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TOW A TON OF TOYS (General Info.)
T.A.T.O.T was started in 1998 by a Highway member Annie Izzard which is held every year and is still running now. The object being to collect toys etc. for the underprivileged people in the Highway area
Every year from approximately the 8th till the 18th of December Highway region have a caravan Kindly loaned to us by Durban Caravans) placed at the Super Spar Kloof Mall
This caravan is manned by volunteers from Highway region who collect and sort all toys donated by the residents of the Upper Highway area.
This caravan is emptied many times over its stay at the mall, the items collected being handed to the following groups
* Lilly of the Valley
* CHINAC (Christians in Action)
* Hillcrest Police Christmas Eve Toy Run
* Ngonweni Creche
* Enhlahleni care Centre
* The Careline Crisis and Trauma Centre
* Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust
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TOW-A-TON-OF-TOYS DECEMBER 2009 (12de Jaar)
 Die "Tow-a-Ton-of-Toys" het gekom en gegaan. Dit was die eerstekeer dat ek dit georganiseer en bedryf het en ek moet erken dat ek 'n êffe skrikkerig was, maar getrou aan die eienskappe van ware karavaners, was hulp net 'n telefoonoproep ver. Dus my dank aan Elinor, Rudy, Sheila, Guy, Jim, Vicky, Jackie, David, Dawn, Matthys, Annie en natuurlik my Margaret wat almal die karavaan beman het. Jul waardevolle tyd wat jul by die karavaan deurgebring het word ten volle waardeer.
Op Maandag 7 Desember het ek die karavaan wat goedgunstelik aan ons geleen is deur Gavin Kiloh van Durban Caravan and Outdoors, gehak. My eerste stilhouplek was die Kloof Preprimêreskool waar die prinsipaal, Colleen, en haar entoesiastiese jongspan baie pragtigtoegedraaide speelgoed in die karavaan gelaai het. Dankie seuns en dogters, Colleen en jou personeel. Nadat die karavaan staangemaak is op die plek waar ons dit vir die laaste elf jaar al gedoen het, ontvang ek die volgende oggend 'n oproep van Eugene, die skakelbeampte van die besigheidssentrum, om my te vra om dit dringend te verskuif na 'n staanplek op 'n hoër vlak in die onderdak parkeerruimte langsaan die poskantoor. Blykbaar sou 'n tekenaar aan die vensters van die Vineyard drankwinkel werk doen. Maar nou ja, aan almal wat die hitte en gedurige uitlaatdampe moes verduur, dankie vir 'n moeilike taak wat uitgevoer is sonder om te kla.
Sover dit die insamel van speelgoed en klerasie betref was ek verheug oor die vrygewige reaksie van baie goedopgepaste speelgoed en boeke en ook verbaas oor die aantal goeiekwaliteit klerasie wat ingehandig is. Dit het ook die wonderlike donasie van Penny McGregor en haar graad 5 skoliere van Westville Seniorprimêreskool ingesluit wat ek die vorige week opgelaai het en twee motors moes gebruik om alles in te kry. Gedurende die insamel tydperk was die karavaan vyfkeer propvol en leeggemaak – dit is baie speelgoed en klere.
Die ontvangers van al hierdie geskenke was absoluut verheug en verskriklik dankbaar. Dit het die volgende ingesluit: Phakamisa (Margaret), 1000 Hills Community Workers (Gill), Heart to Heart International (Gary & Annette Hare, en Helga), Hlengi, een van die "Go-Go ladies" wat die Lily of the Valley verteenwoordig het, en Peter van die BP vulstasie by die Kloof Mall. 'n Nuwe ontvanger van 'n paar pakkies speelgoed en klerasie was die Arauna Ark Ministries in Cliffdale waar Jan en Joy, Esmé en Rory, Jackie & David, Greg & Jasmin en hul helpers 'n kerspartydjie gehou het vir inwonwers en kinders van die omliggende gebied.
Wel, ten spyte van die verandering van die staanplek van die karavaan kan ek verslag doen dat dit 'n suksesvolle "Tow-a-Ton-of-Toys" was en moet ek al die goedgewige mense van Highway bedank vir hul ondersteuning weereens van ons Karavaanstreek se uitreikprojek.
Sieggy Hänelt
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TOW-A-TON-OF-TOYS DECEMBER 2009 (12th Year)
The “Tow-a-Ton-of-Toys” has come and gone. It was my first time organizing and running it and I must admit that I was a little apprehensive, but, as true caravanners, help was a phone call away. So, my very grateful thanks to Elinor, Rudy, Sheila, Guy, Jim, Vicky, Jackie, David, Dawn, Matthys, Annie and of course my Margaret for manning the caravan. Your precious time spent at the caravan is much appreciated.
On Monday 7th December I collected the caravan, kindly loaned to us by Gavin Kiloh from Durban Caravan & Outdoors. My first stop was at the Kloof Pre-Primary School where the Principal Colleen and her enthusiastic young charges deposited lots of beautifully wrapped toys into the caravan. Thank you boys and girls, Colleen and your staff. After parking the caravan in the area where we have parked for the past 11 years, I received a phone call the next morning from Eugene, P.R.O. at the Mall asking me to urgently move it, directing me upstairs to a site next to the Post Office and inside the Parking garage. Apparently a sign writer was to work on the windows of the Vineyard Bottle Store. Well, to all who helped and suffered from the heat and constant exhaust fumes, thank you for a difficult task carried out uncomplainingly.
As far as the collection of toys and clothing was concerned, I was thrilled at the generous response of lots of toys and books in good condition and also surprised at the amount of quality clothing handed in. These also included a wonderful donation from Penny McGregor and her Grade 5 pupils at Westville Senior Primary School which I had collected the week before, having to use 2 cars to fit it all in! During the collection period the caravan was filled to capacity and emptied five times – that’s a lot of toys and clothing! The recipients of all these goodies were absolutely thrilled and ever so grateful. They included the following: Phakamisa (Margaret), 1000 Hills Community Workers (Gill), Heart to Heart International (Gary & Annette Hare, and Helga), Hlengi, one of the Go-Go ladies representing Lily of the Valley, and Peter from the BP garage at the Kloof Mall. A new recipient of a few bags of toys and clothing was the Arauna Ark Ministries in Cliffdale, where Jan & Joy, Esme’ & Rory, Jackie & David, Jas and Greg gave a Christmas party for the residents and children from the surrounding area.
Well, despite the changing of the position of the caravan I can report that it was a successful “Tow-a-Ton-Of-Toys” and I must thank all the generous people of Highway who supported our Region’s community outreach project once again.
Sieggy Hanelt
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Kloof Primary School bring their toys
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Lining up to hand in toys
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'Thankyou'
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More toys
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More kids
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Sieggy - the organiser!
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'The Main Guy"
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One of the organisations collecting their toys
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Another organistion take their toys
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And Again
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Happiness
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Sieggy posing with the van which was loaned by Durban Caravans
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Thats enough of Sieggy
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More donations being handed out
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"Pure and Innocent" posing again
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----- Original Message -----
From: 1000 Hills Community Helpers
To: siegfriedha@vodamail.co.za
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 8:53 AM
Subject: Thank you
Dear Siegie
Thank you so much for giving our children in the valley the gift of toys, it is humbly
appreciated. With all this bad weather we have had and many of the mud huts falling
down the clothes came in great use.
We are so blessed to have people like you manning the caravan and receiving
toys and clothes on our behalf.
Give yourself a hug from us and have a wonderful Christmas and new year.
Warm Regards
Dawn Leppan
Founder
1000 Hills Community Helpers
"Ikhaya Lo Thando"
Tel: +27(0)31 783 4013
Fax: +27(0)31 783 4254
Mobile: +27(0)84 625 2771
Website: www.1000hch.co.za
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