Winter is fast approaching this part of the world and it gets pretty cold here, with the knowledge that there are hundreds of people desperately in need of assistance, bike clubs usually hold a "blanket run" this time of the year. Earlier I had heard of a charity called 'Feed-a-child" run by a local lady which hands out blankets and does a soup kitchen, they had been advertising for people to donate blankets and soup ingredients.
I put this to the members of the club at our previous meeting and with customary biker generosity they brought a lovely pile with them to the next meeting.
I made an appointment with Anita to hand the blankets over and then posted on our whatsapp group for club members to come and join me, Murray the vice Pres brought a couple of bags of curtains and towels that had been given to him.
Anita Senekal, an international award winner, runs the charity and was very happy to receive the bikers' generous donation, however she said that she is still very far short of what is needed for this winter, still needing some 500 to 600 more blankets as well as more soup ingredients.
If there are any other bike clubs out there looking for someone to help this winter, give me a shout and I'll put you in touch with her.
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