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Many were happy to see Claremont local Jenny Hall win a lucky draw recently, run by a non-profit that provides meals to people living in abject poverty across the Cape Peninsula, Overstrand, Northern Cape and Gauteng, owing to her longstanding support for its work.
Many were happy to see Claremont local Jenny Hall win a lucky draw recently, run by a non-profit that provides meals to people living in abject poverty across the Cape Peninsula, Overstrand, Northern Cape and Gauteng, owing to her longstanding support for its work.
The big, live lucky draw, driven by the organisation Ladles of Love through its fundraising Fill-A-Pot competition 2024, saw hall win a luxurious pot set.
Ladles of Love is the brainchild of Danny Diliberto, who started his first soup kitchen in 2014 serving hundreds of homeless people in Cape Town nutritious meals every week.
During the Covid-19 pandemic the organisation grew exponentially, to be one of the largest non-profit providers of food relief in South Africa, serving impoverished communities through a network of 200 soup kitchens. Since March 2020 it has procured food to serve more than 41 million meals, and continues to feed 35 000 people a day, relying solely on funding and donations.
The festive-season campaign aimed to instil hope where there is fear, love where there is uncertainty and peace where there is turmoil over the festive season. The rally cry was to “Fill-A-Pot” for R300 and feed 100 people in need and each donation rewarded the donor with an entry to win a stunning set of white Le Creuset pots.
The Fill-A-Pot campaign closed at midnight on Monday 8 January and the non-profit exceeded their target by selling 2 118 pots to provide food to serve 211 800 meals. Impoverished communities are severely impacted in “Januworry”, and this puts pressure on Ladles of Love’s Dignity Kitchens as the lines of people requiring food are exponentially longer.
“Every pot filled with food is an act of kindness and over 210 000 acts of kindness made one huge impact of love,” said the founder, Diliberto. “Together we touched the lives of families in need with respect and dignity at a time of despair. This is what makes the season of giving such a beautiful time of year.”
Hall, awarded her prize on Wednesday 10 January, said she first started to contribute during the pandemic with sandwiches and boiled eggs.
“Around Christmas, I enjoy participating in charity events and I saw Ladles’ Fill-A-Pot campaign, and thought: ‘Great! I’ll fill a pot’,” says Hall. “I was completely surprised to have won, and am still over the moon!” Hall has already put her pots to good use, serving paella this past weekend. Ladles’ recent campaign also featured the “charisma kids”, who represent the communities that benefit from festive food relief.
