JT Ross operations manager, Sandile Nkomonde, stands at the end of his company’s final packing session for The Domino Foundation’s Pack a Relief Bucket initiative.
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Sandile Nkomonde, operations manager at JT Ross Property Group, and his staff have lovingly packed 800 relief buckets since September last year to distribute to Domino Foundation in Durban North.
The JT Ross Charitable Trust partnered with The Domino Foundation in this initiative because the NPO has a fine track record of caring for and healing society.
"When JT Ross heard about the Relief Bucket initiative, we knew immediately that this was definitely an initiative which aligns with our aim to contribute positively to society,” said Mr Nkomonde.
Cathy Whittle, who has oversight of Domino’s Disaster Response programme, added that JT Ross’ generous donation is a major contribution to the programme’s readiness to meet contingencies.
“KZN has had more than its fair share of major emergencies over the past few years and we need to be prepared for any further big emergencies. But, we also have to meet the needs of families and individuals in our communities who suddenly find themselves in dire need through no fault of their own,” said Ms Whittle.
“Through several of its seven programmes, Domino is alerted to people experiencing hardship. It may be the family of one of the children benefiting from our Early Childhood Programme or in our Life Skills classes, or we may hear of somebody’s distress through one of the groups who partner with us.”
The relief buckets contain non-perishables to see a family of four for a week: maize; oil; rice; beans and tinned foods. Domino adds hygiene products from another generous donor which manufactures and markets personal care products.
Cathy encouraged individuals and companies to contact hello@domino.org.za for more information about its Pack a Relief Bucket initiative.