The spirit of giving arrived early at Eventide Home for the Aged as members of the Clearwater Chapter South Africa – Harley Owners Group visited the Emmarentia facility as part of their annual Christmas in July initiative.

Rather than limiting acts of kindness to a single day, the motorcycle club spends months raising funds before selecting a charity to support each July.

This year’s beneficiary was Eventide Home, where members donated gifts and spent time with residents.

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Cornell Grewar of the Clearwater Chapter said the initiative has become a long-standing tradition within the group.

“Christmas in July is something we’ve been doing for about 20 years. Every year we identify a charity, spend the months beforehand raising funds, and then we come together to support that organisation in whatever way we can.”

Grewar explained that the chapter chooses a different beneficiary each year, supporting causes ranging from children’s charities and cancer organisations to animal welfare groups.

This year, the group selected Eventide Home after learning about the needs of the facility through members connected to the home.

“We were very fortunate that members involved with Eventide told us about the need here. Once we heard about it, it was an easy decision to make this our chosen charity for the year.”

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While many charitable campaigns focus on a single day of service, Grewar said giving back should become part of everyday life wherever possible.

“If you can help people in your everyday life, that’s fantastic. As a chapter, we make sure we do at least three or four charity events every year because we’re fortunate to enjoy what we do as a hobby.

If we can spend a few hours helping others along the way, then that’s the right thing to do.”

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