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Sun shines on special rhino fundraiser

The sun came out for an impressive turnout of 843 runners and walkers for the Kenton Rhino Run 2024, starting from The Backyard at Threeways Centre, Kenton, on Sunday July 22. It was a warm, sunny day for the event to raise funds for the…

STRONG COMPETITION: Taking third place at the Talk of the Town / Stenden South African fundraising quiz were the Wikipedias, from left, Pieter Boshoff, Hein Claassen, Carla Boshoff and Liana Haman Picture: JON HOUZET

Quiz raises R5,000 for PA Soup Kitchen

Another successful Talk of the Town / Stenden South African Quiz last week raised more than R5,000 for the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen. The quarterly quizzes, held at MyPond Hotel, were absent for much of last year because of the Covid…

FOR THE ANIMALS: After a fundraising auction last Friday, Lala Lapa manager Frans Bezuidenhout, left, hands over a cheque for R4,400 to Retreat to Eden founder Johann Wilhelm while winning bidder Suzette Coetzee looks on Picture: JON HOUZET

Auction raises R4,400 for animal sanctuary

An auction and matching donation netted a much-needed R4,400 for Retreat to Eden animal sanctuary recently. The auction was held at Lala Lapa in Kleinemonde and drew only a small gathering. Retreat to Eden, based in the Southwell area, is…

Join the NSRI’s fundraising cyclist when he reaches Ndlambe

Join Joa Bekker on Wednesday March 10 for the final stretch of his cycling trip across South Africa to raise money for the NSRI. Bekker started his trip at Kanoneiland, Green Kalahari near Upington on February 28 and will have cycled over…

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Fundraising by Stenden students raises R40,000 for PA Soup Kitchen

Representatives from Stenden South Africa handed over a cheque for R40,000 to the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen today, to go towards their work of feeding the hungry. Money was raised through various projects by the Universities Fighting World…

Support the pop-up shop fundraiser for local schools

WHAT A LOT OF STOCK: Head of Academics at Port Alfred High School, Eleanor Taai is delighted with the response to the appeal to the pupils, staff, parents, past pupils and friends of the school for second hand goods. A Pop Up Charity Shop…

Dogs take owners on a nice spring morning walk

The SPCA held its Spring Paws Parade on Saturday and residents were out in force to support the organisation’s fundraiser. At 11am dogs of every description and breed took their owners on either a 3.2km or 4.7km walk that began and ended…

Auction raises funds for the Bathurst Agricultural Museum

More than 120 people piled into Pike’s Post at the Bathurst Agricultural Museum last Friday night to bid for the many items on auction, including weekends away, animal carcases, ornaments and a lot more in order to raise funds from the…

Summertime Bash at PAHS

Port Alfred High School’s Friends of the School (FOS) are once again hosting a fundraising dance, the Summertime Bash, on February 16. There is a sea and beach theme and partygoers are encouraged to come dressed as surfers (some locals…

WHERE’S YA BIN? Residents and businesses vied to own one of the beautifully decorated bins in order to raise funds for the Kowie Museum at Harry B’s on Thursday evening Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Bins boost Kowie Museum funds

As the sun set over the Kowie, residents attended the Kowie Museum’s Art Bin auction at Harry B’s on Thursday evening to bid for the 19 bins, decorated by schools, clubs and societies in the area in an effort to raise funds for the…