As freezing cold weather bites the country, Nissan South Africa employees have embarked on a blanket-collecting drive to help keep under-privileged community members warm this winter.
Nissan SA’s corporate and general affairs director Wonga Mesatywa officially handed over the blankets today to welfare organisations located in the vicinity of the company’s Rosslyn-based manufacturing plant. They include Boitumelo Community Project, Bushabezwe Aids and Charity Home, Good Hope Community Centre, Leamogetswe Safety Home, Pelonolo Special School, St. John the Baptist Catholic Clinic, Tumelong Mission and Wolmer Community Project.
Said Mesatywa: “Many of our employees live in the surrounding areas where these welfare organisations are based. We feel we have a duty to extend a helping hand to the greater community, especially in times of need.”
The blankets will assist some 750 beneficiaries from the various organisations during the cold winter months.
“Nissan SA is a strong presence within our community and we are extremely grateful to its employees for their generosity in helping the less fortunate by donating blankets and clothing,” said Stephen Nell from Wolmer Community Project in Pretoria North and Matlakala Makhubela from Leamogetswe Safety Home in Atteridgeville.
Nissan’s winter relief project has been running successfully for several years. It is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme aimed at building community relations and making a difference in people’s lives.
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