the school for him.

Do you have a good Samaritan story that you would like to share? Send an email to allan@northcoastcourier.co.za

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