Posts Tagged: social outreach
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Apr 02, 2020
No CommentsFood and financial donations during Covid-19
The GSCID Social Outreach Division has been very busy over these last few days of #lockdown providing three meals a day to the homeless within the GSCID precinct. The meals are supplied to the homeless wherever they are located within the GSCID boundaries. Many interested parties have expressed an interest in assisting and donating towards...
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Jul 03, 2019
No CommentsGSCID extends social outreach to RCID area
The GSCID’s Social Outreach Manager, Ingrid Frieslaar, (pictured below) has been appointed by the Rondebosch Community Improvement District (RCID) to assist with the homeless in the residential area covered by the RCID (see map below). The position, which commenced 1 July, will initially be for a three month period during which Ms Frieslaar will be...
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Aug 13, 2018
No CommentsGSCID celebrates Women’s Month
The GSCID, in partnership with LMRID and Mowbray SAPS, assembled hygiene packs for the matriculant girls at Thandokhulu High School in Mowbray. Eighty seven (87) girls received a hygiene pack filled with soap, sanitary towels, toothpaste, a toothbrush and deodorant. The joy and gratitude expressed by the recipients made this Women’s Month Initiative a huge...
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Jul 24, 2018
No CommentsGSCID expresses gratitude to Winter Warmer Drive donors
The GSCID would like to express its enormous gratitude to each and every person and organisation that made a donation towards the Winter Warmer Drive 2018. A special thanks to ABInBev Newlands, the residents of LMRID, Mowbray SAPS and Pick ‘n Pay Observatory. Your donations were an investment into the lives of those less fortunate...
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Dec 04, 2017
No CommentsChristmas Bucket Drive draws to a close
The GSCID’s Annual Christmas Bucket has drawn to a close. One hundred buckets were distributed to various stakeholders within the GSCID precinct in October this year. To date, the GSCID has received thirty four (34) filled buckets and several additional bags of groceries. Collection of the remaining buckets will take place over the next two...
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Jul 18, 2017
No CommentsGSCID gives back on Mandela Day
The GSCID Winter Drive 2017 of collecting soups, beanies and scarves to donate to the homeless culminated today, Mandela Day, in a lunchtime function at the GSCID Cleaning Depot in Mowbray. The distribution of thick home-made veggie soup and rolls , prepared by GSCID staff, scarves and beanies and gift packs of loaves of bread...
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Apr 18, 2017
No CommentsGSCID Social Outreach: Easter Bucket Drive
As part of its social outreach initiative, spearheaded by GSCID Social Outreach Manager, Ingrid Frieslaar, the GSCID team, in partnership with LMRID distributed Easter Buckets filled to the brim with food and Easter eggs to the Straatwerk team who are responsible for keeping the precinct clean. David Sylvester, LMRID Contract Supervisor, lead a prayer blessing...
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Dec 14, 2016
No CommentsAnnual Christmas party for the homeless a great success
Every year the GSCID hosts a Christmas party for all the homeless clients on the Straatwerk programme within the GSCID precinct to say thank you for their hard work, dedication and contribution to keeping the streets clean and the area free of graffiti. The event was hosted on 9 December with the homeless...
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Oct 13, 2016
No CommentsGSCID donates to the Red Cross Children’s Hospital
The Red Cross Children’s Hospital is the largest children’s hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa provding all levels of multidisciplinary care. The oncology part of the service manages all childhood cancers including brain tumours, Wilms’ and other solid tumours, lymphomas and leukaemia’s. Approximately one hundred newly diagnosed patients are treated annually. The GSCID’s Social Outreach division thought...
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Oct 07, 2016
No CommentsGenerous donation from Community Chest
The Community Chest recently contributed generously towards the GSCID’s efforts of collecting hygiene products for homeless youth. The products which included soap, petroleum jelly, aqueous cream and sanitary ware, will be packaged in gift bags and dropped off at specific locations that have been identified by the GSCID. This generous support from the Community Chest...
