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MAGICAL EVENING: The DEVO Chamber Orchestra held an evening of classical music in support of Salem Baby Care CentrePicture: SUPPLIED

Classical musicians help raise funds for Salem Baby Care Centre

The DEVO Chamber Orchestra recently held a concert at Stirling High School in support of Salem Baby Care Centre. Magical Mozart saw many talented musicians come together to perform music from the classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus…

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…

GREEN GRASS: One of the gardens on show at the annual Gardens of East London show in 2017. This one was at Summerpride Picture: FILE

Gardens for a good cause

The 8th annual Pam Golding Garden Show will take place this weekend in a bid to raise funds for East London charities. The Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa) is one of the many beneficiaries in this year’s installment. East London…

Rotary on a roll with donations

The Rotary Club of Gately received a handsome donation of assorted medical equipment, such as wheelchairs, walkers and hospital beds, on September 6. The club, with it’s motto of “Service above Self”, also secured food donations from…

Rotary club donates R200k

Yesterday, 11 organisations based in and around East London were the deserving beneficiaries of funds raised by the Gately Club of Rotary’s annual wine auction. In this, its 27th year, the club’s auction raised an impressive R500 000, of…

Easter cupcakes for sale in aid of Salem Baby Care Centre

THE Salem Baby Care Centre will be selling special cupcakes this Easter as a fundraiser for the many babies in their care. To order your special cupcakes at only R8 each, please contact Lereen on 073 102 0399 or Tania on 084 707 9958.

Valentine’s cupcakes for sale in aid of Salem Baby Care Centre

THE Salem Baby Care Centre will be selling special cupcakes this Valentine’s day as a fundraiser for the many babies in their care. To order your special cupcakes at only R8 each, please contact Lereen on 073 102 0399 or Tania on 084 707…

Wonderful work by volunteers

East London Place of Hope NPO members, from left, Kay Plaatjies , Veronique Poovan and her husband Riaz Poovan, Cheryl Williams, Raynaldo Onwerwacht (front, kneeling), Jocelyn Christian, Curtis Andrews, Jevano Plaatjies and Sithle Roberts…

WELCOME BOOST: Gately Rotary Club members with representatives from some of the many charities and projects in the East London area that were recently handed funds that were raised by the club over the last year Picture: SUPPLIED

Funds raised support many

GATELY Rotary Club recently donated R850000 to various charities around East London. “The people of East London responded generously to support Gately’s annual fundraising efforts. “The result – R850 000 over the last 12 months,” Gately…

Funds pour in at Salem high tea

SALEM Baby Care Centre’s High Tea Fundraiser was a huge success thanks to each hostess who assisted and bought tables this year. This was a much-needed fundraiser as the funds are desperately needed for running costs to keep Salem’s doors…

Forgood awards a boost to inspiring NGOs

NGOs that look after some of the most vulnerable members of Buffalo City – babies, the elderly and the hearing impaired – will be honoured as finalists of the Forgood Inspiration Awards breakfast at the Mercedes-Benz visitors’ centre on…

CHANGING LIVES: The Rising Sun Daycare Centre, started by Nozie Mswi in 2013, was the winner of the 2017 Inspiration Awards. Picture: MADELEINE CHAPUT

Forgood awards to host finalists

Four community organisations to compete for extra prizes WITH only a week to go to the Forgood Inspiration Awards breakfast, the four finalists, who will be presenting their inspiring stories at the event, were announced recently. Among…

Reaching out to tots

GIFTS OF HOPE: East London-based Palace of Hope non-government organisation chairperson, left, Riaz Poovan and members Jevano Plaatjies and Jocelyn Christian hand over bags of clothing to the excitement of children at Salem in East London…

Baby centre hit again

More gates are stolen from struggling facility SALEM Baby Care Centre did not start the year on a very high note, as their main and side gate were stolen while the staff were on their festive season holiday. The gate theft it seems is…

IN THE GO TOMORROW…

Salem Baby Care Centre was robbed. Not once but three times. Read all about it in tomorrow’s paper.