Help KZN children's hospice fill their shelves
The Butterfly Palliative Home children's hospice based in Empangeni and Ingwavuma is reaching out for help with supplies for the young 'butterflies' in their care.
They ask the community to help with groceries, essential goods – such as nappies – and basic medicine.
'Please help us fill our shelves and ensure our children have what they need. Every little helps!' requested the NGO on their social media platforms.
Butterfly Home offers end-of-life care for orphaned and abandoned babies, and young children facing terminal illness.
Butterfly Home's flagship facility in Ingwavuma was the first children's hospice in KZN and one of just three in South Africa.
Their newly-opened Empangeni home now makes two in KZN and five in the country.
Community members are welcome to drop off supplies at 1 Eland Crescent, Nyala Park, Empangeni.
For more information, contact Tarryn Bell on 071 2773861 or [email protected]
Additionally, their bank details are:
Butterfly Palliative Home: INGWAVUMA
FNB Cheque Account
Acc. No: 62857825742
Branch: 250069
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ
Butterfly Palliative Home: EMPANGENI
FNB Business Account
Acc. No: 63144663762
Branch: 250655
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ
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