As part of the Social Development Month, the Minister of Social Development Mrs Edna Molewa and the Managing Director of FoodBank South Africa, Jeroen de Lijster will host a gala dinner to call for more business support for FoodBank initiatives.
The details are as follows:
Date: 29 October 2010
Time: 18h30 for 19h00
Venue: Premier Hotel, Church Street Pretoria
Since its inception in 2009, FoodBank South Africa has distributed 5.6 million kilograms of food valued at R76 million to 66 000 beneficiaries per day throughout South Africa. The donated food is distributed to orphanages, shelters for abused women and children, old age homes and early childhood development centres, to name a few.
“The FoodBank concept is an important initiative as it contributes significantly to our government’s endeavour to eradicate poverty and to enhance household and community food security. Our immediate aim is to expand the foodbank networks to rural areas. We therefore hope to engage and urge the business community to support this initiative so that we can continue to provide healthy and nutritious food to hundreds of families every day,” said Minister Molewa.
To date five FoodBank networks have been established in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Pietermaritzburg. Together these FoodBank networks have generated employment opportunities for 130 people.
The members of the media are invited to cover the event.
RSVP:
Jaconia Kobue
Cell: 073 026 1111
Enquiries:
Mandla Mathebula
Cell: 083 282 6133
Source: Department of Social Development
