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“Just go
through your home and find the unwanted toys or too small clothes and bring
it to any of our offices,” John Cooper asks. “These children have nothing,
an old rugby ball would make a difference.” A mass collection of unwanted
items in your home will already fill a few gaps and would mean so much to
these children.
John Cooper
has also requested his agents to each adopt a child, to help them with small
gifts to fill their Christmas stocking this year. “Maybe there are some of
our older generation with more time on their hands, who would like to join
us?” John asked.
These
children cannot live with their parents for a multitude of reasons, and the
hostel receives no state grant to cover the food bill. “It is nice at the
hostel, we are a big loving family,” one of the letters to Father Christmas
read. “We eat nice food, we sleep in warm beds, have nice clothes, but
could I please have one summer school shirt, nr 3 black school shoes, school
stationery and a small toy? That is all I need.”
Chas Everitt
will give ongoing assistance as far as the maintenance of the buildings and
other desperate issues are concerned with the support of local businesses
and suppliers. “I was shocked to see how little these children have. On
the wish lists are also items such as a bicycle or a MP3-player, but all of
them asked for school clothes and stationery, as they know that is more
important. Some of them only has one school shirt, and washes it every day
after school for the next day,” John said. “They are also sharing clothes,
as there are just not enough.”
If you are
able to assist in any way, please bring anything you can to any of the
Eastern Cape Chas Everitt Branches such as the offices in Jeffreys Bay,
Humansdorp or St Francis Bay to improve the living requirements of these
beautiful children. Any donation (clothes, linen, food, toys, building
material) is welcome and will be appreciated. For more information, please
contact John Cooper on 042 294 0921. To make a Donation of money,
please bank into Albert Saunders Trust Account;
Standard Bank ; Branch Humansdorp; Branch Code 018105; Account Number 281
401 551; Reference Hankey Kinderhuis + Persons Name. Please email
amanda@stfrancislegal.co.za deposit details. Thank you for your assistance.
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