Activities

In order to raise funds for the various charities we support, the staff, volunteers and supporters of The Children’s Feeding Trust do the following:

1) A group of volunteers in Amsterdam Hoek:

• Has for the past 40 odd years produced greeting cards which are for sale.

• Over 600, 730 of such cards have been produced by this group, currently headed up by Mona Paterson.

• Christmas cards are recycled and reproduced by this same group.

• These cards are for sale at various pharmacy outlets, schools as well as The Children’s Feeding Trust office and bookshop, Books Etc. Sales of such Christmas cards raise over R10 000 per year.

2) Collection tins for The Children’s Feeding Trust:

• Are placed in shops and schools.

• The support given by school classes raises a healthy amount of funds for us and is much appreciated.

3) The bookshop, Books Etc, situated at the Walmer Town Hall in Port Elizabeth:

• Is open 6 days a week and sells donated books.

• This shop is run solely by volunteers.

• The bookshop also has a website on which ‘rare’ books are sold.

• Bi-annually this Books Etc holds a Big Book Sale at The Walmer Town Hall where books can be bought for R10 per kilogram. In 2008 these sales raised R14, 054.

4) The annual Jumble sale takes place through:

    The donation of goods such as:

• Clothing,

• Crockery &

• Household goods.

5) Bridge Players

• Each November a group of bridge players, who meet monthly, hold a big play off.

• This raises funds for the trust which totaled R in 2008.

6) An Annual Appeal is posted to individuals and businesses.

• It raised R 18, 950 in 2008.

7) Each year a street collection is held with the help of volunteers.

• In 2010 it will be held on 1 May.

8) Sugar is sponsored by Huletts each month.

• A group of volunteers produces jams and marmalades to be sold.

9) Help from the public:

• Without volunteers the majority of these fundraising efforts could not take place.

• Volunteers are our most valued resource.

• Please join us! Make a difference to the life of a hungry child!