Join Ladles of Love in nourishing children this Mandela Day
Join Ladles of Love this Mandela Day to help combat child food poverty and make a lasting impact in South Africa
Food relief organisation Ladles of Love is calling on Cape Town to help nourish small children this Mandela Day, by helping to feed them or create items to give them hope and a better start in life
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Ladles of Love has launched its seventh Mandela Day campaign, inviting citizens to 'Make Every Day a Mandela Day and Feed the Future' by helping to reduce child food poverty in South Africa.
This year, individuals, companies, and schools are invited to join the food relief organisation by booking tickets for a two-hour volunteer experience on Mandela Day, which is marked annually on July 18. Participants at 'Activation Station Zones' will receive materials to make, create, craft, or grow items that nourish and nurture children in need.
Founder and CEO of Ladles of Love, Danny Diliberto, said: “At Ladles of Love, we believe that every plate of healthy food has the power to change a life.
"Mandela Day reminds us that we all have the ability to uplift our communities through volunteerism. This year, we’re inviting people to buy tickets and, through acts of kindness, make items that support early childhood development, giving small children hope and a healthy start in life."
Ladles of Love’s Mandela Day flagship events will be hosted at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town, and the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg. Ladles of Love has partnered with the venues, enabling the NPO to host over ten thousand volunteers between the two cities.
Gina Woodburn, CEO of DHL Stadium, said: "We are incredibly excited to host Mandela Day at DHL Stadium for the first time and are proud to open our doors to the community as part of our commitment to meaningful social impact."
People who want to join the initiative can visit www.ladlesoflove.org.za to book a venue, select a time slot, choose an activation zone and then book a ticket for R250. This donation will sponsor a child two healthy meals a day for a month.
For time slots, use numbers 1 to 4: 1 = 9am to 11am; 2 = 11am to 1pm; 3 = 1pm to 3pm; and 4 = 3pm to 5pm.
To volunteer at activation stations, use the letters A to D: A = make; B = create; C = craft; and D = grow.
Large groups and corporate companies of 20 pax upwards can block book tickets to create team-building activities in zones by e-mailing tickets@ladlesoflove.org.za
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