GIVING back never looked so fun, as a trolley dash like no other whizzed its way through Arbour Crossing on June 6. The initiative, hosted by Arbour Crossing Retail Centre, in partnership with Pick n Pay Hypermarket, aimed to support NPOs while also raising awareness for the selfless work each of them do.

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The NPOs manning the trolleys included Seed of Hope, Amanzimtoti SPCA and the Jona Vaughan Home. The trolley dash, which has become an exciting staple of Arbour Crossing’s corporate social investment initiatives, blends fast-paced fun with goodwill and charity. Each representative of the three NPOs had a partner in order to split the responsibilities evenly to cover as much ground of the store as possible, filling their trolleys with items from their respective needs lists.

General manager of Arbour Crossing Retail Centre, Kurt Hoggan, put his trolley skills to the test alongside Seed of Hope’s Wandile Nxumalo. The SUN’s sales manager, Shereen Maharaj, joined Lanthis Lombard to fill trolleys for the Jona Vaughan Home. Lastly, Michelle Hannan, of Amanzimtoti SPCA, was joined by Styles Mbatha, of East Coast Radio.

“We are incredibly proud to support such organisations, all of which do remarkable work in our community. Hosting this event is our way of giving back to a community that continuously supports us. These NPOs touch lives in meaningful ways and we are honoured to stand alongside them in their efforts. Together, we can make a real difference,” said Hoggan.

And what a difference they made, as Arbour Crossing sponsored R3500 for each trolley, while Pick n Pay sponsored an additional R1500.

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