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Northern Media Group (NMG) in partnership with Sunbake Polokwane and Progress Milling joined hands in promoting Madiba's ideals for our country by donating soup, bread, tea bags and maize meal to destitute families at Disteneng on Friday.
POLOKWANE – Northern Media Group (NMG) in partnership with Sunbake Polokwane and Progress Milling joined hands in promoting Madiba’s ideals for our country by donating soup, bread, tea bags and maize meal to destitute families at Disteneng on Friday.
They joined the nation in celebrating Mandela Day, by spending their 67 minutes of goodwill and honour.
Distening is an informal settlement on the outskirts of Polokwane where most inhabitants have little or no source of income. The staff members fed the young and old with a cup of soup and bread prepared with love.
Anthony Alberts of Progress Milling says the company has been operating for more than 80 years and they make donations on a regular basis and they thought it ideal to combine their 67 minutes.
“We brought maize meal and mabele because staple food is a necessity for everyone and it promotes good health,” he says.
Louis Woller, Sunbake manager, says the aim was to make a difference in someone’s life and they achieved that.
“We are happy that we could also make a contribution so someone could have breakfast this morning,” he says.
Frans Thobejane, chairperson of the community forum in the area, expressed gratitude to the sponsors. “I am really thankful, most of the people that live in this area go to bed hungry because they are unemployed and have no source of income. Most of them can’t even afford a bag of maize meal,” he says. He further thanked the team for giving 67 minutes of their time for a good cause.
Maggie Thaba says Mandela Day came at the right time, at the time when they were in dire need of basic food such as maize meal.
“This is a blessing, I didn’t know what we were going to eat with my family today, but God sent his angels to come and give us food. My children will eat soft porridge and we will be able to have pap in the evening,” she says.
Beyonce Muhlari, an eight-year-old girl, says she wishes it could be Mandela Day everyday. “I wish we can get the soup and bread everyday, but it only happens once a year, which is not good,” she says.
The atmosphere was the one of giving and caring, people were all smiles when they received their food parcels.
It was a joyous and emotional day. Some of the staff members could not contain their tears when they saw the little faces of children living in poverty, with no food or warm clothing.
NMG would like to thank NJ Fresh Produce and Butchery on the Cnr of Hospital and Hans van Rensburg Street who supplied the vegetables and meat for the soup, as well as Sunbake for the bread and tea, and Progress Milling for the donation of maize meal and other goodies.
