Langebaan Family Fiësta
Op 28 September 2024 en reël ons weer die LBN Family Fiësta. Die gemeenskap het hul harte en hande oopgemaak en ongelooflike items geskenk vir die veiling. Steeds lê die lekker van die dag in saamkuier, speel en lag, en natuurlik die heerlike kos. Ons vra nie toegangsgelde nie, by die ingang kon mense wel vrywillig onbederfbare items koop, wat later in koskombuis en kospakkies gebruik is. Die inkomste daaruit beloop meer as R12 000. Die ondersteuning was ongelooflik: meer as R13 000 se kos is word deur die publiek na die ingange gebring wat ook in kospakkies gebruik is. Ons het selfs ‘n grappie gemaak oor die toiletpapier wat gebruik sal word vir die rissie-kompetisie. Op ons knieë sê ons dankie toe daar meer as R100 000 ingesamel word, wat direk gegaan het na die Jumpstart Koskombuis en Missio Dei Education (MDE).
Ons hoofdoel bly bewusmaking, dan kom finansies vanself. Die kos raak op, en ons sien die honger in die ogies van kinders. Daar is baie instansies op die Weskus wat reeds hard werk om hierdie nood aan te spreek, maar ons wil graag die hele gemeenskap deel van hierdie inisiatief maak. Daarom reël ons in Maart 2025 ‘n spesiale Gala-aand met die fokus op genooide gaste. Die fondse wat ingesamel word, gaan weer aan Jumpstart Koskombuis en MDE.
On 28 September 2024, we once again organised the LBN Family Fiësta. The community opened their hearts and hands and donated incredible items for the auction. The fun of the day still lies in hanging out, playing and laughing, and of course the delicious food. We do not charge an entrance fee, at the entrance. People could voluntarily buy non-perishable items, which were later used in the food kitchen and food parcels. The income from this amounted to more than R12 000. The support was incredible: more than R13 000 worth of food was brought to the entrances by the public, which was also used in food parcels. We even joked about the toilet paper that would be used for the chili competition. On our knees we said thank you when more than R100 000 was collected, which went directly to the Jumpstart Food Kitchen and Missio Dei Education (MDE).
Our main goal remains awareness, then finances will come naturally. The food is running out, and we see the hunger in the eyes of children. There are many institutions on the West Coast that are already working hard to address this need, but we would like to make the entire community part of this initiative. That is why we are organising a special Gala evening in March 2025 with the focus on invited guests. The funds raised will again go to Jumpstart Food Soup Kitchen and MDE.
