There’s nothing more heartfelt than a smile that creeps across a child’s face.
Few things can compare to the gurgle of excitement and squeal of delight when little fingers touch a new toy for the first time. East Coast Radio’s Toy Story with Game initiative – which is aimed at giving a new toy to every child in government hospitals, state orphanages and crèches as well as children’s homes that rely on government funding – has begun.
With DUT joining the Campaign, the University community is kindly urged to help make a difference by donating a new toy to a needy child or by making a cash donation, starting at R10, at selected Game stores or East Coast Radio headquarters at ECR House, first floor, 313-315 Umhlanga Rocks Drive, Blackburn.
The participating Game stores are as follows:
– Amanzimtoti
– Ballito
– City View, Greyville
– Empangeni
– Kokstad
– Gateway
– Ladysmith
– Liberty Mall, PMB
– Newcastle
– The Pavilion
– PMB CBD
– Pinetown
– Richards Bay
– Shelley Beach
– West (now Dr Pixley kaSeme) Street
– Westwood
Funds donated to the campaign will go towards buying food parcels for child-headed households in KwaZulu-Natal to help see the children through the December holidays until school reopens.
Cash donations can be made online by following this link: https://www.vcs.co.za/vvonline/ccpay.asp?p1=F027. When making a donation, please use your full name and surname as a reference. Each food parcel is valued at R350 and contains items that can feed a family of four to six for around five weeks.
Please donate a toy/s towards this worthy course at the below mentioned collection points at DUT no later than Monday, 8 December 2014.
– Alan Pittendrigh Library
– BM Patel Library
– Brickfield Campus Library
– City Campus Library
– Indumiso Campus Library
– Riverside Campus Library
Boxes have been placed at these points and you are welcome to do your drop-off at a time most convenient to you.
Last year, 43 000 new toys and R1.4 million in cash was donated. One hundred percent of these contributions went towards helping ill and underprivileged children across KZN. The toys helped lift spirits and warm little hearts while the money bought 4 100 food parcels for child headed households.
– The Division of Corporate Affairs
Additional copy and picture courtesy of http://www.ecr.co.za/calendar/event/give-joy-give-a-toy/. Follow this link for more information on the campaign.
