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Isuzu Motors South Africa has partnered with Love Story and Imvelo Yethu, both non-profit organisations, to fill and hand over 400 Buckets of Blessings to disadvantaged communities in Gqeberha and Johannesburg.
The Buckets of Blessings initiative began back in 2016, and is aimed at ensuring that those who are in desperate need are at least able to enjoy their festive season.
“Living up to our ethos of caring and giving back to communities, we have rolled up our sleeves to pack and deliver 400 Buckets of Blessings to communities in kwaDwesi and Joe Slovo in Gqeberha, as well as in Tembisa, Johannesburg.
Isuzu Corporate and Public Affairs Department executive, Lebogang Makoloi said,
In line with the theme “Isuzu Cares; I care Too”, the 400 Buckets of Blessings, filled with grocery essentials, were packed and delivered by Isuzu employees to communities in KwaDwesi and Joe Slovo (Gqeberha), and in Tembisa (Johannesburg).
The Buckets of Blessings are each filled with 10kg rice, 10kg mealie meal, 10kg flour, 2kg sugar, 2 litre cooking oil, 3 x baked beans, 3 x soup packets, 3 x yeast, 2kg potatoes and 3kg carrots. The grocery items were carefully chosen to provide nutritional value, and to last a family of four for approximately a month. The bulk groceries were procured by Isuzu from Feed the Nation, who also came on board by donating two additional vegetable items for each bucket.
The ISUZU team packed and delivered the Buckets of Blessings as part of the employee volunteer programme and giving their time to those in need.
ISUZU has been a long-term corporate partner to the Buckets of Blessings initiative, and prides itself in playing a key role in initiatives that seek to benefit local communities.
