Raising the bar for the orphans
The North Coast Courier Orphan Fund committee met on April 19 to make the fund’s quarterly allocations
This quarter more than R120, 000 was raised for orphans and vulnerable children in KwaDukuza!
The North Coast Courier Orphan Fund committee met on April 19 to make the fund’s quarterly allocations.
The money raised (and distributed) during the months February through to April is reflected in the table below. R&C Instrumentation donated R40,000.
This company makes an annual lump sum donation to the fund. They continue to challenge other local companies to do the same.
The very successful Heritage Day annual bass competition at Dudley Pringle dam has been duplicated to include a second such event in the first quarter.
R25,550 was raised.
This event is more of a fun day when the fishing was not limited to bass but included all fish types. Some enormous barbal were caught, some of which nearly outweighed their captors.
The event is a catch and release family day, popular with fathers with their sons and daughters, some on various small craft but mostly off the banks of this popular Tongaat Hulett dam.
The Fund held an arts evening at the Elizabeth Sneddon theatre when theatre lovers were treated to an outstanding production of the musical Chicago.
Top class entertainment was enjoyed by the North Coasters who responded enthusiastically to the invitation. Over R22,000 was raised for the orphans.
The Dordet Family Trust is a regular annual contributor and this year donated R20,000 to the Fund.
Much of the balance of the money comes from anonymous donations, some of whom have been sowing faithfully into the Fund for many years.
The Orphan Fund supports orphan feeding schemes up and down the coast. Some of these schemes depend solely on the Orphan Fund to be able to continue their valuable work. The bulk of the money raised is used for food.
Money is also allocated to transport costs to get children to school as well as for petrol for distribution of sell by date food from supermarkets.
The Bursary side of the fund cares for a small number of orphaned or vulnerable young people in their years of tertiary education.
Ideally students will have, through good matric results, qualified to receive financial aid to attend a tertiary institution, but have no means of paying for food, travel or accommodation. This is where the Bursary Fund can help.
Students fortunate enough to achieve such a bursary will also be mentored through their years of study, having someone to call when text books are needed or unexpected travel, for example.
The Orphan Fund is audited and registered as a non-profit organization and has also been approved by the Receiver of Revenue for tax exemption. This means that donors can receive a tax deduction on donations made.
North Coast Courier Orphan Fund bank details: ABSA branch: 630229, Acct No: 9109572488.
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