Rotary's diaper dash

Rotary's diaper dash

Hermanus Rotary Co-President John Ross- Smith recently secured a valuable windfall of 8 000 baby diapers through his business contacts in Johannesburg.

The first problem was to arrange transport to bring the consignment to Hermanus – but this problem was solved by Kobus of Kobus Le Roux Transport, who, knowing this was for charity, delivered it for free.

The next problem was how to distribute the diapers to the families most in need, especially during these difficult days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Thankfully, this problem was overcome after a fruitful and constructive meeting with Sister Anita Rust and the excellent staff at the Hermanus Provincial Hospital, who immediately found space to store the diapers. Sister Anita, together with Social Worker Vernice Gertse have enthusiastically undertaken to repackage the diapers into smaller bags and then to distribute them throughout their network of clinics in the Overstrand to the families who desperately need them.

They will provide regular feedback to Rotary on the progress of the distribution and the club is hopeful that it will be able to arrange further shipments in the future.

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