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CHARITY FUNDRAISER: Bonnie Currin, fifth from left, and Jono Kruger, second from right, with runners taking part in the Run for Hope charity event last year. Picture: SUPPLIED

Join 24-hour Run for Hope to raise funds for orphans

The Run for Hope initiative will celebrate its fifth year of the 24-hour run to raise funds and awareness for orphans at Guardians of Hope, a local safe haven for abandoned babies. Bonnie Currin, a board member of Guardians of Hope said:…

MOTIVATIONAL SAILOR: World Renowned sailor Kirsten Neuschäfer will be giving a motivational talk at Meyers Motors Showroom on Saturday, November 4. Picture: SUPPLIED

Famous sailor raises funds for childrens home

Internationally acclaimed sailor Kirsten Neuschäfer will be presenting a special motivational talk at Meyers Motors showroom on Saturday, November 4. The fundraising event has been arranged in aid of Kings Childrens Home, an organisation…

FURRY FRIENDS: Dogs at EL Pet Pals wait for a visitor to adopt them. One of the biggest contributing factors to the sanctuary’s troubles is the decline in adoption numbers. Adoptions only accounted for R9,000 of the organisation’s overall expenses for the month of September.

Local pet sanctuary placed under financial strain by lack of adoptions

EL Pet Pals is in dire need of financial assistance, as they are struggling to keep up with the needs of the sanctuary and 300 cats and dogs. A post made on the EL Pet Pals Facebook page, that has since been deleted, asking the public for…

RIDING FOR CHANGE: HDCSA East London chapter bikers at the event. Pictures: DEAN HOLMES

Harley-Davidson bikers give comfort this winter

WRITTEN BY: WILLIE DU PLESSIS The Harley-Davidson Club of South Africa (HDCSA), East London chapter, in partnership with Suzuki East London, hosted their annual winter blanket run on April 30. Hundreds of blankets were donated and these…

JASON HARTLEY

Bone disease ends electrician’s career

Jason Hartley has been described by members in his community as a loyal, hard-working man who is always ready to offer a helping hand. This is despite living with multilevel cervical disc-osteophytes, a disease that develops when a series…

Greensleeves High calls for support

At the end of last year, the GO! & Express reached out to Greensleeves Children’s Trust to find out more about its newly-established high school’s needs as it celebrated its first Founders Day. What were some of Greensleeves High School’s…

FULL FLIGHT: A Border Aviation Club member taking part in its fundraising Golf Day on Saturday at the West Bank Golf Club PICTURES: TAMMY FRAY

Golf fundraiser for pilots

To help raise funds for local students, the Border Aviation Club hosted a Golf Day at the West Bank Golf Club on October 8. The local club and flight school are dedicated to the development of commercial and recreational pilots as well as…

ANIMAL RESCUE: Bellafides Private School raised R13500 in aid of Tessa Van Heerden who runs the Furry Godmother’s Township and Squattercamp Outreach. Picture: SUPPLIED

School raises funds for Furry Godmother

Bellafides Private School hosted a fundraising dog walk event on October 8 to assist Tessa Van Heerden who runs The Furry Godmother Township and Squattercamp Outreach. Van Heerden provides support to thousands of animals in impoverished…

POSITIVE OUTLOOK: Johan ‘Ben’ Potgieter, who loves the outdoors, has stage 4 neuroblastoma. His family are hosting a golf day fundraiser on Saturday to raise money for his medical expenses. Picture: SUPPLIED

Golf fundraiser for Mighty Ben

Ever since Johan ‘Ben’ Potgieter was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in 2021 at the age of eight, his parents Andries and Johanita have been on a mission to give him as normal a life as possible. Ben, nicknamed Mighty Ben, is an…

Solly Krok raised more than R2m for those who’ve been affected by Covid-19 by completing a 91km walk on Thursday.Image: Supplied

91-year-old raises more than R2m for poor by walking laps in his Joburg suburb

Business veteran Solly Krok, has raised more than R2m for those who’ve been affected by Covid-19 by completing a 91km walk on Thursday. TimesLIVE caught up with the 91-year-old minutes after his last lap in his Johannesburg suburb, and he…

Vernon Kruger has been sitting in a barrel for 70 days to raise funds for charity. His aim is to stay in the barrel for 80 days.Image: Facebook/Up The Pole In Dullstroom

Vernon Kruger breaks 1997 record by sitting in a wine barrel 25m above the ground for two months

Vernon Kruger has written his name in the history books for a second time after he broke the record for sitting in a wine barrel for 70 days, breaking his previous record set in 1997 when he was 29. Kruger told Sky News: “I have broken my…

BREAFAST AT TIFFANY’S: The annual Salem Baby Care Centre High Tea fundraiser took place at Nutting Hall on Saturday. Picture: AMANDA NANO

Salem Baby Care’s High Tea raises R70k

Pearls and feathers were themes of the day as the Salem Baby Care Centre hosted their annual High Tea at Nutting Hall in Stirling on Saturday. Themed “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, the tea aimed to raise funds for the NGO to help keep its…

PARK OFF FOR A CAUSE: The Captured Stance Crew held their inaugural SPCA Park Off at Hamiltons Club on Saturday. Picture: AMANDA NANO

Motoring fans roar to the aid of SPCA

Modified cars and chest-thumping sounds were on display at the inaugural SPCA Park Off held at the Hamiltons Sports Club in Selborne, East London last on Saturday. Low suspension, exquisite rims and some classic cars were on display as…

Joining helping hands

WITH the help of the community, Gavin Romer has raised more than over R30,000 to cover his medical costs after being diagnosed with squamous cell cancer in his tongue in August. In a Facebook post, Romer said he had been unable to cover…

PLAYING BALL

Last week the Georgie Trust committee hosted an evening with special guests international rugby referee Jaco Peyper and Peter Mitchell as part of a fundraising effort. The school would like to thank everyone who joined the fundraiser for…