PARISH DEMONSTRATES ITS LOVE AND CARE

St Joseph's parish, Goodwood donated R19 025.00 to the Buckets of Love campaign. According to Marion (pictured, left) and Bob Sang (middle)  and Clive Jacoby (right), who delivered the cheque to CWD, it is the third year the parish has had Buckets as its special campaign; last year, they said, the parish had raised R14 000. The Sangs and Mr Jacoby had high praise for parishioners' responsiveness and their willingness to help others.
They spoke of young people diving into their pockets, even to give R2 towards Buckets of Love, people giving packets of little coins, and just the general enthusiasm for the campaign. They said Portuguese-speaking parishioners were also big contributors.
St Joseph's also had a few fundraising parish events, including a "muffin morning" that raised just under R2 000.
They also related how one individual had seen the Buckets display (bucket and posters) in the church porch, inquired after it, and donated R1 600 then and there. Mr Sang said those driving Buckets at the parish intended to start fundraising much earlier for next year's one.