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CarCandy is hosting a Show and Shine, all proceeds to charity.
Vita Nova Centre is a nonprofit residential facility in Springs that are registered for BEE (94.82%) N.P.O - P.B.O (Section 18 A) and VAT (4810112872). They cater for persons with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Autism and the Physically and Mentally challenged. Some of their children are blind, deaf or have HIV/AIDS.
Vita Nova Centre is home to 108 children/children aged between 7-71. The majority of residents in the home are abandoned and need 24 hour care.
Vita Nova receives government subsidies but still has a short fall of R300 000 a month. They are in dire straits and need urgent funding and donations to keep their doors open.
This is how Operation Hope Grows was born…- together with my group of friends we saw the urgent need and could not turn a blind eye or our backs on individuals that cannot fend or help themselves. (Where would they go, and at what risk, as many are totally dependent for their everyday needs- from turning-toileting-dressing-feeding etc.)
And so… WE BRAIN STORMED
We as ordinary working individual ladies from various communities are doing our utmost best to stop the doors at Vita Nova Centre from closing. We have a team of mostly LADIES that are sacrificing their time to assist our brothers/sisters/abandoned humans to live in a comfortable -healthy and safe environment. I stress the word LADIES as August when our event is being held is WOMENS month.
In April our team started off with a couple of urgent projects to try and raise the funds for the Centre as quickly as possible.
This is what we have achieved so far for immediate relief.
1. SMS donation line is up and running—text “HOPE” to 49040 to donate R15.00
2. Flyers, Radio advertising, media advertising
3. Take the pledge campaign. 2000+ pledges of R100 are desperately needed per month to create a sustainable income. (Debit forms / EFT or pledge online www.operationhopegrows.co.za)
4. Raffle tickets – 5000 tickets (500 books) R20 a ticket, R200 a book.
5. Bracelets and craft items hand made by the children of the Centre are being sold.
And the best to come… 29th AUGUST 2015
WEMMER PAN, 11th Street, La Rochelle from 9:00 – 21:00
We registered our event with the Guinness Book of Records, and have their approval!
So
On the 29th of August 2015 Operation Hope Grows will proudly be hosting a fundraising event from 9:00 - 21:00. The idea is to BREAK the Guinness World Records with the most people gathered in one location making heart shaped hand gestures. (Present record holder is the United Kingdom).
Our goal is to break the record, build awareness around the mentally and physically challenged and raise as much funds as possible by selling entrance tickets; having great music and entertainment, loads of craft, food and beverages stalls.
A potjie competition – e.g. 10 or more companies challenging their competitors.
The potjie competition will be judged by 3 passionate celebrity chefs, Dudley Wellen (executive chef and owner of Crazy Culinary Studios), Edward Clegg (Double Olympic gold culinary medalist) and Georgie Georgiou (Executive chef at Silverstar Casino and holder of Guinness World Record).
We will have over 300 crafters selling their yummy goodies/handy crafts, cheese and wine tastings, Harley Davidson Bike Club, Fire demonstrations, Brian Mitchell (ambassador to Vita Nova) Pierre Coetzer-signing autographs, blood bank, Pony and Camel rides, face painting, sand art, jumping castles, clowns, various fruit characters entertaining the children, Running/walk race, customized car show, dog agility demonstrations and the list goes on.
We are pulling out all the stops to have “THE” Musical Fountains operational; the picnic baskets/ blankets will be set out to enjoy the wonderful tranquil surroundings around the fountains. Please note space is limited to 150 –please book early. (Blankets will be donated back to the Centre.)
Our mission is to create a fun day out for families and friends all for a good cause. There will be silent auctions and hampers raffled off and also lots of prizes that can be won on the day.
Brent Lindeque from Cliffcentral.com will be one of our MC’s for the day with a full line up of local singers and bands, line dancing by the kids of the Vita Nova Centre and motivational speakers.
Raffle tickets—are on sale now with wonderful prizes to be won on the day.
Donation bins- will be in place for clothing (under wear and socks are desperately needed)-non perishable foodstuff, educational toys, grown up nappies, towels, linen etc.
We urgently need “your” support –together we can make this event the huge success it so rightly deserves. Not only do we need the manpower but we need financial assistance as well as sponsored prizes.
So come on board either as a partner or participant on the day.
Score SED BEE points and save Vita Nova!!!
Your donation of 1% of Net Profit after tax will go a long way to enable Vita Nova Centre to continue to provide the safe haven of many, society has forgotten! Change these people's lives forever while qualifying for the 5 points on offer for Socio Economic Development!!
Future Fund raising events—To be advised (if you have ideas or would like to assist that would be great e.g. A golf Day, Reef Steam Train Trip, Barnyard Show, Murder Mystery Weekend).
Please contact either, Mercia van Schalkwyk on 083 797 3376 | email: [email protected]
or Susan Muirhead on 084 791 5930 | email: [email protected] if you would like to get involved, volunteer on the day, make a donation, sell raffle tickets, make a monthly pledge or need further information.
You can contact our team leaders for the following:
Inge la Barré - Stall / Vendor Applications [email protected]
Susan Muirhead Run / Walk Race [email protected]
Marina Potgieter Vita Nova Stalls / Raffle books [email protected]
Michelle Immelman Guinness Records Registrations [email protected]
Maike la Barré Entertainment bookings [email protected]
Ansa van Maanen Potjie Competition [email protected]
Shaq Shakeel Customised Car Show [email protected]
We also desperately need sponsors and volunteers for the following:
• Cleaning company (to help on the day and afterwards – operational plan and waste removal plan needed as well to present to Johannesburg Organization Committee).
• 50 Portable Toilets needed for the day, toilet paper, hand soap, paper towels
• Security (cash management plan and operational plan for JOC)
• Parking stewards, bouncers, gate keepers
• Volunteers to work 2 hour shifts – ticket sales
• Volunteers to work 2 hour shifts at information and registration desks
• Volunteers to help Vita Nova man their stalls (braai, ticket sales, preparing buns etc)
• Volunteer photographers needed
• Volunteer videographers needed
• Volunteers needed for Guinness World Record (stewards, witnesses, time keepers)
• Sponsor needed for lights (power cables has been stolen, need light from 18:00 – 23:00)
• Sponsor needed for generators for stage and sound and lights if we can’t get solar lights
• Sponsor needed for jumping castles
• Sponsor needed for clowns, face painting (entertainment for the kids)
• Sponsor needed for Vita Nova Stalls – they will be selling boerewors rolls, Prego rolls, hamburgers, corn dogs, pulled pork buns, pancakes and tea garden selling cakes and confectionaries, coffee, tea, milo and hot chocolate, candy floss, popcorn.
(Hamburger Buns, Hotdog Rolls, Portuguese Rolls, Margarine, Tomato sauce, Prego sauce
Mustard, Vienna’s, Minute steaks, Chicken Breasts, Square cut pork shoulder, Beef Patties
Boere wors, Charcoal, Blitz, Cheese for burgers, Sugar, Popcorn, Popcorn spice, Flour, Onions, Lettuce, Tomato, Eggs, Milk, Baking Powder, Cinnamon, Oil, Coffee, Tea, Milo, Hot Chocolate, Cakes and confectioneries for the Tea Garden, Serviettes, containers (ripple cup with sip lid, vending cups, straws, hot dog foam box, burger foam box, foam plates, forks, knives, spoons, stir sticks, grease proof paper bags).
• Sponsor needed for speed fencing/construction or traffic safety net to close up water area
• Sponsor needed for 1000 rubber wrist access control bands for Guinness World Record
• Sponsor needed for 1000 certificates
• Sponsor needed for reflective jackets for volunteers
• Sponsor needed for red heart shaped helium balloons
• Sponsor needed for banners, posters, notice and safety signs
• Sponsors needed for silent auction prizes and raffles
• Sponsors needed for umbrellas, bench tables (for food court)
• We need two more volunteers MC’s for the day. Morning 9:00 – 13:00 and 17:00 – 21:00.
• Sponsors needed to pay venue hire ± R15 000.
• Need sponsor for two way radios we can use on the day
• Sponsor needed for bikers badges we can sell on the day
• Sponsor needed for VIP tent (tables, chairs, tent, beverages and platters) we are expecting a lot of VIP’s
• Volunteer artists, local bands needed to fill up the program.
Thanking you for your time and consideration
MERCIA VAN SCHALKWYK
OPERATION HOPE GROWS – CO-ORDINATOR
Where HOPE grows, Miracles Blossom!
