Early Christmas present to kids of Rand West

Thousands of toys gathered and distributed in Greenhills by the Soldiers For Jesus Foundation.

November 18, 2019

Tumi Riba 1 minute read

Members of the Soldiers for Jesus Bike Club with toys collected from various biking clubs to donate to charities. Photo: Tumi Riba.

Nearly 6 000 toys were donated to 28 charities within Rand West City at the Greenhills Stadium on Sunday, 17 November.

This is thanks to the Soldiers For Jesus Foundation.

Phoebe Erasmus, Liam Eramus and Karel van der Walt. Photo: Tumi Riba.

According to the Graham Cusack, president of the Soldiers For Jesus Foundation in the West Rand, the project comes after three months of collecting toys in an initiative to give children who are underprivileged, orphaned, abused and disabled a better Christmas.

“The purpose is to get as many toys as we can and then donate them to as many charities as possible. Our goal is to collect collect 6 200 toys for these charities,” Graham said.

Munro Potgieter and Phiasje Esterhuizen at the Santa Toy Run project. Photo: Tumi Riba.

Graham went on to say this year the project enjoyed fantastic support from Carefored, Thom Kight Funeral Home, Naughty By Nature and Wicked Wheels.

“We do not have storage facilities, so every year we pack and distribute for charities. They then come and collect at the end of the day,” Graham added.

Sharon Fouché, Meraai Agamig, Johan Fouché and Gatier Fouché also joined the project. Photo Tumi Riba.

“The toys were distributed to different homes to ensure that these children will receive a gift for Christmas. Our annual challenge is to always provide gifts for children older than 10 years and early teens. We could really do with assistance from local business and/ or in your personal capacity,” Graham added.