{"id":272425,"date":"2025-11-04T13:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/?p=272425"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:38:06","slug":"give-a-christel-bucket-of-hope-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/give-a-christel-bucket-of-hope-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Give a Christel &#8216;Bucket of Hope&#8217; this Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>CAPE TOWN-<\/strong>Christel House South Africa has launched its annual &#8220;Bucket of Hope&#8221; campaign, seeking community support to provide food security for learners and their families during the December school holidays.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative aims to raise funds for 1 000 food buckets by Wednesday 10 December, ensuring current learners, incoming Grade 8 learners and vulnerable alumni receive essential nutrition during the extended school break.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each R350 donation provides a Bucket of Hope filled with non-perishable foods and festive treats, addressing the critical gap when school-provided meals cease during holidays.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"272429\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/give-a-christel-bucket-of-hope-this-christmas\/img_4070_88977\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4070_88977.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4070_88977\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Christel House South Africa (CHSA) with last year&amp;#8217;s Buckets of Hope. 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