Children are the future and that is what the Golden Anchor Solid Rock Foundation realized, therefore they are providing food parcels to the children in need. These children are staying in an informal settlement, but that does not affect their mental ability and what they can achieve in life.
Golden Anchor Solid Rock Foundation brought smiles to the faces of these children. These children are staying with their grandparents. They and the grandparents were grateful to receive the parcel from the organization.
People supporting the event e.g. Social Worker, Standard Bank employee
Social Worker
Some of the people attending
Example of the table
Result is that with love people can change. If people feel appreciated and loved they can change their behavior e.g. below picture shows a person who used to live on the street but with love change his life style. The other person use to use drugs and stay away from home but with love and support he changed is life and go back to school. The person used to stay on the street get employment and go look for his child to be a father for his child. That is what Golden Anchor Solid Rock Foundation stands for. The vision is "Restore lives and gives hope to the hopeless individuals."
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
Deur Eldridge JasonSondag, November 24, 2019 05:00
DIE lot van haweloses is lankalniemeeriets wat onder die mat ingevee kan word nie.
Hulle kan nie weggewens word nie. Jy kan jou nie meer blind staar teen ’n gebedel by ’n verkeerslig nie.
Veels te dikwels word ’n hawelose persoon soos ’n stopstraat in Philippi geïgnoreer.
Maar nie by Golden Anchor se jeugsentrum in Soutriviernie.
Hier word dit by veralhawelosejeugdigesingedril dat hullemenswees, drome en idealeookgoudwerd is.
Golden Anchor gaanuitsypadom die lewe’n bietjiemakliker te maakvirmense wat elkedag op straat ’n oorlewingstrydvoer.
Met die feestydwat om die draaivironsalmalloer, gaandaargepoog word omditekstraspesiaalvirhaweloses te maak.
Gerald Louw van die Golden Anchor Solid Rock Foundation sêhullegaan’n gala-dineehou om haweloses in hullegemeenskap te voed.
“Die doel van die projek is om die hawelosemense van ’n voedsamebord kos te voorsien en hulle te wys dat daar nog mense is wat omgee.”
Een so ’n omgee-mens is Enrico Samson, ’n student wat in die Woodstock-omgewingwoon.
Samson sêhy en ’n paarfamilieledehet op ’n dag net besluitomgeldbymekaar te gooi en ’n maaltydvirhaweloses te kook.
“Dit bring trane in my oë as eksien hoe kinderssaamhulleouers bedel,” sê Samson.
“Hierdie mense is uit hulle blyplekke gegooi en het nie ’n ander keuse as om op straat te gaan bly nie.
“As eksaansonder my warm komberslê, danlêekwakker en wonder of die mense op straatoukei is.”
Die galadineevind op 13 Desember by Golden Anchor in Shelleyweg, Soutrivier, plaas.
Mense kan die sentrumkontak by goldenanchor81@gmail.com om bydraes te maak of as hulle by projektebetrokkewilraak. English translation
THE destiny of the homeless has long been something that can be swept under the rug.
They cannot be wished away. You can no longer stand blind to a beggar at a traffic light.
Far too often, a homeless person like a Philippi stop is ignored.
But not at Golden Anchor's Salt River Youth Center.
Here it is instilled in homeless youth in particular that their humanity, dreams and ideals are also worth gold.
Golden Anchor goes out of its way to make life a little easier for people who are struggling to survive on the streets every day.
With the festive season looming for us all, we will try to make it extra special for the homeless.
Gerald Louw of the Golden Anchor Solid Rock Foundation says they are going to have a gala dinner to feed the homeless in their community.
"The aim of the project is to provide the homeless with a nutritious plate of food and show them that there are still people who care."
One such caring person is Enrico Samson, a student living in the Woodstock area.
Samson says he and some family members just decided one day to raise money and cook a meal for the homeless.
"It brings tears to my eyes when I see children begging their parents together," Samson says.
“These people were thrown out of their places and had no choice but to stay on the streets.
"When I'm lying under my warm blanket at night, I lie awake wondering if the people on the street are okay."
The gala dinner will take place on December 13 at Golden Anchor in Shelley Road, Salt River.
People can contact the center at goldenanchor81@gmail.com to make contributions or if they want to get involved in projects.
