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Wednesday 15 February 2012
Projek gaan gestremdes help MARANA BRAND VAN HULSTEYN
’n Egpaar van Parow het ’n slim projek begin om geld in te samel vir elektriese toestelle wat vooraan gewone rolstoele knip en so die gebruiker baie meer mobiel maak.
Die "Firefly" is 'n elektriese toestel wat vooraan enige gewone rolstoel vas knip en die gebruiker baie meer beweeglikheid gee.
Chris en Sandra Swanepoel se projek, Donuts 4 Wheels, begin op 1 Maart en loop op 27 April, Vryheidsdag, ten einde. Op dié dag wil hulle graag reeds die toestelle aan die gelukkige rolstoelgebruikers oorhandig. Sandra sê die elektriese toestel, ook Firefly genoem, knip vooraan standaardrolstoele vas. Mense moet nog hul arms/hande kan gebruik om die aankniptoestel te kan gebruik. Met die toestel kan die gebruiker vorentoe en agtertoe in die rolstoel beweeg, teen tot 10 km/h. Die battery hou vir 24 km voor dit weer gelaai moet word en trek 130 kg.
Omdat dit baie maklik aan- en afknip, kan dit los in ’n motor gelaai word. (Om te sien hoe dit werk, kyk na ’n videogreep by http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W4jESFIbAS0.) Sandra sê hulle soek nie skenkers of borge nie. “Ons wil géén donasies ontvang nie.” Hulle wil hierdie liefdadigheidsprojek doen deur ’n slim manier van werkskepping waartydens mense tot R10 000 oor die 50 dae van die projek kan verdien. Die plan is dat vrywilligers, wat individue, sakeondernemings en skole kan insluit, elke dag vir 50 dae 200 donuts verkoop. Dié groot donuts kos R5 elk en die verkoper steek R1 hiervan in sy sak. Chris en Sandra koop self die donuts teen R2 elk by Goosebumps in Blackheath, wat dit elke dag vars bak. Daagliks sal 2 000 donuts by Pick n Pay Parow afgelewer word waarvandaan dit elke oggend versprei sal word. Hiermee beoog hulle om genoeg geld in te samel om vir soveel rol-
stoelgebruikers moontlik een van hierdie elektriese aanknip-toestelle te gee. Dié toestelle, waarskynlik die eerstes in Suid-Afrika, word van Amerika ingevoer en kos sowat R20 000 elk. Sandra en Chris het op dié projek besluit omdat Chris al vir jare ’n groot liefde vir enige elektriese motoraangedrewe toestelle het. Sandra is al vir meer as 30 jaar betrokke by gestremdes en mense met beweeglikheidsprobleme. Hoewel hulle die projek nou eers in hulle omgewing wil doen, was dit ná ’n onderhoud van Sandra op RSG, duidelik dat die hele land wil help, vertel sy. “Ons gaan kandidate vir die aanknip-toestel deur die media en LEAD SA werf. Gebruikers sal niks hiervoor hoef te betaal nie,” het sy gesê. . Enigiemand wat naby Parow woon of met eie vervoer daar kan kom en ’n blink plan het om 200 donuts per dag te verkoop, kan Sandra kontak by 084 511 5777.
Bigger, better, Kleinmond blues A host of local blues names will be taking over Kleinmond in March for the Big Blues Music Festival. Organisers are determined to offer a bigger and better show this year, with an even stronger lineup of SA’s most talented blues musicians on one stage over the weekend. Firm favourites like Boulevard Blues Band, Dan Patlansky and the Blues Broers will perform again, alongside blues songbirds such as Natasha Meister, Charlie King and Monique de Jager. There are some surprises in the line-up such as Vusi Mahlasela who will highlight the roots of blues and will certainly inspire. Bands from up north like The Black Cat Bones, Southern Gypsy Queen and the legendary Piet
Botha and the Lyzyrd Kyngs will also be part of the action. Crowd pleaser, Gerald Clark will perform with Henry Steel Jnr and Peter Hoven as Tony and the Trailer Cats, who will have just returned from their American tour, invited by The International Blues Challenge in Memphis to take part in the biggest blues event on the American calendar. And as if that’s not enough, the festival takes place in the spectacularly upgraded Kleinmond Harbour, with restaurants, bars and interesting shops in the adjacent Harbour Road. Partnering with Paul Bothner Music, the festival will offer a guitar workshop and vocal workshop for aspiring blues musicians, hosted by two of the most popular art-
ists. The festival will once again offer value for money packages and offers include accommodation, entry to the area’s major tourist attractions and a range of additional discounts. General festival facilities include a 1 050 square metre marquee for shade, safe parking, a buddy-bus to get you safely home, a kiddies’ club, arts stalls and more. The full list of artists, with performance times, and festival ticket prices are available at www.bigblues.co.za. WIN! WIN! WIN! . Two lucky readers can each win double tickets to the Big Blues Festival. SMS the word “Big” followed by your name and contact details to 45527. SMSes cost R1.50.
Cabins epitome of ecofriendly CERRIN HENDRICKS
“Here we can forget the trouble of the city life and enjoy the nature that the Cape has to offer.” This is what Professor Aubrey Redlinghuis had to say at the opening of the Oudebosch cabins at Kogelberg Nature Reserve last Friday. The cabins are the result of several years of planning to create an eco-friendly tourism offering in the Western Cape, and boast wise water usage, low carbon emissions, and indigenous plants to ensure that tourists and locals alike can enjoy the natural beauty of the Cape. Anton Bredell, the provincial minister of local government, environmental affairs and development planning, gave a speech and thanked all those involved in the planning and development of the cabins. “We need to all take steps to ensure that our children can enjoy nature in the future,” said Bredell, adding that, “From today onwards all the people of the Western Cape can enjoy this pristine Heart of The Cape Floral Kingdom in style.” The new cabin area also contains South Africa’s first commercial Eco Pool, which uses no chemicals, and filters through a
The Ouderbosch Cabins boast South Africa's first commercial Eco Pool, which uses no chemicals, and filters through a natural system. This is just one of the innovations that the cabins have to offer. Photo: Cerrin Hendricks natural system. Other innovations include solar water geysers and high efficiency appliances, which make each cabin use around two kilowatts of energy per day, which is about 10 percent less than the average South African household. Water usage is also being kept to a minimum, with low-flow showers and composting eco toi-
lets being used. The entire setup will also create jobs for the entire area, and employees will be hired from Kleinmond and other local areas. “We have gone completely local with this project, from the construction phase to the operation of the reserve and cabins. In the future we would like to continue doing this,” said Redlinghuis.
The Blues Broers will be part of the lineup at this year’s Big Blues Music Festival.
Enjoy woodwind flair The woodwind quintet Capella Con- and voice. The Hugo Lambrechts’ certante, hailing from upper Aus- woodwind instructors, Carin Bam, tria, will be the attraction on Tues- Charlene Saayman, Liam Burden day 21 February at the Hugo Lam- and Jeanie Kelly, and a hornist, brechts Auditorium. Lieze Terblanche, will join the They claim to offer something for quintet for two numbers. every musical taste at the highest The concert starts at 19:00. Ticklevel, without losing their own fun- ets at R30 and R20 (pensioners and damental musical identity. students) at the door from 18:30. In addition to the standard classiEnquiries: 021 930 9105. cal quintet literature, the ensemble places great emphasis on promoting traditional Viennese music and more recent 20th century compositions. In addition to performing all over Austria, the quintet has already completed concert tours of Namibia, Brazil, Chile, Hungary, and more. The members of Capella Concertante are Clemens Umbauer (flute), Gerhard Spreitzer (oboe), Mathias Kreischer (clarinet), Hubert Ecklbauer (horn) and Markus Presenhuber (bassoon). As is customary for their concerts, they The quartet from Hugo Lambrechts that will also will be complemented perform at the Capella Concertante concert, is in Parow with some (from left) Jeanie Kelly (flute), Charlene Saayman other artists – this (clarinet), Liam Burten (baritone saxophone) and time with double bass Carin Bam (oboe).