What started out as a project to donate one small pack of lentil soup and red heart beans project ended up as a hamper donation to the needy. Initially, this project was aimed to give each needy family a small package of beans in order to give a warm and nourishing soup to the needy.

As we were taking in donations some people decided to donate beyond more than what was asked. Donations included mealie meal, cooking oil, sugar, rice, toiletries etc. With the vow to not let starvation to continue to torture the already impoverished members of the society, we could not reject the donations. So the donations were distributed and packaged into one big hamper to provide a nourishing meal to the needy.

Some of the recipients asserted that “For the next few days I won’t worry about where will the next meal for my children come from”.

A special thanks to Ms Felicity Van Vrede for sparking this idea. Also a special thanks to Ms Roslyn Lodewyk for her support. Additional special thanks to everyone who donated towards making this project a success.