Guides make 115 litres of soup for hospice
The soup was donated to South Coast Hospice as part of a heartfelt community initiative in celebration of Mandela Day.
The project received overwhelming support, with donations pouring in ahead of the event and more arriving on the day.
'Thank you so much… we really needed the big pots!' said Panda Jolene Evans.
'We had amazing community support. Even parents were messaging me with what they bought and donations they received – it was incredible.'
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