The Travel Corporation hosted members of the travel industry at its Cheese for
Charity fundraising initiative at its offices in Rivonia on August 14. Food security is
one of the biggest needs facing vulnerable communities at present and the event
was held in support of establishing vegitunnels for needy schools in the wider
Soweto region. In total, R10 000 was raised. Vegitunnels are installed with a simple
hydroponic system enabling communities to cultivate their chosen produce, such as
spinach, which is a great starter as it is hardy and produces a significant amount of
product. It is not uncommon for 1000 large spinach leaves to be harvested each week
from one vegitunnel, resulting in a retail value of R2 500 per month over and above
personal consumption. Joining in the fundraising events were Flight Centre’s (from
left) Zoe Illingworth, Dmitri Eremin, Kosie Nagel, Angela Thomas and Kate Powell
Photocap: Say cheese!
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