Help a soup kitchen this Mandela Day
As volunteers, they know everyone wants to do good, but often don't know what to do or where to go.
With Mandela Day just around the corner, Riaan and Yolindie Oberholzer from Fred and Martie’s Soup Kitchen shared a few ideas about what to do for the children and elderly at their kitchen, not only on July 18, but every other day.
“For a child living in poverty, your love and support on Mandela Day give them hope. It reminds them that they are loved. No matter how small your action, Mandela Day is about changing the world for the better, just as Nelson Mandela did every day,” they explained.
“At Fred and Martie’s Soup Kitchen we are flexible and we not only welcome, but encourage any ideas and input from the public.”
As volunteers, they know everyone wants to do good, but often don’t know what to do or where to go. To make it easy for the community, they made a list of suggestions of simple yet impactful causes to get involved in at their soup kitchen.
• Help at the soup kitchen
• Help us educate our children on Covid-19
• Donate non-perishable food, and clothing to the soup kitchen
• Soup Kitchen Connect – Donate R6,70 per day for 67 days
• Sponsor or donate Covid-19 Care Kits
• Donate educational toys and books to the library at Fred and Martie’s Soup Kitchen for underprivileged children
• Donate blankets to Fred and Martie’s Soup Kitchen
• Take a pack of seeds to Fred and Martie’s Soup Kitchen to plant in their veggie garden and help feed the children
• Bake and share bread
• Donate paint and give our roof and palisades a new lease on life
• Make a pot of soup on the day
• Help spread the word for 67 minutes this Mandela Day
• Help spread the news this Mandela Day
• Change our world through prayer
• Feed the hungry families in the community
• Leave the long-lasting warmth of your heart at our Soup Kitchen by donating a deep freezer that we so desperately need
• Help fulfil our organisation’s wish list
• You can be sweet to us this Mandela Day. Why not make up as sweetie pack filled with love and hope for each of our children
• Join hands with family and friends, or even in the office and help us feed 875 families this Mandela Day
• A money tin box
• You can keep us ‘oiled’. Take a can of Q20 or a de-weeder to Fred and Martie’s Soup Kitchen to help us tidy up or fix rusty joints of our playground equipment
• Bake something for our frontline workers serving our children
• Change the face of charity this Mandela Day – Switch off the TV for 67 minutes this Mandela Day and talk to your children about starting a family charity
• You can give back some dignity this Mandela Day by donating sanitary pads and toiletries
Due to the severity of the third Covid-19 wave, they unfortunately will not be able to allow any persons to assist on site on Mandela Day.
“We however pray that you find it in your hearts to spread your love and hope in other ways to those a little less fortunate than you. We are also very flexible and always welcome input from the community on suggestions around Mandela Day.
Feel free to send an email to yolindie@sopkombuis.com or contact 082 854 6904 or 011 472 2366 for more information about their wish list and list of suggestions.
