{"id":43947,"date":"2024-12-20T09:59:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T07:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/help-spread-festive-cheer-to-children-in-need-20241220\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:36:35","slug":"help-spread-festive-cheer-to-children-in-need-20241220","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/help-spread-festive-cheer-to-children-in-need-20241220\/","title":{"rendered":"Help spread festive cheer to children in need"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mitchells Plain-based Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) Love and Hope are calling on support from locals in a bid to spread festive cheer this Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded last year by husband and wife team Lauren and Marco Pekeur, the organisation is calling on donations of goods for its \u201cAdopt a Box\u201d charity run, which will be handed over to more than 100 children in need on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis project was inspired by children in Macassar, who walked and attended school barefoot irrespective of the weather. Adopt a Box was launched on Friday 6 November. We will collect until Tuesday 24 December,\u201d says Lauren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe hope to reach about 100 to 130 children on Christmas Day. The kids were identified during the time I was at work as I work for the government ambulance service in the area. We will be handing over our prepacked boxes to kids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_b4bdd8aa\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lauren Pekeur\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12434\/292431043abb4e3cad7d517cb31d9d02.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a3e533610a494be7b4a6580324ccb93b.jpeg\" title=\"Lauren and Marco Pekeur founded Love and Hope last year.\nPhoto: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Lauren and Marco Pekeur founded Love and Hope last year.<br>\nPhoto: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The children are aged between 6 and 16. 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