Pretoria DJ feeds thousands in one day
For international Mandela Day, DJ Jazzy D will join hands with Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels in a bid to achieve his overall goal of providing people in need across the country with a proper, hearty meal.
During the Covid-19 lockdown, the most basic of needs for thousands of families remained food.
Which is why this year, for international Mandela Day, DJ Jazzy D will join hands with Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels in a bid to achieve his overall goal of providing people in need across the country with a proper, hearty meal.
#GMAMandelaDay called on listeners and clients from all over SA, and further afield, to make donations towards this initiative, with each R67 making it possible to feed a family of four.
“Maize meal for Jazzy D’s project, #Feed67000In1Day, has been kindly donated by Keystone Milling Co, so all donations raised by #GMAMandelaDay will be used to add meat and vegetables to the recipe for a healthy, balanced meal,” Jacaranda FM said in a statement.
“Donations can be made by clicking the DONATE button on www.jacarandafm.com and was open from the initiative’s launch on Jacaranda FM’s Breakfast with Martin Bester on Monday to midnight on 14 July.
“The final amount raised was to be revealed on-air on Wednesday 15 July, after which teams of volunteers at soup kitchens across the country will get cracking to prepare these meals on time for Mandela Day.”
Jacaranda FM managing director Deirdre King said the lockdown has put an additional strain on people who were already struggling to cover the essentials.
“The impact of an unprecedented pandemic demands a massive Mandela Day response,” she said.
“Through #GMACoronaVirusSupport and Kagiso Media Hunger Relief, Jacaranda FM has assisted thousands of families in need over the past three months. Jazzy has been doing the same in his personal capacity, so it is our privilege to give him our full support and help him to reach his target.”
Jazzy D said the initiative focused strongly on the main aim of Mandela Day, “which is to put a spotlight on the importance of community and social service and to remind us that every single person has the ability to make an impact by just doing ‘something – anything”, he said.
“What could be a small amount of money to you could really change someone else’s life. Be sure to challenge your friends, family and colleagues, even your competition, using the hashtag #GMAMandelaDay and #Feed67000In1Day to offer help where it’s needed most!”
Jacaranda FM’s breakfast host, Martin Bester, said: “Many of us think about when we’ll be able to go see a movie again, to go out to a restaurant for sundowners again. It’s easy to forget that, for way too many South Africans, the main train of thought is where their next meal will come from if it comes.
“Jacaranda FM has the most caring and generous listeners in the country and we’re ready to step up and help. It’s an honour to get behind Jazzy through #GMAMandelaDay and give him all the support we can. Together we’ll make Mandela Day 2020 one to remember for a long, long time!”
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