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The Robin Hood Foundation was formed in March 2007 however our community projects started informally in May 2005.
"We aim to collect resources from those with resources to spare and to distribute these resources directly into the hands of the poorest of the poor in Aids affected communities in KZN."
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Dear Friends of the Robin Hood Foundation Our charity turned 6 years old in May and this year has been so exciting for the trustees, our volunteers and the people we support. Kim Jones joined us in May this year as our co-ordinator and we just love her boundless enthusiasm for our projects and the love she has for everyone she comes into contact with.
Our Gogo bags projects have taken place every month and it is always humbling to see the absolute delight on the faces of the old grannies who wait patiently for us to distribute their bags. The food in these bags is a lifeline for many of these poor people who are struggling to feed their orphaned grandchildren.
Our Love the babies bags continue to bring great joy to the needy mums that we visit at either St Mary's Hospital or at King Edward Hospital every 6 weeks. We are always amazed at the generosity of the mums who hand over their valuable second hand baby clothes for us to redistribute. Words cannot describe the excitment with which the new mums open their Love the babies bags!
Our Bin a Tin campaign is well under way and we are always needing companies and organisations help in connection with collecting tins of food for our gogo bags.
In September, we will start our third Bless a Granny campaign and this year we plan to beat our previous record of gifting 3000 grannies and grandpas at Christmas. We just love this project because it brings tears of joy and hope to the many "forgotten" elderly folk living in government funded old age homes who have no family or no visitors. We are always humbled at the simplicity of their gift requests.
The Robin Hood Foundation is a movement for good and it is a movement driven by the public. Every week, we receive car loads and often truck loads of donated items which we then distribute to the poor, who have been identified by church workers and social workers. It is indeed a privilege to be used in this way to make small difference in the lives of widows, orphans and new babies.
We thank you for your support and the interest you have shown. Please consider this an open invitation to get involved in any of our upcoming projects that may appeal to you. God bless.
Cindy Norcott Chairperson / Founder.
"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give". |
"I can do all things through Christ who Strengthens me." - Philippians 4:13