The George Municipality supplied a brand-new nutritional centre, that will be run by Maggie (Mona) Sampson, at Metrogrounds Housing Project with a hamper.
The nutritional centre is the very first for Metrogrounds. The centres were previously known as soup kitchens.
George Municipality currently operates 120 municipal nutritional centres. According to Veronique Ferndale from Community Development, Nutritional Centres, the hamper can feed up to 100 people, 3 days per week.
She welcomed Sampson to the nutritional centre family.
The 120 soup kitchens, which operate from private homes in vulnerable communities across the municipal area are the backbone of feeding programmes.
Ferndale said most people running the nutritional centres are extraordinary individuals and use extras from their own pockets to make the centres a success, nevermind the circumstances.
Individuals and organisations wanting to continue supporting soup kitchens can drop off food and supplies at the municipality’s Community Development offices or call the number below.”
Soup kitchen enquiries: 044 802 2000
Food and supplies donation deliveries to:
George Municipality Community Development offices (8am-4pm)
c/o Varing and St Johns Streets (diagonally behind main building).
Photo: At the handover of the hamper to the nutritional centre at Metrogrounds are from left, Willbedine Jordaan (Community Development), Elizabeth Goldman (volunteer at the nutritional centre), Maggie (Mona) Sampson (coordinator of the nutritional centre), Sophie Bewee (volunteer at the nutritional centre),Veronique Ferndale (Community Development), Cllr Melvin Roelfse (Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development), Khanyisile Fortuin (Community Development) and Cllr Darryl Coeries.
