Flanagan & Gerard, we stand for raising the leadership bar, creating awareness about good causes and raising funds and resources to make a real difference. We are delighted and honoured to have hosted a special whisky tasting and auction in aid of the Ekurhuleni Centre for Orphans and Vulnerable Children.
Together with Dzana Investments – the Khoza Family’s Investment office with whom we have previously partnered and co-owned Heidelberg Mall, the two companies saw it fit to partner once again on this formidable Corporate Social Investment feat that saw it fit to enrich and enhance the lives of previously disadvantaged and predominately HIV-orphaned children in the Lowveld town of Acornhoek, Mpumalanga.
A genuinely extraordinary evening of overwhelming generosity has helped many of the wishes of the centre come true. The Dr. Reuel Khoza Whisky Tasting event hosted at The WhiskyBrother Bar at Morningside Shopping Centre at the end of 2019 raised nearly R90,000 for this deserving cause.
Nkateko Khoza who was born in Acornhoek and whose family still resides in the area, is the CEO of Dzana Investments and a Non-Executive Director of Flanagan & Gerard, was instrumental with putting this outreach and CSI team together.
“It was our wish to make a meaningful impact to the lives of these young orphans as they start off the school year by providing them with individualised gifts of stationery and toiletries – for the girls we ensured the inclusion of much needed sanitary ware. We also mean to educate and entertain them specifically during weekends and public holidays. We are also pleased that our contributions have made an invaluable contribution to the volunteer workers and caregivers at the centre.” Nkateko Khoza
Most importantly, however, it gave a well-deserved boost to the great care offered by the Ekurhuleni Centre for Orphans and Vulnerable children and its 30-strong team of teachers and staff. Meaning place of peace, Ekurhuleni was started in 2010 by Mrs Talitha Mthethwa and took in its first 100 children in 2012. The centre now cares for more than 225 children every day.
With the funds raised through the auctions and donations by our generous guests, we were able to support the centre with various marketing, branding and compliance tools, sports equipment, board games, educational programmes, groceries, stationery as well as toiletry packs for the children. Once again, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who took part and contributed to this great cause.
