Fire fighters and volunteers who battled the devastating fires in the Paarl Valley and around Somerset West earlier in January received sustenance in the form of water, energy drinks, wet wipes, lip balm, fruit, and sandwiches from their local Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets on a daily basis.
Shoprite Montagu and Checkers Mountain Mill in Worcester assisted local fire fighters when blazes broke out in the Breede River Valley, while Shoprite Oudtshoorn donated a truckload of bottled water to the De Rust community in the Karoo amidst severe water shortages.
Following heavy storms across the Limpopo province last month, Shoprite Mankweng in Polokwane donated 540kg of rice, samp, and maize to the SA Red Cross Society who distributed these to affected families.
The Shoprite Group is committed to supporting and reaching out to local communities and has a long history of working with the relevant disaster management authorities on an ongoing basis to ascertain where assistance is needed.
Customers who wish to take hands with and support the Group’s disaster relief efforts are encouraged to make a donation towards the #ActForChange Fund at the till point in any Shoprite or Checkers store. All of the Fund’s proceeds from December 2016 through to the end of March 2017 will be used to assist disaster management initiatives in partnership with relief organisations such as the SA Red Cross Society and Working on Fire.
For more information, visit
www.shoprite.co.za. Alternatively, connect with them on
Facebook or on
Twitter using the #ActForChange hashtag.