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20 May 2020
MY WELLNESS
Relief for vulnerable Rotary assists families in Greyton area hospital to prepare for COVID-19 K lipheuwel Wind Farm has responded to a call from Red Cross Greyton, to help provide relief in the form of food parcels to vulnerable families in the communities of Genadendal, Voorstekraal, Bereaville, Boschmanskloof, Heuwelkroon and Greyton.
The Red Cross works with representatives from each community to ensure that families are correctly identified and that the food is received where the need
As the impact of COVID-19 deepens more people are losing their jobs and it is expected that the families in need will continue to mount daily, especially as these affected communities have high levels of casual labourers.
As part of Klipheuwel Wind Farm’s socio economic development programme, this initiative has already provided support to hundreds of families and is expected to increase its reach as the lockdown continues. All aid to vulnerable families is in the form of food packages for self-cooking to prevent the spread of the virus through soup kitchens or ready-prepared food. The food parcels are guided by The South African Fill-a-Bag Feed-a-Family Feeding Scheme (www.fabfaf.org.za) in terms of what should be distributed and the parcels are delivered on a weekly basis.
is the greatest. The extensive list contains around 300 families comprising roughly of adults and the elderly, as well as 600 children.
Red Cross Greyton is the nominated organisation leading the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is assisting all those affected by the country’s Lockdown in Ward 2 of the Theewaterskloof Municipality.
Staff members from Red Cross Greyton preparing food parcels for vulnerable families in the local communities.
Klipheuwel Wind Farm is the solitary business that has contributed to this food parcel drive, however, many generous individuals have also pledged their support and contributed funds. In addition, about 20 volunteers in the Greyton area have become involved with the programme.
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The Rotary Club of Hermanus was delighted to hand over medical equipment to the Hermanus Hospital last week, for use in their COVID-19 ward.
Rotary is the biggest humanitarian organisation in the world. The work of Rotary clubs begins in their communities, with various projects focusing on six key areas, one of which is disease prevention and treatment.
“Rotary Hermanus has a long history with the local state hospital and it was a unanimous decision to help them during this pandemic,” said Ann Wright, President of Rotary Hermanus. The hospital was in need of 13 infrared thermometers and a blood gas analyser. “I was overwhelmed by the magnificent response I had from local and Indonesian private donors, Rotary clubs in the UK, Germany and the USA, as well as Rotary International. Within 10 days we had received R153 000, which made it possible for us to purchase these much-needed items for the hospital,” said Ann, who drove the project, together with Rotarian Prof Patrick
The enormous amount of hours put in by Rotarians was confirmed by the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA which recently released a report that Rotarians worldwide provide about 47 million hours of volunteer effort per year, at an estimated value of $850 million. While the health and safety of members at this time is a top priority, Rotary has a duty to also care for the public in whichever way they can. At present they are assisting the Disaster Management Team, Red Cross and Relief.Life with their feeding programmes.
