Soup and sarmies for the soul

OWN CORRESPONDENT

Peanut butter, jam, chocolate spread, and even polony, were packed into sandwiches which were distributed to charities, hospitals, and the homeless around the city. A total of 4 356 sandwiches were made and individually packaged for distribution, with 7 886 cups of soup collected and handed out with the sandwiches in cups decorated by volunteers as young as two years old.

The soup and sandwiches were distributed to the following organisations: Cadena; the Chayil Foundation; Children of Fire; Johannesburg Girls Preparatory School; the Mitzvah School; the Open Disclosure Foundation; ORT SA; Project Brave; the Princess Alice Adoption Home; the Rivers Foundation; the Union of Jewish Women (UJW) Alexandra Aftercare Centre and Feeding Scheme; the UJW Hillbrow Soup Kitchen; and new moms at clinics around Soweto, homeless people, cleaners, and security guards within the area.