Rouxenator Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 About one-up-manship - I hope to see many one-up on my donation. It can only do good.
Patchelicious Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 We are coming for the festival. We have made donations to the firefighters, shelters and very importantly the animal shelters. My best mates house was burnt to the ground. I encourage everybody to contribute something, even if it's small. The act of contributing is just as important, it's what unites us.
Shell Belle Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Actually, lets do this. Here is a call to all those high horse riding SJWs. I made a tiny donation of R100 to the Gift of the Givers organisation to help out in Knysna. Who of you is going to top that? It's for a good cause. Now is the time to put your money where your mouth is. I have donated clothing and non-perishables for the fie victims and dropped it off at DHL, who will be sponsoring the couriering of all donations to the fire victims. I have also donated some spare rugs to the many horses whose stables were destroyed in the fire.
Pulse Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 My one cousin has lost her entire house, but has one vehicles. My niece has lost her house and car (see pics). My aunt and another cousin has not been back to their houses since this started, as they have been helping out at one of the centres, but they doubt they will have much left after the fires and looting. We have been giving loads, and will continue to give loads more over the upcoming weeks and months
koukie Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 We have made donations to the firefighters, shelters and very importantly the animal shelters. Do you have any banking details where we can make donations? It would be great if we can pin the details on the first page of the Knysna Fires thread.
Rouxenator Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Do you have any banking details where we can make donations? It would be great if we can pin the details on the first page of the Knysna Fires thread.http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/259632/knysnafire-how-to-help-and-where
Patchelicious Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Do you have any banking details where we can make donations? It would be great if we can pin the details on the first page of the Knysna Fires thread.No I don't. We opted to buys goods and send that. But I'll go have a look on Twitter quick. Just be careful as there are some fraudulent "charities" that are capitalizing on this disaster.
koukie Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Just be careful as there are some fraudulent "charities" that are capitalizing on this disaster.That is what i'm worried about. But I think I have found details in the Knysna Plett Herald paper
Patchelicious Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Gift of the Givers. My go to The Gift of the Givers is legit too from what I have seen.
Pah Bear Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Gift of the Giver have been around for a long time and whenever there is any crises, world wide, they generally are the first to react. Excellent reputation for community activism.
Nick Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 We received the below press release: Statement: Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival 2017 Knysna Tourism has confirmed that the Pick n Pay 2017 Knysna Oyster Festival is going ahead as planned. Speaking on behalf of the sponsors, the Knysna Municipality and the event organisers, board chairperson Elmay Bouwer said that while the Garden Route town suffered extensive damage in this week’s devastating fires, plans for the Festival are continuing. Marketing director for the Momentum Knysna Cycle Tour, Andrew Finn said that while Knysna has taken a big knock, the Knysna Cycle Tour is still on track with planning and organisation. “Once all the fires have been extinguished, we will be able to assess the situation to see whether it is necessary to alter any of our routes and plans, and all entrants will be updated by email,” he said. “We are looking forward to a great event.” Organiser of The Momentum Knysna Forest Marathon, Leon Brown confirmed that the marathon would also go ahead. “We are dedicating the event to all the people who lost everything in the fires and will be focusing on our blanket drive. We urge people to add to the 2000 blankets which Momentum donates every year and to also donate clothing which will be collected at registration and the race start in the Glebe so that it can be distributed to where it is most needed.” Knysna Tourism is presently assessing the impact of the fires on the local accommodation establishments but is positive that festival goers will be able to find accommodation in and around the town. Visitors can call Knysna Tourism on (044) 3825510 for more information. Bouwer said that it was heartening to see how South Africans across the country had offered support to those who have lost so much in Knysna. “The Festival will be a great opportunity for people who want to help our residents to recover from this disaster and we are looking forward to welcoming a record number of people to our beautiful town.” The Festival is known to stimulate the Knysna winter economy and firmly places the region on the tourism destination map during the quieter off-season. The Festival is also instrumental in raising meaningful funding for local charities (over R3 million in 2016) and for developing and growing local suppliers. These are good reasons for the Festival to take place and an even better reason to invite everyone to Knysna this year. To illustrate the positive economic impact that the festival brings to Knysna, last year festival goers spent close to R110 million over the 10 days of the Festival, excluding event tickets and a total of 2 392 job opportunities were created. Separate to the charitable contributions that will come from the Festival, both Pick n Pay and event co-sponsors Momentum have this week each donated R100 000 to immediate fire disaster relief. In the meantime, anyone wishing to assist can take advantage of Pick n Pay’s online shop to purchase groceries and essentials for delivery to those in need. Visit http://www.picknpay.co.za/knysna-fire.
Shebeen Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 well i learnt something new today: SJW - Social Justice Warrior
Skubarra Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 well i learnt something new today: SJW - Social Justice Warrior Haha also had to google that
Skubarra Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 Appears from a pic on twitter that our accommodation for the Oyster Festival is among those that got burnt to the ground. Will try to find out next week. Hard to comprehend the extent of the disaster the people of Knysna has to cope with!
Red Robin Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 well i learnt something new today: SJW - Social Justice WarriorThanks saves me from having to Google as I really had no clue what it stood for.
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