Meet the new face at the Robin Hood Foundation
What many also don't know is that Psannis kicked cancer to the curb and wrote a book about it.
THE Robin Hood Foundation has added a new member to its team and she goes by the name of Jackie Psannis.
She recently joined the team as the project coordinator and basically sees to the daily running of the organisation and its numerous projects.
“I have worked in numerous sectors and what I’ve enjoyed most about each of them is the different people I met along my journey. People are my passion,” said Psannis.
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It was no surprise that she found herself right at home when she started her new position at Robin Hood.
The foundation was founded by Cindy Norcott, a business woman who wanted to assist new moms at St Mary’s Hospital with her daughter’s outgrown baby clothes.
After seeing the need, she started the Love the Babies programme. From there the love spread to the gogos who took care of orphaned children. A few years later, the Robin Hood Foundation was formed, and numerous other projects were initiated.
“The work that the foundation does in bettering the lives of others, amazes me. The volunteers are amazing people with the biggest hearts and its a privilege to work with them,” she said.
So who is Psannis when she’s not busy coordinating new projects for the foundation?
“I love the outdoors, the sea and sport. At 50, I still enjoyed skateboarding. I was captain of the under 21 Springbok basketball team and started a water polo team at the age of 51 because I wanted to continue my basketball career but in the water, ” she said.
“I was a motivational speaker for many years while I was in corporate so my love for people and wanting to better their lives started back then,” said Psannis.
What many also don’t know is that she kicked cancer to the curb and wrote a book about it.
While many feel education is empowerment while going through a life-changing experience, Psannis felt the opposite worked for her.
“Not knowing too much, for example, about the after effects of chemo worked for me. I felt that the less I knew, the better. I had one mission in mind and that was to beat cancer. That’s all I concentrated on, and that’s what I did,” she said.
To find out more about Robin Hood Foundation or to get involved visit www.robinhoodfoundation.co.za
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