Help Wide Horizon Hospice by donating groceries for patients grappling life-limiting illnesses
location
Duncanville, Gauteng
category
Food Security & Nutrition
sub-category
Food parcels & groceries
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Help Wide Horizon Hospice by donating groceries for patients grappling life-limiting illnesses
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Wide Horizon Hospice serves the Vaal Triangle region of Gauteng, South Africa. Based at 13 Cassino Road, Duncanville, Vereeniging (opposite Kopanong Provincial Hospital), it operates under the management of the Alberton-based Stepping Stone Hospice [COHSASA and 5-Star accredited Hospice]. Wide Horizon provides palliative care, home-based care, and an in-patient unit to this specific community. Wide Horizon Hospice serves the following primary locations and surrounding communities within the Vaal Triangle: • Vereeniging (including Duncanville, Bedworth Park, and Arcon Park) • Vanderbijlpark • Sasolburg • Soweto • Meyerton • Sharpeville, Boipatong, Bophelong, and Tshepiso Our Immediate List of Needs Beyond the food parcel partnership, Wide Horizon Hospice has a number of pressing, practical needs that would make an immediate difference to our patients and staff. Our Current Wishlist • Heaters for the unit area for our patients • Recliners • Thermos flasks • Groceries for our patients • Cleaning materials For Our Operations • A telephone extension for the nurses' station • A bell system • Computers with printers for our offices • Tablets (ready to set up) • A cell phone for emergencies • Business cards • Flyers and information materials • Electricity token donations • Garden tools for our Granny Project Even one item off this list can lighten the load for our team and bring real comfort to those in our care. To Show Your Support Email: tersia@hospicevaal.co.za / gm@hospicevaal.co.za / fundraising@hospicevaal.co.za To Donate Directly • Account name: Wide Horizon Hospice Association • Bank: First National Bank • Branch: Universal Branch • Branch code: 250655 • Account number: 51305869261 Proof of payment can be sent to: fundraising@hospicevaal.co.za
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Zero Hunger
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Good Health and Well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
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End poverty in all its forms everywhere by ensuring that everyone has access to basic needs, social protection, and opportunities to build a secure and dignified life
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