Adoption home receives incredible support from Parkview police and community
WESTCLIFF– The Parkview police and community rallied together to support the Princess Alice Adoption Home to commemorate Mandela Day.
The Princess Alice Adoption Home was overwhelmed with contributions from the Parkview Police Station and the community in celebration of Mandela Day.
Members of the station, who had been celebrating Mandela Day with a variety of events, went to the adoption home on 21 July to donate an assortment of items and to paint the playground fence.
The Parkview police teamed up the Victim Support Unit, and residents from Parktown North and Craighall Park also rallied together to collect donations.
The station commander, Colonel Theledi Gopane said, “Today we are here to make sure that the legacy Mandela left us is carried on. We need to assist each other and help our communities.
“The South African Police Services at Parkview together with our victim support unit and the community members who always assist us, can together to make our contribution to Mandela Day.”
Debbi Burman, the co-coordinator of the Victim Support Unit at the Parkview police said, “We’re here to help the police and paint the fence. We also helped collect clothes for Princess Alice.”
Sergeant Iris Phoko of the Victim Support Unit added, “We’re doing this because we want to make a difference in the children’s lives.”
The paint for the playground was donated by Ron Denyer of Ard Projects, paint brushes were donated by Whydah Construction Toys and clothes were donated by Marina Rubidge and Yolanda Rautenbach. La Cucina di Ciro also donated 25 meals for the volunteers on the day.
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