Peninsula School Feeding Association

February 23, 2010

As a wine lover I know I spend a great deal of money on wine -and as my interest in wine grows so do my spending habits.

We don’t need to drink wine, it is a luxury that you and I have a passion for - although I might argue that it’s one of life’s necessities!

Anyway my point is that sometimes it’s worth giving up a portion of that luxury to give to those less fortunate - and in particular to those that cannot fend for themselves.

I found a really awesome charity called the Peninsula School Feeding Association the other day and I thought it would be worthwhile alerting you to it.

They have been around since 1958 and you can read all about them here.

Below is their mission:

To combat the prevalence of hunger in children attending schools or other educational institutions in the Western Cape, through school feeding and development initiatives, that will promote self-sufficiency and household food security.

Our Aims Include:

1. the reduction of short-term hunger
2. the provision of school feeding to enhance children’s ability to learn
3. increasing learner attendance at school
4. the promotion of parental participation at school
5. the promotion of food/vegetable gardens to improve household food security

I think it is an amazing cause as it persuades kids to attend school, gives them much needed nutrition and relieves the burden from parents who cannot afford to provide for their kids.

I remember how terrible it was leaving my lunch box at home and having to go just one day feeling hungry - it’s not cool that this is the daily struggle of many in our country.

By contributing just R235 you will feed one kid for an entire year - which is about the price of one case of Tassies - so I think as wine lovers we can all do without for a day or two and find enough give away.

Click here if you’re interested in donating!

I hope it’s something that speaks to you as much as it did to me and further more, I hope you will tell your friends about it. If not, then that’s fine too, each to their own - skip to the next post!

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