Ogle Foundation acts on Madiba’s call to action
They provided a delicious home-cooked meal and juice to around 60 underprivileged community members.
Mandela Day not only celebrates Nelson Mandela’s life, it is also a global call to action for people to recognise their ability to have a positive effect on others around them.
This is exactly what The Ogle Foundation NPC did on Friday, July 16 at a park on the corner of Paul Kruger and 6th Avenues in Roodepoort North. The Foundation works across the West Rand to try to provide support, help and development opportunities to less fortunate members of the community.
On Friday they acted on Madiba’s call to action by providing a delicious home-cooked meal and juice to around 100 underprivileged community members.
“We had a big pot of pap, rice, salsa, vegetable soup and bean soup. There was more than enough for every beneficiary. Some even took food home for later and for their children,” Patty Ogle, the organisation’s founder said.
“Simangele Dube from Ebenezer Day Care donated vegetables, cooked and volunteered. Evernice Chakanyuka volunteered too and Joshua Ogle was our camera man for the day.”
The less fortunate not only received a hearty meal, they had the opportunity to help themselves to some preloved clothes and shoes.
“We are thankful towards James and Tan Downham, as well as Golden Harvest Evangelical Fellowship who assisted us with a donation of clothing and shoes. They’ve supported us in everything we do for years now. We are eternally grateful to them,” Patty said.
She added that they have been running a Mandela Day project every year since 2016. Besides handing out food parcels almost daily, they have various other projects and campaigns; their sanitary towels campaign for young school girls being their main focus.
“We have been doing this every year for the past five years. With this we appeal to the public to assist us with donations, especially sanitary towels for young primary school girls. We would also like to thank everyone who contributed to this project,” she concluded.
If you want to find out more about the Ogle Foundation, feel free to visit their website at www.oglefoundationsa.org.
