Vegetables to honour Mandela by
On Mandela Day, last Friday July 18, the 101.9 ChaiFM team took on an initiative to honour Mandela’s legacy, by creating their own “Pavement Farm Vegetable Garden” on the islands in the middle of the street, outside the station’s office in Raedene, Johannesburg. The 67 minute contribution took place between 12:00 and 15:00.
LAUREN DANSKY
Pictured – Kathy Kaler, 101.9 ChaiFM’s CEO, with Nolan Tibshrany from Jacks Paint.
PHOTOGRAPH: STEVE MARKS
The aim was to create an ongoing project to offer free vegetables to anyone in need who passes by the pavement.
101.9 ChaiFM collaborated with ORT SA in this initiative, as well as with Jacks Paint Orange Grove and Highlands North.
Jacks Paint offered a fantastic prize to listeners who got involved. Every person who took the initiative to their own pavement, was encouraged to take a “before” and “after” photograph of their “pavement farm”, with the most attractive and successful one standing a chance of winning a repaint of the dining room and lounge of their home or property.
The 101.9 ChaiFM team was in awe as the community stepped forward to help. Listeners came through during their lunch break to give of their time for their 67 minutes to Mandela. One helpful listener went as far as to water the vegetable garden on the Sunday and offered a hosepipe to make the watering easier for the team going forward.