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Helderberg Rotary Anns support Reach for Recovery with donation
Helderberg Rotary Anns donated goods to Reach for Recovery, a Somerset West NPO supporting breast-cancer patients and their families.
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Help avid young Helderberg readers to become leaders!
The Readers are Leaders campaign is calling for children’s book donations and school nominations to build a library at a deserving school.
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Gordon’s Bay fundraiser paints the way for Animal Welfare
Gordon’s Bay Yacht Club (GBYC) was filled with creativity, community spirit and plenty of animal-loving generosity on Saturday (29 August) as a collaborative fundraiser for the Animal Welfare Society (AWS) Helderberg raised R5 850 through ticket sales and raffles, along with…
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Final hours to switch SASSA gold cards as deadline expires tonight
Social grant beneficiaries have until midnight tonight to replace their SASSA gold cards or risk losing access to payments.
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Hospice seeks community donations for support centre care
Helderberg Hospice’s Support Centre is a 10-bed facility for pain management, respite and end-of-life care, and needs community donations.
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Tommy Dell delights local Seniors
Local seniors were treated to a morning filled with music, laughter and nostalgia on Friday 7 August, as the Strand Dienssentrum for Seniors hosted a memorable Tommy Dell show at Huis Soeterus.
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Boland Islamic Council Women’s League hosts Vintage High Tea for Cancer
More than 500 women gathered in Strand for a celebration of sisterhood, courage and community on Sunday 9 August, with the Boland Islamic Council Women’s League (BICWL) hosting its Vintage Women’s Day High Tea for Cancer.
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Empowering Macassar through adult education, AI coding for youth
RDM empowers the Macassar community through an adult education programme and a girls’ AI coding course, building skills, confidence and new career pathways.
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Squares for care: Helderberg Hospice smashes world record
Helderberg Hospice collected 106 763 granny squares, unofficially breaking the Guinness world record and yielding 2 224 blankets for palliative care patients.
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Tee-off for Unashamedly Ethical at golf day in Strand
Golfers and businesses are called to tee off at Strand Golf Course on 27 August for the Unashamedly Ethical Golf Day, raising funds for ethical leadership.