Ward 17 & 18 get together to feed those without electricity

Councillors Juwairiya Kaldien of Ward 18 and Dwaine Ponsonby of Ward 17 and volunteers joined hands to feed the community who were left in the dark since Friday, 15 April at approximately 5am.

This was due to the Eldorado Park Ext 1 Substation which engulfed in flames causing part of Eldorado Park and surroundings to be left in the dark for days. 

 

Hot meals were made possible by the donors.. The volunteers came together and cooked a yummy meal, and it was distributed to a total of 3300 people who have been hungry. This distribution was over three days (Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday – 17 to 19 April).

 

The meeting points was Eldomaine Secondary School, a drive around distributing and Kliptown Centre where we saw small children, teenagers and adults rushing to grab a hot cup of soup, bread, and a tasty bowl of rice with chicken.

 

Both Cllr Kaldien and Cllr Ponsonby said they appreciated all the donations and thanked all their donors and not forgetting the volunteers who left their away to assist prepare these warm meals and give out to those affected by the electricity outage.