Fill up the Kaalvoet Mzansi trolley
Brümilda Swartbooi
Kaalvoet Mzansi founder, Anele Ngoyo, encourages people to keep their eyes open for the Kaalvoet Mzansi trolley at Pick n Pay in Courtney Street and donate generously towards their goal. With less than a month to go, Kaalvoet Mzansi is determined to collect 400 pairs of shoes for underprivileged learners before their official handout date on 31 July. "With help from George residents we can fill it up with shoes. It's possible," said Ngoyo. According to Ngoyo, another Kaalvoet Mzansi shoe trolley will soon be stationed at the Garden Route Mall to increase visibility and donations.
Beneficiaries of the shoes will be children between the ages of six and 13. Their shoe sizes range from 10 to six. "When the community stands together to fight poverty, it loses its power over our children who often harbour a false impression that it is fine to quit school. Let's stand together and fight this mindset by giving them a valid reason to stay in school. School shapes your future for the better, and if you stop going to school, your future is doomed," he says.
Ngoyo thanks everyone who has contributed and donated shoes thus far. People who want to donate to this initiative can contact Ngoyo on 062 894 4744 or at aengoyo@gmail.com.
GO GEORGE reminds passengers that the annual increase in the price of the bus tickets kicks in on 1 July, and that trips on the multi-journey tickets must be used before the end of June. The green single ticket bought off-bus at vendors will cost 50c more at R10. The price of the grey single ticket bought on the bus increases with R2 to R12, to encourage passengers to buy their tickets off-bus before they board. The multi-journey ticket (MJT) with 10 trips remains the best buy at R90 (R9 per trip) - an increase of 50c per trip.
From 1 July, vendors will sell the new tickets only - no old single tickets will be accepted after 30 June. The current multijourney tickets are valid until 30 June.
For more information, please call the GO GEORGE Call Centre on 0800 044 044, or send an e-mail to info@gogeorge.org.za.