A small gesture can make a big difference in a lot of people’s lives – that is if enough individuals contribute.
Our friends at Flying Children, an organisation that helps to provide quality child care for orphans and vulnerable children, have made a plea for assistance in their fundraising efforts, tying their latest campaign into this year’s 67 minutes for Mandela Day.
“We want to find 1 000 people to give just R120 a year – that’s R10 a month and less than R2 per minute of the 67 minutes you give to Madiba – to Flying Children,” says Flying Children director Lindy Harris. “This would amount to R120 000, which is enough for us to help six early childhood development centres to run a good programme.
“The funds would also contribute towards getting ourselves officially registered so that we can move on to help more centres.”
Lindy and her team are running a viral campaign, asking each person who contributes to find five more people to make a donation.
“Apart from the warm, fuzzy feeling you’ll get from helping to improve a child’s childhood immensely, we’ll also send you a yearly report with lots of photos letting you know how we have put your money to use. And, of course, you become a lifetime friend of Flying Children.”
How to make a donation
Choose your month – “… maybe somewhere between April and July for Madiba’s birthday”, suggests Lindy – and then every year during that month arrange to get the money to Flying Children in one of the following ways:
By EFT
Once a year (or by debit order) pay R120 into:
Flying Children
Nedbank, Rosebank
Account no: 1017771731
Branch code: 19770500
International donations: National Swift code: NEDSZAJJ using the account number and branch code as above.
By post
Flying Children Mandela 67 minutes
65 Greenside Rd
Greenside
2193
Collection
If you would like someone to come and collect your donation, call or text your address to 082 905 5881.
Remember to let Flying Children have your address, so that they can send you your annual report.
Email [email protected] once you’ve made your donation.
Flying Children’s financial statements are available to scrutiny by any donors at any time.
“We would be eternally grateful for any help with this campaign,” says Lindy. “It would mean so much to so many little people. Thousands of children have been reached by this programme, and we look forward to helping thousands more in years to come.”
How to get in touch with Flying Children
Tel: 082 905 5881
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @Flying_Children
Facebook: FlyingChildren
Website: www.flyingchildren.co.za