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| 80th Anniversary News |
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COMMUNICARE CELEBRATES ITS 80TH ANNIVERSARY IN STYLE |
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| Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Dan Plato joined us for this special event |
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320 Guests attended the Gala event at The Westin Grand Hotel |
The InSPIRAtions dancers from the Dance for all Company entertained the guests |
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Communicare celebrated its 80th anniversary in glamour and style at the Westin Grand Hotel on the 13th June 09. Aviva Pelham, accomplished musician and producer - directed all artistic performances on the evening including performances by inSPIRAtions courtesy of Dance for All, the Heideveld Marimba Band, and the Ruyterwacht Preparatory School.
Guests included: Retired Judge Jan Steyn, son of Communicare founding member, Zerilda Steyn, Special Advisor to the Minister of Defence, Saths Moodley, Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Dan Plato and Grant Pascoe, Mayoral Committee for Social Development. |
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| Viva the Voices led by Aviva Pelham, the entertainment coordinator for the evening, gave a magnificent performance |
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The Ruyterwacht Preparatory School Choir touched the hearts of everyone present with their angelic voices |
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The Heideveld Marimba Band welcomed quests with an impressive display |
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Communicare would like to thank the following companies for sponsoring the event:
Platinum Sponsors:
Pick’n Pay, Trafalgar and
Table Mountain Aerial
Cableway Company.
Gold Sponsors:
DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
and Iliso Consulting
Silver Sponsors:
ABSA Bank, Adenco,
ASLA, Amandla Construction, Bergstan South Africa,
De Leeuw Group, Coronation Fund Managers, DV Cape Consulting, Fedics, Feedem Pitseng, Jacques Malan Consultants and Actuaries, Jolinde Construction, Kaminer Kriger, Metropolitan Health Group, Old Mutual Investment Group, Standard Bank, Siya Zama, Tracer Security Solutions and tv3 Architects and Town Planners
Wine Sponsor:
Thokozani (the empowerment company of Diemersfontein Wine Estate in Wellington)
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LAUNCH OF THE COMMUNICARE FOUNDATION |
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One of the highlights of the evening was the launch of the Communicare Foundation. The primary task of the Foundation will be to raise funds for the social investment programmes undertaken by the company. Companies and individuals interested in joining this exciting initiative by donating R1000 or more to the Foundation will be recognised as Founder Subscribers in perpetuity should they pledge during the year ending on the 12th June 2010.
R60 000 was pledged at the Gala event by individuals and companies who subscribed as Founding Members.
For more information on the Communicare Foundation and becoming a Founding Subscriber, please contact Raymond Schuller on 021 – 421 6008 or e-mail rschuller@communicare.org.za |
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COMMUNICARE LOTTERY WINNER |
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The Communicare Lottery draw was held on the occasion of our 80th anniversary, 13th June 2009.
We have planned to sell 3000 tickets. The prize of either this beautiful 3 bedroom duplex or R500 00 would have been up for grabs if we sold a minimum of R2000 tickets.
Unfortunately, despite a massive marketing campaign, including radio and print media - we only managed to sell 125 tickets. The ticket sales amounted to
R52 500.
As stipulated in the competition rules, ONLY 50% of the tickets sales are available as a prize today. As a result our lucky draw winner walked away with R27000 – We therefore congratulate our inaugural winner, Ms Van Der Merwe, ticket 1632.
Thank you to all those who bought tickets and for supporting our mission of providing quality affordable housing. |
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| Eager anticipation as the winning number is drawn |
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Jay-Ann Jacobs from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr announces the lucky winner |
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Raymond Schuller and Chris Mathias with the cheque of R27 000 won by Mrs Van Der Merwe |
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| A TRIP TO THE 'TOP OF THE WORLD'! |
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On 13 May 2009, sixty underprivileged children from the Wallacedene and Bloekombos Informal Settlements enjoyed a trip of a lifetime as part of Communicare’s 80th Anniversary Celebrations. A cable ride to the top of the famous Table Mountain – 1085m above sea level.
The outing put smiles on the faces of young and old and the air of excitement was tangible as everyone enjoyed the breathtaking views.
Communicare received 800 free tickets for cable car trips from the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, who is also celebrating its 80th birthday this year. This sponsorship enables Communicare to take these and other children from the communities it serves including Brooklyn, Ruyterwacht, and Diep River, as well as 79 tenants who are turning 80, on this adventure. |
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| Children enjoying the magnificent views from the cable car |
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Mr Herman Fourie, Chairman of Communicare joins the children for a bit of geography |
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Happy Birthday Communicare! |
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MEET THE LATEST MEMBER OF THE COMMUNICARE FAMILY |
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Our Mascot named Khaya
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Khaya in action at the Communicare Gala Dinner held on 13 June 2009 |
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Khaya entertaining the crowd at the Communicare staff social |
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| *Khaya means home |
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