June | July 2016 : Beating Drum Page 2
Norwood Primary
Mobile Library
The NMC Western Cape
Building, Civils, Plant and
Head Office divisions along
with Mokwena Surfacing and
Llevell Laser Floors shared in
giving the gift of reading by donating a
mobile library to the learners of Norwood
Central Primary School in Elsies River.
The project came together wonderfully with
NAMIBIA
employees either donating, sorting and covering
books or assisting in sprucing up the container
with a much needed coat of paint and colourful
mural. With the kind assistance of a few of our
partners we handed over a fully kitted mobile
library with the addition of more than 600 new
books to the school on Mandela Day.
Employees further hosted reading
groups on the day.
Alexandra Hospice
Spring Cleaning
Gauteng employees
continued their support of
the Alexandra Hospice
and Rehabilitation Centre.
The hospice provides care
for chronic and terminally
ill patients in Alexandra
and surrounding areas.
The team donated medical
supplies to the value of R10 000 as
well as two bakkie loads of food
collected amongst employees to stock up the
facility’s pantry shelves.
On Mandela Day the team delivered all the goods
and spent some time cleaning the facility (they did
everything from scrubbing floors to ironing
patients’ clothing) and chatting to patients.
FHL Greenbushes Soup Kitchen
The Port Elizabeth team, together with
Woolworths supported Faith, Hope and Love
Ministries with their feeding scheme in the poverty
stricken Greenbushes community. They collected
basic supplies and made up little hampers to hand
out to the elderly, whilst Woolworths took care of
the children. The team was moved by the dire need
of the Greenbushes community and have
committed to continue their support with the
donation of a container to house a permanent
soup kitchen in the area.
Nelson Mandela gave so much of himself to our
country and the world. Let us continue where he
left off and not grow weary of doing good. In the
words of Madiba “it's in your hands now”.
A culture of giving beyond Mandela Day
In the spirit of giving NMC Construction Namibia
harnessed the support of Round Table Namibia, an
organisation assisting those in need with various
donations, to aid those closer to home.
Namibia’s involvement on the Lazaret and
Merensky Towers projects has opened up
numerous local employment opportunities, yet the
life circumstances of unskilled contract labour
remain difficult with workers struggling to sustain
their family's basic needs during this period of
drought the country is experiencing.
Round Table’s donation of 100 blankets will bring
relief during the dry cold Namibian winter.