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REWARDING HARD WORK: Pastor Thami Matomela in partnership with the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen incentivised residents of Nolukhanyo in Bathurst last Thursday who have correctly followed Farming God’s Way principles and produced beautiful vegetable gardens at their homes. From left are Nozuko Wakeni, Thami Matomela, Nomise Mangopeni, Neliswa Mfingwa and Kameron Boyce, with Leon Coetzee and Craig Ellis with giving the thumbs up at the back Picture: TK MTIKI
CHAIRMAN CRAIG ELLIS

Farming God’s Way disciples rewarded

Following a series of video teachings about Farming God’s Way, Pastor Thami Matomela under the guidance of Port Alfred Soup Kitchen chairman Craig Ellis and volunteer Leon Coetzee incentivised their disciples on Thursday who correctly…

  • Thokozani MTIKI
A SINCERE THANKS TO ALL: Debra Harris of the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen was in an effusive mood when thanking the participants in the successful Build It Golf Day, held at the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club on Saturday. She said was delighted that the day had gone so well and gave a special word of thanks to Build It and all the other sponsors who had ensured the poor and hungry received food Picture: ROB KNOWLES
BUILD IT

Hole in one for the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen

Build It managing director and franchise holder Andre Swanepoel sponsored the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen Golf Day at the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club on Saturday September 25, and the event was an unmitigated success. Golfers from all around…

  • Rob Knowles
CHRIST AMBASSADOR MINISTRIES

Giving back on Mandela Day

ROB KNOWLES, TK MTIKI and JON HOUZET Nelson Mandela Day was on Sunday July 18, where businesses, organisations and individuals contributed 67 minutes more in service to their community. Locally, Mandela Day activities seemed fewer than in…

  • Jon Houzet
LISTENING ATTENTIVELY: About 23 Bathurst residents attended Farming God’s Way lessons led by Port Alfred Soup Kitchen chairman Craig Ellis and volunteer Leon Coetzee at Velile Secondary School in Bathurst last Thursday Picture: TK MTIKI
FARMING GOD S WAY LESSONS

Bathurst residents embrace ‘farming God’s way’

Bathurst residents responded well to an initiative by the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen last Thursday to help people grow their own vegetable gardens. Farming God’s Way is a method of subsistence farming which has been championed by the PA…

  • Thokozani MTIKI
KEEPING COSY: The ladies of Damant Lodge knit blankets and donate them to worthy causes in the area. This year the blankets were shared between, from left, Craig Ellis and Dini Hartleb of the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen, at the rear, Amanda van Rhijk and Hennie Delport of Huis Dias, front, Jill Reed and Liz Coombes-Heath of Loaves and Fishes, Susan Harty of Child Welfare at the rear and Tania Khats of Huis Dias Picture: ROB KNOWLES
BLANKETS

Blankets for the less fortunate

Every year the ladies at Damant Lodge knit and crochet blankets and donate them to worthy causes in the area. On Monday and with a total of 82 blankets complete, the Damant Ladies invited Child Welfare, the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen,…

  • Rob Knowles
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
FUNDRAISER

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…

  • Jon Houzet
CHARITABLE CAUSE: Craig Ellis collecting funds at the Rosehill Mall for the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen recently Picture: ROB KNOWLES
CHARITY

Let’s all have a charitable Christmas

Giving is in the nature of the people of the Eastern Cape and, during these difficult times it is worth remembering that, no matter how bad things seem to get there are always those who are worse off than you. That is where charitable…

  • Rob Knowles
FUNDRAISER
Video

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…

  • Jon Houzet
EASTERN CAPE
Video

INSIDE LOOK: Port Alfred Soup Kitchen

Talk of the Town visited the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen on Friday, July 31, and spoke with Chairman Craig Ellis and Hector Mac Donald as they and other volunteers prepared the food of the day that feeds those in need. The Soup Kitchen is…

  • Talk of the Town Reporter
HANDS ON CHEQUE: NHL Stenden University students in Holland raised R80,000 for the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen at a recent fundraiser. Stenden South Africa executive dean Wouter Hensens, left, is pictured with Franzi Helm who handed over the cheque to Helmut Hartleb and Debra Harris of the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen Picture: TK MTIKI
EASTERNCAPE

Port Alfred Soup Kitchen gets R80,000 donation from Stenden students

TK MTIKI and JON HOUZET A FASTING fundraising drive by NHL Stenden University students in the Netherlands has netted R80,000 for the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen. Two Stenden students, Franzi Helm and Simona Basheva came up with the idea, and…

  • Thokozani MTIKI