“Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future. We must see to it that we remove the obstacles to events like this, whether they stem from poor access to facilities; poor education; lack of transport; lack of…
Clarette Arends said she feels a deep sense of gratitude after receiving her new wheelchair at the PnA Wheelchair handover in East London on Tuesday. Initially diagnosed with an an overactive thyroid, the 49 year old’s condition worsened…
COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER – Frikkie Nel, originally from Heidelberg, recently received a wheelchair donated by PnA Stationers East London in partnership with the Sweethearts Foundation. Nel has been wheelchair-bound since losing a limb in…
0 ANGIE WIENEKUS’ STORY is told in her own words here. Watch as she graciously receives the donation of wheelchair number thirteen from PnA Stationers East London in partnership with Sweethearts – the wheelchair foundation. #Tags and…
FORTY years ago the Daily Dispatch hosted its first Fun Run and until a couple of years ago it was generally held in the first week of September to mark the start of Spring. However, the decision to host it nearer to Summer, and the…
LOCAL occupational and physical therapy patient, Nontozinina Nkomiyakhaba was the most recent beneficiary of a PnA Stationers and Sweethearts Foundation wheelchair handover. In partnering with the Sweethearts Foundation last year, owners…
EAST London’s festive season kicked off with a bang when the Daily Dispatch Summer Fun Run, supported by SPAR Eastern Cape, was held in excellent weather on Sunday. After hosting the Family Challenge for several years in the city, SPAR…
Eleven-year-old Sinalo Zezani was the most recent recipient of a wheelchair courtesy of the Sweethearts Foundation in partnership with the Pagegroup. Zezani was born with a genetic disorder known as Down Syndrome. Generally individuals…
Vakele Mbaza, 73, (front row, centre) was the most recent recipient of a wheelchair courtesy of the Sweethearts Foundation in partnership with the Pagegroup. After managing well on crutches with his right leg having to be amputated in…
ON Monday, the Sweethearts Foundation held their first wheelchair handover in East London, giving 84-year-old Teba Debani a better and more mobile life. Debani is diabetic and had to have his right leg amputated above the knee. The…
THE Sweethearts Foundation is launching in East London and invites everyone to participate in their week-long Mandela Day campaign. The Sweethearts Foundation’s challenge is to collect 67 bottle tops in 67 minutes or as many bottle tops…
