Many out-of-town children undergoing medical treatment arrive at the Childhood Cancer Foundation SA (CHOC) centre without adequate clothing and toiletries.
To address this challenge, students and staff from The IIE’s Varsity College Nelson Mandela Day campus did a clothing drive during May and, as a result, members of VC Cares (the campus’s student volunteer body) recently handed a generous amount of clothing and toys over to CHOC Nelson Mandela Bay.
“Knowing that I have made a difference in another family’s life, who are in need, is very rewarding, and it inspires me to do more for our community,” said Lerato Chabane, VC student and VC Cares member.
“I am grateful to our campus for providing me with opportunities like these.”
CHOC is a non-profit organisation and was established as a support group to parents of children with cancer, by parents of children with cancer.
Having experienced the immense emotional and financial toll that cancer takes, they recognised there is more than one victim in the family of the child with cancer.
CHOC’s aim is to ease the burden on parents facing the same journey, by providing access to relevant, accurate information, as well as emotional and practical support.
Heather Mazomba, branch co-ordinator at CHOC Gqeberha, expressed her heartfelt gratitude for the donations received.
“These donations make a great difference in the lives of the children and their parents.
“When the children and their parents arrive at our organisation most of them only arrive with the clothing on their backs,” said Mazomba.
By participating in projects like these, The IIE’s Varsity College aims at instilling a sense of citizenship and social responsibility in its students.
