Thousands raised at The Baby Home glittering charity ball

Glistening in ballgowns and black ties, guests raised an incredible R120 000 during an enchanted evening at The Baby Home’s annual Charity Ball at Coastlands Hotel, Umhlanga last weekend.

The Baby Home cares for abandoned and orphaned babies from a few hours old and falls under The Peace Agency founded by Simbithi couple Justin and Cathy Foxton.

“Our work is about creating a feel that this country is worth living in. It is about fostering a little bit of ‘gees’ rather than adding to the negativity in which case we might as well pack up our Samsonite and head for Perth,” said Foxton who, together with his wife, started The Baby Home in 2010.

“My old man (Richard Foxton) is here tonight and has been our longest and most faithful supporter. You have touched more children’s lives than you can ever imagine. You are a silent, unknown father to many children who has made a difference in their lives.”

The evening was held in conjunction with World Adoption Day, a cause close to the Foxton’s hearts which is shared by The Peace Agency’s prestigious patron, Prof Thuli Madonsela.

The former public protector said adoption needed to be advocated with urgency as the number of adoptions taking place in SA was steadily dropping.

“If a child is not adopted in the first two years they are not likely to be adopted. We need to speed up this process.”

By getting involved, adopting a child and giving him or her a home and dreams to pursue, Madonsela said we would co-create the world we live in to be a better one.

“Adopting a child and changing the world of that child might just be the one who changes things around and becomes the next Einstein.

“The world is in turmoil everywhere and there are people left behind everywhere and they are fighting back. Where the grass looks greener today, it might not be so tomorrow. So we might as well fix our backyard first.”

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