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JEFFREYS BAY<\/strong> – A generous donation from a Bloemfontein visitor is set to strengthen the ongoing efforts of local non-profit organisation Jeffreys Bay Dorp van Drome to maintain and beautify public spaces in the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During December 2025, volunteer Sue Kitchener was in contact with a man (who chooses to stay anonymous) from Bloemfontein who was staying at his holiday home in Jeffreys Bay. With a background in horticulture, he showed interest in learning more about the work of the organisation.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kitchener said that Dorp van Drome is a voluntary NPO focused on beautifying public spaces with plants and maintaining town gardens where the Kouga Municipality is unable to do so regularly.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes close collaboration with the municipality for planning and service delivery.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She further explained that due to Jeffreys Bay being a water-scarce area, the organisation prioritises indigenous, water-wise plants instead of an abundance of flowering varieties, as regular watering is not feasible.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“After visiting several of the gardens maintained by Dorp van Drome, he expressed satisfaction with their neat and well-kept appearance,” said Kitchener.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a conversation with the visitor, she mentioned some of the challenges the organisation faced and that their existing water trailer was also broken and unusable.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following this, the visitor suggested he might have a second-hand trailer in Bloemfontein that could be used, provided the organisation could install a water container.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February this year, he contacted Kitchener to confirm that he would donate the trailer.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said that he generously delivered it to Jeffreys Bay in March and agreed to cover the costs of repairing rust patches and having it fully spray-painted.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Dorp van Drome is very grateful for this exceptional generosity, and it will allow us to continue moving forward with a positive attitude to sustain the beauty and nature in Jeffreys Bay,” said Kitchener.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said that the versatile trailer will be used both as a water tanker and for transporting larger loads of garden cuttings, significantly improving the organisation’s operational capacity. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more info or to support the initiative, either financially or through volunteering, contact Sue Kitchener on 083 266 7402.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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