Moot farmer project goes online
A series of concerts were launched in an attempt to raise funds for the nearly 10 000 farms in need.
A project in the Moot to help farmers in need will now take their project to the next online level to be able to continue to help.
This project was started by Waverley resident sympathetic towards farmers struck by the drought, Lydia Veldman, earlier this year.
She launched a series of concerts in an attempt to raise funds for the nearly 10 000 farms in need.
Through the concerts, the project raised R31 650.
There were still two planned, on 4 and 19 April, before the Covid-19 virus spread to South Africa.
Even though these concerts had to be put on hold after South Africa was placed on a national lockdown, Veldman continued to search for other ways to help.
Throughout lockdown, the project was still receiving donations from good Samaritans.
Now, Veldman will also host a virtual concert to raise funds.
“I’m really excited for this new journey,” she said.
“There are already a couple of artists that have confirmed they will take part in the virtual concert.”
She said if there were anyone interested in taking part in the concert, they should contact her.
“We are planning to host the concert in about two months’ time,” she said.
“So anyone who wants to be a part of the virtual concert should be able to send me their pieces in a month’s time.”
Veldman said they would work through Tixsa to sell tickets.
“This journey is very thrilling and I am excited to see it in action,” she said.
For more information, an email can be sent to Veldman at lydiaveldman6@gmail.com.
Last month, the project was able to pay R10 000 over to the Transvaal Landbou Unie (TLU), who also recently became involved with the project.
TLU added an additional R20 000 to the contribution.
Through this, 15 farmers were able to receive gift vouchers to assist them.
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