August 2016 : Beating Drum Page 4
The NMC Construction Group encouraged employees to pay it forward
during Women's Month 2016 by giving hope to those in need. The campaign
ran for the month of August requesting employees to donate toiletries,
which will be delivered to safe houses for abused women and children. NMC
has committed to donating R25 in cash for each item donated.
Pictured above with donations from the Cape Town office, l-r. Chanelle
James and Zimkhitha Xawuka
Walking the walk at Blisters for Bread
A team from the NMC Construction Group head office joined over 13 000
walkers for the 48th Blisters for Bread walk in Cape Town. Hosted by the
Peninsula School Feeding Association, funds raised at the walk will go
towards serving nutritious meals to underprivileged school children. The
organisation has provided over 1.5 billion meals to date, visit
www.psfa.org.za to find out more.
“The talk was
awesome, it
was very
interesting
and powerful.
I will definitely
use the knowledge
that I received in my own life and share
with others as well.“ Chwayita Fatyela,
NMC HR Officer.
“Listening to Dr Schoeman, I once again
realized that everything in our lives is
connected. We were reminded to stop
focusing on juggling everything in
extravagant ways, but rather get back to
basics and find our own rhythm. What
works for someone else isn't necessarily
going to work for you. Never stop
moving forward, dance to your own
tune!” Maritza Nel, Group BBBEE
Administrator.
personal and professional life”, it
reminded me of the importance of living
a healthy balanced life style.” Gail
Muller, Creditors Clerk.
“We all need to invest in a proper daily
“self-care” routine to reduce stress and
avoid emotional exhaustion. Our mind is
a garden and our thoughts the seeds,
we can grow flowers or weeds.” Natalie
Barendse, Mokwena Surfacing.
“The youth of today sometimes tend to
take precious moments in life for
granted. The talk inspired me to become
more aware of myself and my
surroundings and make the most of
every moment. Another lesson was that
contrary to popular belief multitasking
doesn't save time! I now realise that we
need to do what we can now and pace
ourselves to get all our jobs done.”
Mareldia Moses, HR Administrator.
“The talk was inspiring, refreshing and
once again highlighted the importance
of one’s self – that we need to listen to
our body's needs. I liked Dr.Schoeman's
quote “Self-care is important in order to
achieve equilibrium across one's