Elderly people not forgtten
The donations were made by Mams mall centre manager Bafana Radebe and various stores at the mall as part of Mandela Day celebrations.
A total of 135 blankets and several cakes were donated to Mamelodi old age home in Ikageng, Mamelodi East, on Friday.
The donations were made by Mams mall centre manager Bafana Radebe and various stores at the mall as part of Mandela Day celebrations.
Other items the old age citizens received were 20 packets of washing powder and biscuits.
Manager Bafana Radebe said: “This gesture is inspired by the spirit of Nelson Mandela Day, which entails helping and thinking about those who are vulnerable among us, especially the elderly.”
He said it is also in line with their corporate social responsibility policy.
Radebe said handing out blankets to help the elderly to keep warm during the cold winter, which comes at a time Covid-19 has reached alarming proportions in the country.
Furthermore, Mams mall management will also be giving blankets to elderly and disabled people who will be coming to Sassa in Mamelodi East to seek help concerning their grants.
The centre management also gave out Mams mall-branded face masks.
Radebe said all these efforts are a way of interacting with the community and lending a hand in the fight against the coronavirus.
He also announced that this was not the first time the mall’s management was helping members of the community in their time of need.
Mams mall management helped destitute flood victims of places like Eersterust, Riverside and Nellmapius with clothing items, blankets and food parcels.
Radebe made it known that their tenants (the businesses renting space at the mall), were also involved in various campaigns to relieve social distress in the community.
Mamelodi old age home centre manager Dorothy Dikhali thanked Mams mall for the donations and said the blankets will keep the elderly warm.
“The gifts were of great need. We want to say thank you to everyone who made this happen and on behalf of the centre we want to say we hope this is not the first or last time Mams mall helped the community,” said Dikhali.
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