A group of musicians came together to raise funds at Monte de Dois in the east of Pretoria for the Wollies animal shelter which was in desperate need of donations.

The first ever Martin Bester and Friends’ animal food fundraising event was held at Monte de Dois on Saturday.

It was organised by Martin Bester of Jacaranda FM and Leon Pheiffer, owner of Monte De Dios, to benefit the Wollies Animal Shelter in Pretoria North.

This after they heard that the animal shelter was struggling with pet food.

Pheiffer said: “It is an honor to come together as a community and artists to raise funds for the love of animals.

“I offered my venue to host the event and everyone worked for free to help raise funds for Wollies.”

Martin Bester said he had supported animal shelters for a long time.

“I organised my friends to come and perform for free. Entrance to the venue was a bag of animal food,” said Bester.

He said the event would now be held annually.

Cilla Trexler of Wollies Animal Shelter said she was overwhelmed with joy.

“Covid-19 really hit us hard and we were running low on food at the shelter and at the same time, we were receiving more animals because people could no longer afford to buy food for their animals,” said Trexler.

“The fundraising event came at a time we needed it most and donations will help us run the shelter for some time.”

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