A pretty dime for the Orphan Fund

Proceeds of this year’s successful Miss Ballito 2018 pageant were handed over to the The North Coast Courier Orphan Fund by the Rotary Club of Zimbali recently.

The event, which also included an incredible talk by guest speaker and author Jill Baker, took place at Zimbali Resort.

Of the funds raised from the 2018 pageant, R10 000 was handed over to The North Coast Courier Orphan Fund founder Rose Stephenson and co-ordinator June Mdolo.

The remaining funds were handed over to the Rotary’s BRITE Eyes cataract project, which will go towards the purchase of new instruments used in cataract operations.

The beauty pageant, presented by the Rotary Club of Zimbali is an annual charity event that has been running since 2012.

“The objective of this pageant has less relevance to beauty, but rather to identify the talents of prospective young local female entrepreneurs and then grooming them to help Rotary in improving the lives of the underprivileged within our community. In so doing they exemplify Rotary’s motto of ‘Service Above Self’,” said Zimbali Rotary President Julie Cloete.

Annually, the funds raised are used to fund service activities undertaken by several NPO’S, and one such beneficiary is the Orphan Fund.

“The Orphan Fund is humbled, grateful and honoured to be the benefeciary of this very generous donation from the Zimbali Rotarians,” said Mdolo.

“Thank you, from our hearts to yours.”

To date Zimbali Rotary has donated just over R135 000 to assist this fund in providing personal transformation to orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children.

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