(Three year-old Sduduzo Mvelase, one of the orphans St
Clement’s cares for, sits proudly among the blankets with 67 Blankets KZN
Ambassador Franki Hills and Acting Project Manager Zanele Vune. Behind them are
Finance Manager Ntokozo Mbuthuma, machinists Nokuthula Makaula & Nunu Ndebele with caregiver Nuomfundo Nkwenkwe)
In October last year (2015), KZN Ambassadors Caroline Smart
and Franki Hills from 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day visited the St
Clement’s Home-Based Care Project in Clermont to deliver much-needed blankets.
St Clement’s is a non-profit organisation. Its most
important operation provides home visits to the sick, especially those infected
and affected by HIV. At home visits, the caregivers get to know and bond with
both families and patients. The project also provides a service to patients
especially those who are bed-ridden where they can be transported to the
nearest clinic.
67 Blankets is all out to play a major role in its WOOL CUP,
where the organisation aims to regain its rightful place in the Guinness Book
of World Records. This will take place on April 22 when all blankets made in
all corners of South Africa will be spread at Drakenstein Prison in the Western
Cape.
For more
information about 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day, visit www.67blankets.co.za or the Facebook page.
NB: Apart from
attracting new Knitwits (as the creators of the blankets are known) the KZN
section of 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day is urgently in need of wool
sponsorship. If you can help please contact Felicity Gordon-Mackenzie on email:
Felicity.Gordon-Mckenzie@durban.gov.za
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