Its rare but always a pleasure for us to get ba large donation of mens cloths  ....as opposed to woman . This will enable us to give the first real donation of mens clothes weve been able to give in Muizenburg this May. Together with fiona schimmbachers donation in february weve sorted out 180 item  into 23 types of clothing . ( see list in gallery to then left)

Fiona Schwimmbacher very kindly took collection from various kind sources of a bulk load of clothes and passed them on to us. Together with Joseph Pollocks donation  weve sorted out 180 item  into 23 types of clothing . ( see list in gallery to the left)

Christmas Lunch 25th in Muizenburg Park.and outreach to lakeside kirstenhof fish hoek
We were reminded again how those with so little have so much gratitude for each meal. Blessed are the humble and we thank you for the opportunity to serve you.
Our Donors and volunteers ( Nathan Swart with his brother and friend came all the way from Greenpoint. Peter Van Heusden Provided one of the meals with a real live soup kitchen table to boot together with . @elizabeth storeys wonderful burger and veges meals enabling us to serve 2 hot meals
As well as via both food packs Donors Froula Van Zyl Jennifer Rands Wendy Purdon (and her friend Daisy Den who made 15 undergarments ) all in all enabled us ot serve 2 hot meals to each and to a total of R2424 packs were nothing short of amazing and gave 25 people food for several days for change. . Its tough to get your life together looking in bins ( as one of the gentlmen we found doing when we handed his lunch to him which was kinda sad on xmas day) or begging and even toughter on xmas day Karen Marais made an awesome huge cake for christmas day luch for th Haven Kalk bay as well ,,later we tooK food around lakeside fish hoek and kirstenhof too with more food donated by Grace Lin and her husband from Milnerton. We know its a small drop in the oceans of the communities kindness throughout the year so thank you so much to all of you too. In the comments we have thank you message video from one of the lovely people we spent a little time with.

Some the clothes donated by Joseph Pollock from ottery  being sorted by size and type. Joseph so kindly entrusted us with his labour of love finding and collecting al these mens clothes. How extrmely kind of Joseph who went to so much trouble finding them fomr various donors and putting them together for us . we have donated womens clothes ot Elim shelter before but in certain parts of the peninsual people need then more than others its very clearwe tried ot find those who were in the most desperate need. one of the people who was grateful Gerhardus who had been a fish hoek had just had his stolen ..sadly all to common on the street  but forutunely he is on his way to shelter . he really appreciated the blue overall and quilted jacket and some shirts.
We made small clothes packs of shorts , shoes and a few shirts  and distrubuted them in various parts of  peninsula to who we could including for a  change muizenburg and further north and we still have some including a few jerseys and still have a few more to give out.
When greeting people on the street its a good idea to look at poeple shoes or the remnants of shoes more than often . For men socks and underwear  in summer are as always in very short supply. we really appreciate donations  however small but thank you Joseph especially for this exceptional effort you made to do this !

Thank you Gillian Van dieman for your amazing commnity spirit deciding to talk to your many work friends and our deepest thanks to them on behalf of peep on street, collecting money and getting this project together and collecting all of the 7 streetsleepers in Heathfield which we distributed in august this year. 

We tried and will continue trying to distribute  over the peninsula where those of us volunteering on the street  between between Westlake and Fish hoek had built up relationships with people living on the street for purposes of food, some of whom weve been able to connect connecting with shelter (2 went to the winter shelter at Elim  through these efforts ) and the social services of social connect for IDs as well. 

 2 of the 7 streetsleepers went to fish hoek folk who had already received a few from Eva van belle before, another 2 to 2 car guards sleeping on the mountain in Muizenburg, and 4 to those between westlake and muizenburg who previously had received little from our group .

Because sadly there are so many thefts on the street, even sadly of blankets and bags, M told me please to take his back in summer to look after them. Its important to know that although we can give so little it results in some hope and feeling of empathy that people on street do feel and appreciate it.

Our group was conceived to highlight awareness of peninsula and slowly we are collaborating with other groups and stretching out,. we hope that happens in the future more south in Simonstown if we can find a volunteer or 2 down there,  and now that we are aware of Jodie collections up to plumstead  hopefully we can find a few more to volunteer with her and little bit north and donate that side too . It is still a very cold wonter and any blankets are more than aprpeciated too.  we know that poeple ARE still bvery cold at night sadly. Simply by seeing them.Its is heartbreakbreaking and really should not be neccessary .but hopefully more will become aware and help not only our group but and others too, like church soup kitchens . we hope to bring your more informations from these church soujp kitchens and other soup kitchen  initiatives like soup dragons soon too.
Some soup kitchens  do help poeple from  all works of life .our grups tries ot focus mainly on homeless people in shellters and on street but both are obviously in great need.
Thanks again Gillian and your generous friends!

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thank you Zaeemah and mark  for your enormous time and effort you and give to the people who appreciate it so much on street in Fish Hoek