Reagola, we love you

We've heard from one of our mystery R20 000 donors: it's Mr John Murray of Reagola Print and Mail. Their name means "we are growing" and their website promises real, human contact (rather than scripted support and IVR lines) so it's great to see they put their money where their mouth is - because to us, this kind of generosity definitely falls under "the human touch"!

We are so grateful. Thank you.

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We heard that Suzanne Ackerman-Berman had donated. What we had not yet seen was this:

Dear Marelise

Thank you for taking the initiative to try and save the centre.

My husband and I would like to offer R50 000 towards this fundraiser and I challenge other family foundations to equal or better our contribution!

Kind regards,

Suzanne Ackerman-Berman

There were some tears, and I'm afraid I sent her a reply with a great deal of exclamation marks in it. This is UNBELIEVABLE. Thank you so much to Mrs Ackerman-Berman and Mr Berman. We are absolutely overwhelmed.

 

Pick 'n Pay can, so can you

We got a donation today from Suzanne Ackerman-Berman (Transformation Director at Pick 'n Pay) and husband Paul Berman following an interview on CapeTalk. Nice!

Great to see corporate representatives living their social responsibility values in a personal capacity as well.

Good grief, Charlie Brown

Like many of us, I proclaim publicly that horoscopes are rubbish, and read my own slavishly anyway. There's a standing joke among journalists that there are no astrologers - there is just the reporter who's been relegated to the stars page as a last stop before getting fired. But today, I love that poor soul. Because this is what s/he said:

Is there some material need weighing on your spirit right now? If you can't see how to solve the problem alone, why not discuss it with your friends? They may have some ideas. Today, the word "impossible" has been banished from the English language. Take advantage of the opportunity and look for solutions in unlikely places.

Ha! You hear that? No such word as "impossible" today. Booya! Keep the support coming for Saartjie Baartman, people.