Boy from Pretoria Tuine launches yet another community project
"This will be the first project where Lawrence and I will be working on together."
A 14-year-old boy from Pretoria Tuine and a family friend have launched a community clean-up campaign in the Moot.
Lawrence-Lee Thorpe and Antonette Pretorius have launched a campaign at the Zandfontein Cemetery.
The clean-up action is set to take place on Saturday, 17 April.
Pretorius, who also has a passion for the community, was very excited about the clean-up.
“This will be the first project where Lawrence and I will be working on together.
“We had an informal discussion as to where we can help out, and then the idea of a clean-up at the cemetery popped into our minds.
“I have a lot of loved ones buried at the cemetery, and every time I go there, I try and keep it neat and tidy.
“Interest in the event from the community is incredible,” she said.
Thorpe said that they would like to invite the community to come and spend the day with them.
“Anyone is welcome to pop in at any time,” he said.
The 14-year-old has been involved in quite a few projects over the last three years.
He was part of the annual Moot Christmas drive, two food parcel donation projects in the west of Pretoria, Promed kids field trip as well as an event with the Da Gama Angels and Booysens Nood-kanaal non-profit organisations for the less-privileged children in the Moot.
Thorpe first started the donations in 2018 when he got involved in a Cape Town water project.
“Since 2020, I joined the team of Da Gama Angels where we fed around 1 120 homeless and the needy on the corners and Da Gama and Ribbon streets in Daspoort every Friday.
“Everyone should be treated equally. If the community can work together, we would make life better for those that are in need.”
Thorpe said there was still a dire need for donations and sponsorships.
“We currently need donations of food, blankets and other essential goods,” he said.
For more information regarding the cemetery clean-up, the community can phone Thorpe on 074-851-7365 or Pretorius on 067-673-888.
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