Mandela Day Collaborations
Author: Salesian Institute Youth Projects
This is to express our immense gratitude for your role in the Salesian Institute Youth Projects Mandela Day event on July 18.
Each partner’s contribution to the undoubted success of the day made a real difference to the organisations who benefited from the time and effort that you gave us that day.
We want to thank the following people and organisations, in no particular order:
Jenny Morris and her Soul Food Kitchen, for leading the way in our soup and sandwich making for food donations on the day
Smile FM Radio Programme Manager Naveen Singh and their tireless DJs, Ryan O’ Connor, Mienkie van Rooyen, Success Lekabe and Ewan Strydom, for making the day’s activities and SIYP known to the people of Cape Town
Premier FMCG - Blue Ribbon, Alistair Laguma for their supply of bread to make sandwiches
Cape Peninsula Beverages for supplying the tables, gazebos and refreshments for the day
The Western Cape Blood Transfusion Service, for their presence and commitment to taking blood that will save lives
The Organ Donor Foundation, DKMS, the Eyes 2 Eyes Foundation, Vitanova, The South African Bone Marrow Registry and the Western Cape Transplant Association for supporting these life-saving efforts
The staff and volunteers of the Salesian Institute and the Salesian Institute Youth Projects, for giving their time and good cheer, despite the chilly weather
The students of all the SIYP projects that attended the day and helped in whatever way they could
The 450 members of the general public who took the time to come through in the inclement weather to join in the efforts of Jenny and her team to make a difference in young people’s lives – whether by chopping veggies, making sandwiches or donating food.
It was a truly magical and heart-warming day, which resulted in 515 litres of soup and 2540 sandwiches being donated to keep children fed and warm during this long, cold and wet Cape winter, as well as the countless cans and packets of food donations.