BestSocialInvolvementProgramme

• BestSocialInvolvementProgramme

• Introductiontothe‘ourkidsofthecape’fund

• The‘ourkidsofthecape’long-termbeneficiariesfromSeptember2010–July2011

BaphumeleleChildren’sHome

WoodsideSpecialCareCentre

JLZwane

TheStellenboschHospice

AquariusSchoolFeedingScheme

GenesisTrust

StMichaelsHomeforGirls

EersterivierEmpowermentcentre

• The‘ourkidsofthecape’ad-hocprojects:

• Whatimpactdidwehavein2010/2011

• Donations&sponsorships

• Trainingopportunitiesforyoungentrants

• Gallery

Contents

TheVineyardHotel&Spa,supportsamongstothercharitiesandprojectsthe‘ourkidsofthecape’fund(KOTC).

KOTC,wasestablishedbythePetousisgroupin2007,withtheaimofassistinglocalchildren’scommunityprogrammes.

GuestsstayingattheHotelareaskedtocontributeasmalldonation,perroompernight,whichisbilledtotheiraccounts.

TheHotelmatchesthecontributionRandforRand.OurGuestsareundernoobligationtopaytheamountandtheymayrequest

tohaveitadjustedfromtheirhotelaccountatreception.

AcommitteeofstafffromthesupportedHotelsrunthecommitteeanddistributefunds.Theymeetmonthlytoevaluateprogress

ofprojectsandauthorizefundingtonewones.

The‘ourkidsofthecape’fundCommitteealsoarrangevarioussocialinvolvementprojectsforstaff,anddrawontheresourcesofthe

hotelstoassistwithsponsorshipsanddonationsinkind.

BetweenSeptember2010andJuly2011,R156486.44wascollectedbytheKOTC.

In2010/11,R470978.51wasdonatedorspentonCSIinitiatives.

BestSocialInvolvementProgrammeIntroduction

Donationstolongtermbeneficiaries Valueofdonation

BaphumeleleChildren’sHome R88000.00

WoodsideSpecialCareCentre R35750.00

JLZwane R60500.00

TheStellenboschHospice R19250.00

AquariusSchoolFeedingScheme R8250.00

StMichaelsHomeforGirls R40000.00

GenesisTrust R30000.00

EersterivierEmpowermentcentre R10000.00

Totaldonationstolongtermbeneficiaries R291750.00

The‘ourkidsofthecape’fundlong-termbeneficiariesfromSeptember2010–July2011

Baphumelele Children’s Home - www.baphumelele.org.za

BaphumeleleChildren’sHomeinKhayelitshaisaveryspecialhometoabout180childrenfromnewbornto18.Itisplaceofsafetyfor

abandoned,abused,neglectedororphanedchildren-mostinfectedoraffectedbyHIV/Aids.Tolimittheeffectsofinstitutionalliving,

childrenareaccommodatedinhouseseachwith12children.KOTCpaysforonehousesexpensesmonthly.

Woodside Special Care Centre - www.woodside.co.za

WoodsideSpecialCareCentreisaprivateresidentialhometoabout90intellectuallyandphysicallydisabledchildrenandyoungadults.

CommitteememberElaniePotgietertookpartintheOldMutualJoBurg2CraceandwithhelpfromsponsorsandthehotelsElanie

managedtoraiseenoughmoneyforanewmotorisedwheelchairforSherna,aresidentofWoodside.

ForthefirsttimeinherlifeShernaisabletobemobile.

JL Zwane - www.jlzwane.sun.ac.za

Morethan130children(Grades1-8)fromdifferentschoolsattendtheafter-schoolprogramme.

Learnersareprovidedstudyandhomeworksupport.Learnersalsoreceiveamealdaily.

The Stellenbosch Hospice - www.hospicepalliativecaresa.co.za

TheStellenboschHospiceprovidesholisticpalliativeandchronichealthcaretoallthecommunitiesofStellenboschandthesurrounding

areassince1992.Theyoffera24/7palliativewardservice,homebasedcareforover400patientsperday,whosuffermainlyfromCancer,

HIV/AIDSandTBandprovidethepsycho-socialsupportandcounsellingtopatientsandtheirfamiliestocopewiththeburdenofdisease.

Aquarius School Feeding Scheme - clkolbe@cybersmart.co.za

TheAquariusSchoolfeedingschemeprovidessoupandbreadtoover8500ofCapeTownspoorestChildrenatSchool.Retiredpensioner,

CliveKolbecollectsthousandsofloavesofbreadweeklyanddeliversthistotheneedyschools.

InadditiontotheirmonthlydonationKOTCsupportedCliveKolbe’sraincoatinitiative&sponsored60raincoatsforprimaryschoolchildren

livinginGrassyParkinAugust2010.Costof60raincoatswasR4199.00.

Genesis Trust - www.genesistrust.co.za

GenesisTrustseespotentialinthedisadvantagedchildrenofSouthAfrica.Thesechildren,likeanyotherchild,havedreams,ambitionand

talent.Therealneedsofthesechildrenareeducation,mentoring,guidanceandsupport.Withoutfundsnoneofthesearepossible-funding

tohelpsetupafirmfoundationtofurthertheireducation,issuethemwithhomebasicsandtohelpthemfindworkandaplacetolive.

St Michaels Home for Girls - www.st-mikesct.org.za

StMichaelsHomeforGirlsisaninnovative;therapeuticanddevelopmentalresidentialenvironmentforupto25vulnerableyoung

womenbetweentheagesof13and18whohavebeenseriouslytraumatizedandremovedfromtheirfamiliesfortheirownprotection

andsafetybyanorderoftheChildren’sCourt.

KOTCmembersandstafffromhotelsononeoftheirvisitstoStMichaelsHome.Theregularprojectvisitsincreaseawarenessamongst

staffandareencouragedtodonatetoiletries&unwantedclothestothegirls.

Eersterivier Empowerment Centre - mike.luppnow@vodamail.co.za

AntheaPietersoftheEersterivierEmpowermentCentretakescareofchildrenwhohavebeenplacedinhercare,whoareallvictimsof

neglect,violence,drugandalcoholabuseoftheparents.Thesechildrenrangefrom1-11yearsold.

Overandabovethis,shealsoprovidestemporarysheltertowomenandchildrenwhoarethevictimsofdomesticviolence.

Reach for a Dream – September 2010 – R3 000

InOctober2010wereachedouttoAmber;a9yearoldgirlsufferingfrombraincancer,herinterestsincludedressingherdollies&watching

7deLaan.Amber’swishwastohaveakiddieslaptopandatriptoRobbenIsland.UnfortunatelyAmber’sbloodcountwasverylowandwe

couldnotmakehertriptoRobbenIslandcometruewewereabletopresentherwithherveryownkiddieslaptop,abigbunchoffresh

sunflowersandagroceriesvoucherforherfamily.Update:Amberisstillreceivingchemotherapy.

Boys and Girls Town – September 2010 – R5 000

Weassistedwithfundingfortheir“CoolRunning’sFunDay”Initiativeistoprovidetheboysintheircarewhocomefromdisadvantaged

communitiesanopportunitytobepartofanactivitythatwillbroadentheiroutlookonlifesothattheycanseethatthereismoreoutthere

thandrugsandgangs.Itwasaonedayevent,where30boyswentbobsleddingonthe1.25kmtrack.

Sisanda FunDaytion – 2nd October 2010 – R5 000

KOTCsponsoredaFunDayforchildrenthroughthe‘SisandaFunDaytion’,thechildrenwenttoMonkeyTown,wentbowling,hadlunchand

receivedtoysandequipment.Sisandaaimstoproviderecreationallydeprivedbeneficiarieswiththeopportunitytoplayandlearninasafe

environmentandexposethesedisadvantagechildrentosuitablerolemodels.

Percy Bartley House – December 2010 – R7 500

LocatedinWoodstock,isahometo25youthsagedbetween14–18years,manyofwhomarestreetchildren.KOTCdonatedR7500

towardstheireducationprogramme.WiththisKOTCcontributionitwillenablePBHtosendmorechildrentoschool.

The‘ourkidsofthecape’fundad-hocprojects:

Shiloh Klipheuwel – December 2010 – R7 500

Acentreinanunderprivilegedareaaddressinglearningandsocialproblems.KOTCdonatedR7500towardstheupgradingofclassrooms.

CAFDA Auction – April 2011 – R2 500

InsteadofmoneyKOTCmembersandstafffromTownhouseHotelandVineyardHotelvolunteeredtheirtimeatanauctiontosupport

CAFDAwithintheirvariousfieldsofexpertise,i.e.HumanResourcesandLandscaping.

Muizenberg Beach Club – March 2011 – R5 000

TheprojectprovidesdailyactivitiesforthedisadvantagedyouthfromthegreaterLavenderHillareawhichhelpthechildrentodevelopa

strongsenseofself,teachingthemtoliveapositive,natural,andhealthylifestyleandtoappreciatethemselvesandtheworldaroundthem.

TheKOTC’sR5000donationwenttowardsfoodforthechildrenforfivemonths.

These Numbers have Faces – March 2011 – R8 976

TheprimaryobjectiveofTNHFSAistoempowertownshipyouthtochangetheircommunitiesfromtheinsideout.TNHFSAseeksto

accomplishthisobjectivebyinvestinginthehighereducationoftownshipyouthandoperatingwithinadynamicCommunityImpactModel

(CIM).CIMengagesapartnershipbetweenTNHFSAandthescholars,TNHFSAscholarsarerequiredtoinvestintheirowncommunities

inthefollowingways:CommunityService;Mentoring&Tutoring;FinancialLiteracyandReinvestment.

KOTCdonationassistedwiththeoperationalcostsoftheProgrammeCentre.

Phillipi Childrens Centre – March 2011 – R5 000

Objectiveistopreparechildrenfortheirformaleducation,sothatwhentheyenterprimaryschoolwithafirmfoundationinbasicMaths

andliteracyaswellasaloveoflearning.KOTCdonationwenttowardsequippingaclassroomwithlearningaidsforMaths.

School at the Centre of Community - Partnering for Possibility – March 2011 – R5 000

OurGroupDevelopmentManagerispresentlyinvolvedinaprojectaimedatsupportingtheNationalPlanningCommission’sview

thatEducationisoneofthetwo“mostpressingchallengesfacingthecountry”.

Inanutshell,theprogrammeentailsthefollowing:

• Abusinessleaderbecomesalearninganddevelopmentpartnertoaschoolprincipal

• Togethertheyaretaskedwithoneofthetoughestchallengesfacingourcountry:toengageparentsandothermembersofthe

communityaroundtheschooltopartnerwiththeprincipalandteacherstoeducateourchildren.

• Thebusinessleader(PartnerforPossibility)andprincipal(PrincipalforPossibility)aresupportedthroughformaltraining,coaching

andcommunitiesofpractice

Thebenefitsareenormousforthebusinessleader,principal,teachers,parents,learnersandforallofusinSouthAfrica.

TheVineyardHotel&SpahavepartneredwithFairmountHighSchool’sprincipal–Mr.TerenceKlassen.

TheinvestmentisvaluedatoverR42000.

CSR Day

EmployeesoftheVineyardHotelaregivenapaidCSRdaytoallowthemtogetinvolvedwithasocialresponsibility

oranenvironmentalprojecteachyear.

Beware students at work

InNovember2010;withtheassistanceofOurKidsoftheCapeourstudentscontinuedtheworktheyhadstartedat

RainbowofHopeChildren’sHomein2009,halfofourgroupoftraineestookthechildrenouttoTygerbergZooforthemorning,

theotherhalfspenttheirtimebrighteningupthegarden,paintingmuralsandpaintingsforthewalls,puttingnewsoftfurnishingsinto

theirroomsandbakingcupcakesforthechildren.Oneofthechildrendrewathankyounoteforour“boss”thankinghimforallowing

ourtrainee’stotakepart.

June2011thisyearourstudentschoseJamesHouseinHoutBayastheirsocialdevelopmentproject.OnWednesday,22ndJunethe

studentsgottoworkgivingthejunglegymafreshcoatofpaint,sprucinguponeofthemeetingrooms,plantingtrees,assembling

volleyballandsoccernetsandmakinghotdogsforalmost50children.Afterlunch,thestudentsdividedintotwogroups.Onegroup

playedsoccerwiththeolderchildrenwhiletheothergroupentertainedtheyoungerchildrenpaintingfacesandcolouringin.

Whatimpactdidwehavein2010/2011

Collection Drive for EEC - April 2011

TheHotelheldacollectiondriveforEersterivierEmpowermentCentre,staffsupportedthisinitiativebybringingincereals,

tinnedgoodsandnon-perishables.WecollectedabootandbackseatloadofgoodsforFosterHome.

Lean Meal

OurBanquetingDepartmentattheVineyardHotel&SparaisefundsfortheKOTCbyofferingconferenceguestsa‘leanmeal’.

Conferencedelegatespaythefullpriceforthemealandthenreceivealowercostmeal.

Bandana Day

InsupportoftheSunflowerFoundationwhoaimtoincreasethedatabaseofBoneMarrowDonors,VineyardHotel&Spahostsand

subsidisestheirannualFundraisinglunch.WesupportBandanaDay;thehotelisadornedwithsunflowersandstaffprovidedwithneckties.

Topsy Foundation

WesupporttheTopsyFoundationwhoassistpeopleinfectedandaffectedwithHIVandAIDS.TheHotelpurchasedbeadedangelsforall

femalestaffmembersforWomensDay.WecontinuedoursupportwiththepurchaseofbeadedAidsRibbonsforallstaffandguests

stayingatthehotel.Theguestsreceivedtheseribbons,withaninformationcardontheirpillowthenightbeforeWorldAidsDay.

Casual Day

SupportcasualdayinaidofCapeMentalHealth,staffpurchasetheircasualdaystickers.

Madiba’s Birthday

On18July2011at08h05,ourstaffgatheredinthefoyeroftheVineyardtowishMadibaaveryhappybirthdaythroughsonganddance.

Claremont Improvement District - CIDC -16 March 2011

TheHotelhostedtheirannualmeeting,atadiscountedrateonthecocktailmenuandnovenuehirecharge.

CSR day for French Journalists - December 2010

WehadarequesttotakeagroupofFrenchJournalistsonaCSRday,withthemorningspent“AlienClearing”wemovedontoanafternoon

atBaphumeleleChildrensHome,wherethegroupspenttimewiththechildren.Asa“thankyou”thegroupwasencouragedtobring

stationaryandbookstodonatetothehome.

Blisters for Bread Charity Fun Walk – 28 August 2011

Arrangedforagroupof13staffmembersand11family/friendswhowillbetakingpartinthewalktoraisemoneyforthePeninsulaSchool

FeedingAssociation.TheR30entrancefeefeeds16children,whichtheentrantshadtopayforthemselves.

Jump On

Anemployeecampaigntohighlightandsupportvarioussocialandenvironmentalinitiativesthatwillbenefitthecommunity.

Projectsthatarecurrentlyrunning:

• Breadtagcollectiontopurchaseawheelchair

• CollectionoftoiletrollstosupportacommunityprojectmakingChristmascrackerstoraisefunds

• Bookcollectionforaschoollibrary

• StationarycollectionforanunderprivilegedschoolinGrassyPark

• Clothing,beddingandlinencollectionforthePaarlChildren’sHome

Donations of Mens Clothing Carpenters Workshop

Uniform, Linen and Slippers Donation

InFeb2011,theHoteldonatedunwanteduniformsandlinentoBaphumeleleChildrensHomeandslipperstovariouscharities.

Eachyearnumerousconferences,accommodationandmealdonationsaremadeforfundraisingpurposes,

thisyearthefollowinglistofbeneficiariesreceived:

Donations&sponsorships

• Vouchers

• AquariusSchoolfeedingproject

• BigFishLittleFishMontesorriGolfDay

• BuildingBlocksChildrensHome

• CICBonanzaFundraiser

• CommunityInterventionCentre

• DurbanvilleChildrensHomeGolfDay

• FountainHouseSA

• FriendsofVistaNovaAuction

• GeneLouwFundraisingGolfDay

• GrangerBayFundraiser

• HomeofHope

• I&JGolfDay

• Jonkershuis

• LeisureEducationTrust

• MaitlandCottageHome

• OperationSmileSA

• OutwardBoundfundraisingdinner

• PinkEllie

• PlaceofHope

• PositiveHeroes

• SPCA

• SpringfieldConvent

• StLuke’s-weekend

• TheSunflowerFund

• Travelbags-RD

• VistaNova

ThepastyearhasseentheHotels’contingentofinternalstudentsgrowto23.TheHotelGroupoffersyoungschool-leaverstheopportunity

toparticipateinApprenticeshipsinHotelManagementandCheffingatlocalhotelandchefschools.TheHotelGroupprovidesfinancial

assistanceandbursariestotheseschoolleavers.ThecostofonestudentperyearisapproximatelyR35000.

Internship or Experiential Learners

TheVineyardHotelassisted19learnerswithplacementsfortheirexperientialtraining,whichformspartofthestudent’sfinalassessment.

Trainingopportunitiesforyoungentrants

ApprenticeshipProgramme Amountofgraduatesin2009/10

Cheffing 13

Management 9

Food&Beverage 1

ExperientialTraining Numbersoflearners

Capsicum 1

CentralUniversityofTechnology 3

GoodhopeStudies 1

Gradzone 2

GrangerBay 3

InternationalHotelSchool 3

Maastricht 4

TbISA 1

WalterSisuluUniversity 1

Job Shadows

Atotalof46grade11learnersparticipatedinthehoteljobshadowprogramme,theprogrammeconsistof3daysinvariousareasofthehotel.

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