{"id":45158,"date":"2023-10-26T08:50:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T06:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/title-holders-make-a-difference-in-community-20231025\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:32:20","slug":"title-holders-make-a-difference-in-community-20231025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/title-holders-make-a-difference-in-community-20231025\/","title":{"rendered":"Title holders make a difference in community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Making a positive impact in the lives of their community members has always been close to Ashleigh Nyiki-du Plessis\u2019 and Raynaldo Bredenkamp\u2019s hearts, so when entries for the Mrs Nelson Mandela Bay and Sir Eastern Cape pageants opened, the two entered and eventually won the titles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Du Plessis, who is a registered nurse by profession, winning the title was another opportunity to help the underprivileged of the Kariega community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been quite passionate about helping people, especially people who don\u2019t have access to basic needs,\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrowing up I was bullied and called all sorts of names by my female peers in school. The bullying was really bad and resulted in my not having many female friends even into adulthood,\u201d Du Plessis added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years however, through her career and self awareness, Du Plessis has purposely placed herself in the company of other strong, determined women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mrs Nelson Mandela Bay pageant is one such example. \u201cI wanted to not only heal from my traumatic experience as a young girl, but also to change people\u2019s lives and help build the confidence of young girls and women,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have daughters, I have two sons, but I have nieces who mean the world to me \u2013 who even look like me. But even though they look like me, they are having a completely y different experience in school. They even see themselves participating in pageants too one day, and that\u2019s the whole point,\u201d said the pageant first-timer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bredenkamp had a similar negative experience in school, but he was not about to let the trauma deter him from fulfilling his purpose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2020 I became very ill, and doctors told me I was not going to make it, but I had a dream where a small voice was telling me it wasn\u2019t my time yet, because I have not yet accomplished all my goals.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

One of Bredenkamp\u2019s life purposes is to teach, \u201cAnd not to teach in a classroom, but to do skills development projects for the youth. Because the way our economy is moving now requires lots of upskilling.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through his own model management and agency, Bredenkamp helps the youth get into charity work and helping the community with basic needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A common goal that the pair has is to build the highest Power Tower of non-perishable goods. \u201cWe\u2019re encouraging anyone who would like to help to please donate these goods. We\u2019re preparing for the festive season and beyond, so that when everyone is having a feast with their families, other people with less than we have are also able to enjoy this time,\u201d Du Plessis said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd to everyone who might be in doubt about following their passion, I say just do it. Follow your passion and fulfil your purpose, don\u2019t let anyone stand in your way, they will understand later, but it\u2019s not for them, it\u2019s for you,\u201d Bredenkamp concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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