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January Outreach 2017
What a fruitful day we had delivering food, shoes, clothing, school shoes, socks, undies and toiletries to folk in need in Montagu.
Thanks to Peninsula Beverages Worcester for spending the day with RAM handing out Coca Cola. We were spoilt with something cold on a day that was 42 degrees! Johnny and staff were awesome keeping glasses filled.
We thank so many folk who helped with this delivery. We cannot do this work without your help. Thanks to each and everyone who contributed in some way or another.
We also want to thank Imagine Cruising SA for the funding and support to purchase the items we may still have needed to ensure a comprehensive food parcel. We are truly most appreciative of your assistance and care.
To Jannie Moses and staff who gave the hall and their time freely to assist RAM, thank you so much. Without you we could not have done so well. Jannie also went out to pick up the elderly who can’t walk and returned them home. He worked at it the whole day. WOW we are blessed to have this pastor work so closely with us and always so happy to assist.
Huge thanks to Sal's Shoes UK for donating shoes to our rural kids. At the end of last year www.littlekickers.co.za hosted an in-country collection. This week the shoes collected in and around Cape Town found their new feet amongst young attendees from rural areas at an outreach event hosted by RAM. Most of the children who received a pair of Sal's Shoes were either barefoot or wearing a pair of shoes at least two sizes too small.
Thanks to Community Chest of the Western Cape for the School Shoes, socks, & toiletries we were able to hand out at a farm school.
The school sent some of the kiddies over with a teacher. Visibly they had no shoes...the other were still in class which the teacher took back to the school for hand out at the end of school day. We also gave them each socks plus the excess to the school who will distribute to the most pressing. This is normal for these kiddies not to have shoes so we are eternally grateful to present them with your wonderful gifts.
A few more photos of our event plus food parcels that we delivered to Spasina, who gives her home to run a Sunday School soup kitchen for kiddies who would otherwise not receive the Word as there are no funding for a building, according to the pastor who serves there. We have worked with Spasie for over 5 years and appreciate what she does for the community.
Thanks goes to:
Imagine Cruising SA
Caring Daisies - Kaapstad
Community Chest of the Western Cape
Sal's Shoes UK
Viking Fishing Waterfront staff
Selecta Phippi staff
Gehardt & Alicia
Andriesa & Conrad
Karin Murphy
Irene & Marianne van Dyk
Leslie Brown from Seeff Pinelands
Luis Embalo
Errol Solomon
Alvin Oldale
Samayya Davenhill
Carol Muller
Dawn Apsey
Blessings on this wonderful day was had by us all. Xxx
Cape Town Trip for Talana Primary – opening up horizons
As part of our 5 year celebrations we took the children of Talana Primary (a farm school near Montagu) on a trip to Cape Town.
This was a dream come true for RAM. It was always our dream to bring these farm school kids to a city so that they can see what lies beyond farm roads. We need to break the cycle of poverty and give them a vision of what is possible!
Together with Imagine Cruising SA & UK and their staff, each child got a pair of school shoes, a goody bag, sweets & treats. Busses were sent to Montagu to bring this school to Cape Town and they returned home each with a pair of school shoes.
Knowing these kids didn't have shoes, there was some confusion at seeing many had some on....until I heard someone say the parents wanted the kids to "dress up" and loaned clothing/ shoes for the trip to the big city. Clearly many did not fit their feet properly!
Fortunately, the children were spoilt with a pair of their own shoes!! Each and every one ....the smiles, the disbelief on their faces were priceless. One boy sat looking at his pair...not the front, but the soles ...and kept saying “it's brand new”!
The kids were treated with lots of food, popcorn, party packs, sweets and treats, a backpack and lots more plus most importantly...a pair of school shoes.
A day to remember forever. Talana Scholars from rural Montagu will always look back at this day and know the world is so much bigger than a farm road and area. We went through to Montagu a week later to check on what they’ve learnt from the experience…and honestly everything we had hoped for, they absorbed. Our aim was to expose them to a life unknown to them so that they are inspired to better their situation. The answers were amazing...from all the ages. We were stunned at how accurately our purpose and message was taken.
Imagine Cruising SA & staff spoilt these children in such a huge way. An idea that was born after a visit to the school for an Easter Egg hunt, came full circle. Staff of Imagine Cruising, you are so amazing! Thank you for the utter spoils for these rural kids. What an awesome day! The face painting, nail painting, soccer was so much fun.
So many thank you's - please accept our apologies if we left anyone out.
Imagine Cruising SA and staff.
Peninsula Beverages donated 24 x 1.5 lts of coke with glasses.
Sonnendal Dairies donated 500 yogurts.
Fleeting Time Photography (Pty) Ltd for the photography.
Our Rally Team 409 for bringing the car for the kids to enjoy and have photos taken.
LMC Project Management Pty Ltd for cash for purchases of Popcorn & koeksisters.
Deanne Vorster who is an editor (our own editor) and will prepare a news piece for our event.
Johan Scheepers donating 100 vienna's & rolls.
Amanda Callaghan for Tomato sauce and butter.
Benitha de Gouveia for JC's
Andriesa for sweets & treats
Kouthar Williams - getting the funding and frying off 200 koeksisters
Julian & Bronwyn Calvert – 20L cooldrink & cash towards koeksisters plus a carry bag full of sweets.
We are so blessed and thank each for helping Ram make a difference. Xxxx
RAM makes a difference in April 2016
Donations delivered in April 2016 to rural areas in the Western Cape.
Hospice Roberson - linen (check the smiles) These folk do a sterling job and appreciate anything they can get to make their job lighter. They home care many.
Bram Frail Care Centre - Ashton - linen, yogurts, fin heater, cot
Lingelihle old age home, Zolani - food, meat, curtains, curtain rails, cooked stew, cooked soup.
Huis Uitvlucht Old Age Home, Montagu - yogurts.
Huis van Veldin, a hostel in Montagu - linen, pillows, blankets, yogurts, wall paint.
Hospice Montagu - clothing & kitchenware
Ashbury Primary School, Montagu - Stationery, sweets, socks.
Talana Primary on farm road, Montagu - stationary and sweets & treats.
Lingelihle Old Age Home staff were in tears of relief for the food. So too thanked God for the curtains and rails which will help to make them compliant as an establishment, therefore ensuring they may receive more old folk intake, which will relieve their broken cash flow. They just need another R4000 for relocating their sluice to make them compliant. Can we make this happen for them?
UPDATE: Read more here on how we completed this project in June 2016...
Another eye opener for me was Huis van Veldin children’s hostel. The children must bring their own bedding and for many they do not sleep on pillows at home on weekends so do not have any to bring along. Together with the linen and paint donation, we will take photos of the transformation. We want to thank the cook who so kindly made us a lasagne and salad knowing we were off our feet and not up to cooking for ourselves. How awesome was that of her. We enjoyed it a lot and have more for today. Hugs.
Then our children at Ashbury Primary School who are mentally challenged. Here teacher Henda teaches them awesome skills. They use beads to make jewellery, this helps with their eye coordination. She teaches them baking skills too. But on a Friday, its a day of fun...leisure baking and eating. Plus watching DVD's ....but sadly the DVD machine and radio was stolen recently. Should anyone have one to spare please get in touch. It would mean so much to them.
UPDATE: Thanks to Robin Benting for donating a TV and DVD machine in June 2016.
More DVD's from Robin was handed over to Amanda from Lingelihle old age home in Zolani. Thank you Robin, these gifts are most appreciated.
Blessings in abundance! Thanks to these people and companies for donating generously for our April 2016 delivery:
Panorama Medi Clinic for lots and lots of linen, blankets, pillows, baby clothes and blankets, coverings and towels. A beautiful cot.
Imagine Cruising SA and staff for lots of stationery.
Sonnendal Dairy for donating 1000 yogurts.
Goodwood SAPS staff Babie, Nolene, Jane, Deliah, Rona donating lots of tinned foods and cooked soup.
SARS Bellville staff donating loads of vegetables, potatoes, onions & tinned foods, bedding, duvet sets. Thanks to Andriesa Jacobs for arranging. We don’t have all the names but thank you xx
Marianne & Irene van Dyk for loads of pasta and tuna.
Lions Club Edgemead for the sweets/treats arranged by Allan Donaldson
Laminin Paints Somerset West for 20 litres of paint. Owner DJ vd Merwe we are grateful. Thanks to Jenny Liebenberg for arranging.
Renette Reid for arranging soup powder with her company. That soup saved us many a day.
Deon Snyders for 10kg soya mince - this mince also saved many a day for Ram.
Supertrax CC for supplying us with curtain rails at cost price for Lingelihle Old Age Home, otherwise it would have been impossible to purchase.
Viking Fishing Waterfront Trust Fund for donating R5000 towards purchasing the rails. Thanks to Devi Frenchman for arranging.
Here we can clearly see how each played a role however big or small, together collectively we made a difference. You made RAM very proud. We salute you!
January Food Drive 2016
What a fantastic feeling we experienced once again...
In a very poor area where work is mostly seasonal 3 months a year and early grants paid in December, we had many smiles and thank you's from very warm hearts. We were thanked over and over.
We fed 108 children, 43 families with cooked meals in Asbury, Montagu.
Plus each family received 3 food parcels.1 containing Dry foods, 1 with Potatoes/Onions and 1 with wet foods, Chicken Breasts and margarine.
We need to give huge thanks to Imagine Cruising SA for enabling us with funds to purchase these foods.
Thanks to Dulcie and staff at Sakhikamva ECD for allowing us to use the grounds and controlling the event.
Other recipients from Imagine Cruising SA donation:-
SPCA in Ashton:
A stand fan was highest on their wish list as the vets/staff need some cooling while doing operations on our 4 legged patient friends. We are elated to have helped them with one. But will need to get one for the office as its very hot in there. So too 10 each of A4 counter books, Exercise books, A5 Exercise, 5 A6 note pads, 20 Ballpoint pens, 6 container hand wipes, 3 Pump hand soaps plus 3 1lt refills & Box photocopy paper. A huge container of soft toys too.
Lingelihle Old Age Home in Zolani, Ashton:
Delivered an industrial gas 3 plate cooker, plus each elderly received a Hotdog, packet of biscuits & sweets. This home is in a very poor area and stealing of electrical cables is rife. The home constantly needed to find places in either Robertson or Montagu that will allow them to cook meals for the old folk when there was no electricity. No more they are now sorted with a gas cooker and can continue to run the home doing other important things. We are so pleased with this gift.
From Sonnendal Dairies: we received 780 yogurts.
This was divided up between all the children above, families, Sakhikamva ECD, Lingelihle Old Age Home, Huis Uitvlucht, Bram Frail Care Centre and tomorrow we will hand over 100 to Jenny Moors of Weskus Helpers NPO in Vredenburg.
We cannot thank you enough for your generous donation.
Other thank you's:
Sharon Hunlun: Ram's Montagu arm supplied a humongous pot of Butternut & Chicken Mince thick soup. This was part of our feeding scheme as above.
Sharon accompanied us from the first drop off until the last. Thank you Sharon as always you are so dependable and very giving. You make RAM proud. Sharon's been with RAM for about 3 years now.
Alvin Oldale: Giving us his Vito bus for deliveries. You are an amazing person and have carried us in this venture for 4 years 8 months and I cannot thank you enough.
Steve Bruton: Without you, we would not be able to do this job. You are all strength and the hardest worker in the RAM family. Know we are very grateful.
Renette Read: thanks to your company, we handed out a 500g bag of dry soup powder to each and every family. That will keep them going with a slice of bread for the non-food days. It’s delicious and nutritional.
TO ALL OF YOU: Who brought soft toys for the animals, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. It means more than we could say, SPCA is very grateful. We are still collecting should anyone still want to donate. Thanks Deon Snyders for the ones you will be donating for the next delivery. Truly appreciate!
To an anonymous friend: thank you for the unused wheelchair you donated to RAM. Please know it means so much to Bram Frail Care Centre.
Lesley Adams & Donald Manual:- 2 Bags of chips (100 packets) dealt out to the children.
To Andriesa Jacobs, Dawn Apsey & Christelle thank you for helping with parcel packing. xxx
Desire October I know you offered a day leave to help but I landed in hospital, however we really appreciate the offer!
What an event for Ram. What a blessing to all. Thank you Lord.
