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Operation Winter Hope - 2010
Article and photos by Lt (SAN) Glenn von Zeil,
SA Naval Reserve |
'Winterhoop'
is an annual, collective, national drive to collect
goods for charitable organisations during the cold
winter months. “OPERATION WINTER HOPE”, was initiated in
2007 by Lt Col Johan Conradie, of the Defence Reserves
office in the Western Cape in 2007, has become an annual
event in the Western Cape Reserve Forces calendar. The
objective is for Western Cape SANDF Reserve members to
collect as much non-perishable food, clothing and
blankets to assist those less fortunate, especially
during winter.
Lt Col Johan Conradie and Cdr Ken Newton with Sizakele
Sibanda, Lingile Khoza and Orion Mampane, all UCT
students from Groote Schuur Residence who contributed to
Operation Winter Hope as part of their annual outreach
program.
This year the
Unitie Association hosted the event at it’s Association
room at Wingfield. The evening attracted a full house of
members and guests who enjoyed an evening of fun,
fellowship along with a warm mug of home made soup and a
roll.
Members of
the Cape Field Artillery (CFA), Cape Town Highlanders (CTH),
the Cape Town Rifles (Dukes), the Sea Cadets, students
of the University of Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Residence
and Mansions and the Unitie Association through
combining their efforts collected a considerable load of
much needed items. The collected goods were delivered to
the ACVV who will ensure that they are distributed and
utilised in areas of the Western and Southern Cape.
Many thanks
to the Unitie Association, for arranging and hosting
this year’s event, and to all those members and units
who participated. And a special thank-you to the UCT
students and the TS Woltemade Sea Cadets for their
contributions. This wonderful effort will make the Cape
winter a little more bearable to the poor and needy
people of our society.
A mini bus full of goodies donated !
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