WATCH: Hang out for charity on the ZO wash line
The countdown is on for the ZO's most heart-warming tradition – the 12th annual Hang out with Madiba charity drive.
This Mandela Day on Friday, 18 July, the ZO team is once again stringing up washing lines and calling on the community to donate winter clothing, blankets, toiletries and non-perishable foods between 7.30am and 12 noon.
The drop-off points will be the newspaper's offices at 3 Baines Road, Empangeni, and in the open space between the Civic Centre and East Central Arterial in Richards Bay where washing lines will also be erected.
Clubs, schools and businesses are encouraged to erect their own charity lines on the day.
By spending 67 minutes of your time collecting these items from your home and making a charitable delivery at the lines, or volunteering at the lines, you will be warming someone's cold winter.
These 67 minutes honour the 67 years Nelson Mandela spent fighting for justice, equality and freedom. Let his legacy of kindness live on by hanging out for a good cause.
The donations will be distributed via the ZO's charity arm Dice (Do I Care Enough?) to needy organisations and communities. Clothes collected on the day supply Dice and the city's Disaster Management unit for an entire year.
The ZO has again partnered with the City of uMhlathuze, Rotary Clubs of Empangeni and Richards Bay, as well as Concord Access Solutions to ensure this winter is warmer for the needy.
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Dice operations manager Karen Dalton shared the NPO's top needs:
· Men's and teen boys' clothing, especially size small
· Winter warmth: blankets, beanies, scarves for winter
· Toiletries: soap, toothpaste, sanitary pads and toilet paper
· Non-perishable items: packet soups, 2-minute noodles, porridge, maize meal, samp and beans, tea and sugar, or anything in the grocery cupboards at home, like canned goods
There will be donation boxes at the drop-off points on Madiba Day.
The Dice team also requests that the clothing be clean and in good condition, to avoid time-consuming efforts to mend or wash clothes.
Unable to get to the ZO charity line on Madiba Day? Call Dave Savides on 060 9719249 or Karen Dalton on 035 7990500 or email [email protected].
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