Help Charity feed the poor

Help  Charity feed the poor

A local feeding scheme called the Golden Anchor Solid Rock Foundation is hosting a fundraiser so that they can keep on giving food to the homeless.

The 12-member group was started by friends Arlene Louw, 31, and Enrico Sampson, 34, who say they have personally experienced hardships of drug and physical abuse.

The pair who dropped out of university and recently returned to complete their N4 level of Mechanical Engineering: Fitting and Turning, found the need to serve their community when they discovered the “hordes” of homeless people living behind buildings in Observatory.

Arlene is the secretary of the project operating in Observatory, Salt River and Woodstock.

“The project started when homeless people were going door-to-door asking people for food during weekends,” she explains.

“By interviewing them their response was that most of the scrap yards are closed during weekends so they have no way to get money for food.

“We sustain the project through the contributions of our members. We received a once-off vegetable donation from Pick n Pay Observatory.”

SERVING: Arlene Louw, 31. Picture: Supplied

Chairperson Gerald Louw says the project aims to restore lives and give hope to homeless individuals, fight hunger and poverty, provide information about public health and information about the waste management.

“The project’s aim is to feed homeless individuals and show them that there is hope.”

The group will host a gala dinner on 13 December at 7pm at the Youth Centre in Shelley Road, Salt River.

Tickets cost R100.

To book, send an email to goldenanchor81@gmail.com or you can give them a call on076 4317 148.

Daily Voice 26/11/2019