The winter warmer issue
July 2015 Issue 25
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In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. - Albert Camus I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with winter. Part of me is a shorts and sun type of girl and then there’s this other side of me that craves the sound of rain and the nights cuddled up in front of the TV. Of course, near the end of winter I’ve generally had enough and I find myself starting to complain constantly about how cold my hands are. So this year, as with most, I’m going to try and enjoy winter as much as I can, and rejoice in the fact that even though it’s cold at least I have a roof over my head and a stove to cook curries and stews. This issue and the next we will be celebrating all that is winter, through places to stay, things to do and of course delicious meals to make. If there is one thing that I love most about winter it’s the great excuse to eat more and of course to drink more coffee! So join me in this celebration. I’d love to hear about your favourite places to go in winter and your favourite things to do. So pop me an email and let’s make this the best winter ever. Lastly, if you want to get involved in Flat White Magazine, through articles or advertising, please contact me. We’d love to welcome you to the Flat White family! With love, laughter and a lot of coffee. Christine www.flatwhiteconcepts.com
Word of the day: Petrichor Noun
a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.
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So you’re a coffee lover? You’ve tried most of the top coffee brands in South Africa, have your view on what’s good and what’s not, where the best coffee shops are and what’s the best on their menu... But have you tried to Roast Your Own Coffee yet? Commercially, you’d need a roasting drum set very specifically to a set time and temperature, but for home roasting, you can literally do it on the hob, or on the braai, just like the Ethiopians do. RYO Coffee is South Africa’s first dedicated green Micro lot distributor and we’re here to help you make amazing coffee, yourselves. You can find most required tools on our site (beans, grinder, measuring spoons, French Press), and everything else is probably already in your kitchen (pan / pot, stove, sieve), as well as a host of information to do with the roasting, grinding and brewing of your coffee, and some other interesting facts that you may not know.
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EASY CHICKEN BREYANI Ingredients Marinade: • 1 T (15 ml) garam masala • 1 T (15 ml) biryani masala • 2 t (10 ml) turmeric • 2 T (30 ml) vegetable oil • uice of ½ a lemon • Handful coriander leaves, chopped • 650g chicken thigh fillets, cut into large cubes
3. Fork the soaked saffron through the warm cooked basmati rice. 4. Heat a large heavy based frying pan and fry the marinated chicken in batches over high heat until sealed and nicely browned. Set aside. Do not cook all the way through. 5. In the same pan, fry the onions over moderate heat in a little oil until soft. Stir in the ginger, garlic, curry leaves and cinnamon sticks. 6. Add the tomatoes and chutney and simmer for 2 minutes to develop the flavours. Season to taste with salt and lemon. 7. Add the chicken back to the pan together with the cooked potatoes and coat well in the pan mixture. 8. In a buttered medium baking dish, layer half the rice. ½ the lentils and all the chicken mixture then top with remaining lentils followed by rice. 9. Embed cubes of butter into the rice and cover with foil (shiny side towards the food) and bake for 40 minutes. 10. Serve: with medium to hard-boiled eggs, crispy fried onions and cucumber raita. I enjoy biryani with freshly sliced banana and extra chutney too. Washed down with a craft beer, it doesn’t get any better than that!
• 1 c (250 ml) brown basmati rice or long grain rice, cooked al dente. • Pinch of saffron, soaked in hot water – or boil rice with 1 ½ t (7 ml) turmeric • 1 c (250 ml) brown lentils, cooked for 15 minutes • 2 small potatoes or sweet potatoes (optional), cut into small cubes and boiled in salted water until tender • 2 onions, chopped • 1 T (15 ml) vegetable oil • 2 t (10 ml) grated ginger • 1 T (15 ml) crushed garlic • 6 curry leaves • 2 cinnamon sticks • 2 ripe tomatoes, grated Tip: Replace chicken with cubed yellowtail fillet • 2 T (30 ml) chutney for a delish fish biryani. • Salt and lemon juice to taste • 100 g diced butter Recipe by Carey Erasmus www.bitsofcarey.co.za
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1. Preheat the oven to 160°C. 2. Combine the marinade ingredients and coat the chicken well with the mixture. Allow to stand for 30 minutes.
Carey cooks with AMC cookware www.amcsa.co.za
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The day we went to food heaven... Warren had the Masala-style fried Ostrich fillet with spicy cauliflower and spinach bhajiya, coriander chutney and tomato chutney. Again both were amazing but the lamb won hands down. It was the best meal I’ve had in a long time and We want to introduce you to their Winter Bistro something that I would order without fail again Menu where you can enjoy a two course meal for and again. R250 or the three course meal for R340. These prices are exclusive of wine, however they do of- With this we enjoyed the Glenelly Grand Vin Vinfer a wine pairing with the meals, or you can or- tage, a 2009 blend from Stellenbosch, and the der off their extensive drinks menu. If you want Creation, a 2013 Syrah blend. to get through Cape Town’s cold evenings than Dessert: this is the place for you. Aubergine has been on my to-do list for a very long time, and for very good reason. It’s sophisticated dining at its best and an evening of food that I will never forget.
So let’s get right on to the menu because I’m dy- We enjoyed complimentary bread at the start followed by a complimentary fish cake and sauce, ing to share what we had with you: and then each meal was served with wine. So by the time dessert came around we were decidedly Starter: full. So we decided to share the Duo of Chocolate I had the Green Pea Soup with warthog rib cro- Pralines which was the perfect way to end off the quettes and lemon thyme crème frâiche while night. The plate was so beautiful and elegant that Warren had the Lemon & Sage Risotto with ca- I almost didn’t want to break into the chocolate lamari and chorizo sauté. Both were delicious and mess it up. I say ‘almost’ because of course it and the warthog rib croquettes were soft and didn’t take me long to devour it. The dish was elegant and each element worked beautifully with decadent. A great way to start the evening. the one another. With this we enjoyed the Catherine Marshall Sauvignon Blanc and the Corder Chardonnay, both With this we had the Signal Hill Mathilde 2001 Muscat and the Laborie ‘Pineau de Laborie’. bottled in 2014 from Elgin. Main:
Aubergine is one of those places were you walk away feeling as if you just had a ‘food experience’ I had the slow-braised lamb shoulder served with rather than just a meal. The venue is warm and confit garlic, romanesco and potato mash and inviting and the food is quite simply perfect. www.flatwhiteconcepts.com | Issue 25
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RED VELVET CRUMPETS (REfined Sugar Free) Serves two
I’m not sure about you but I’m finding it par- • 150ml coconut milk (or milk) ticularly difficult to get out of bed in the morn- • 2 tbsp honey ing with this cold weather. If you agree then it • 2 tbsp coconut oil seems there should be something worth getting up for right? Not oats or egg but rather red velvet crumpets perhaps?
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These crumpets are very simple to make and a lot of fun come to think of it! My mum would often let me cook pancakes, crumpets and waffles when I was young and I loved it! Not much has changed since then as they’re still my favourite thing to make. The recipe is refined sugar free – using honey to sweeten it. As for the topping I also kept it free from refined sugar by using banana, coconut whipped cream (it’s so easy to make – http:// minimalistbaker.com/how-to-make-coconutwhipped-cream/) and natural peanut butter. You could also top it with stewed apple, plain yoghurt and honey or just keep things simple with butter and honey.
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1. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. 2. Seperate the egg and place the egg white in a medium size bowl. 3. Make a well in the dry mixture and add the coconut milk, beetroot juice and egg yolk. Whisk it together. 4. Melt together the honey and coconut oil and stir it in. 5. Whisk the egg white and fold in 6. Heat a good non-stick pan on a medium heat. Grease the pan with butter or coconut oil. 7. Pour some of your batter into the pan and fry for a couple of minutes until small bubbles start to form on the surface of the crumpet. Loosen the crumpet with a spatula and flip it over. Cook for about another minute. Serve immediately. Notes: If you are using a juicer to make your own beetroot juice then do so before you start making the batter.
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Young? Great Personality? Eager to Learn? If you know anyone that ticks all three of these boxes then please send their details to info@mischu.co.za The Barista Sponsorship Programme offers selected unemployed young people an opportunity to apply for complimentary training. After which they’ll try and assist them towards finding their first time job. This fantastic collaboration is held by mischu at 85a Regent Road in Sea Point and is a wonderful idea by owner Mikhael Bou Rjeily who wants to share his passion with the right people while also helping the community. Contact him today if you or someone you know wants to get involved! www.flatwhiteconcepts.com | Issue 25
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we try the 2 course meal at salushi Salushi has always been one of my favourite Cape Town restaurants but I’ve only ever been there for their delicious sushi. But I was very excited to discover their set menu which sounded just perfect for winter. I decided to go for their two course menu but after seeing what was on offer for dessert I think I’m going to have to go back. I must’ve had great will power that night. Or perhaps it was stupidity? After all, the word Lindt appears three times on the dessert menu. Okay, I’m definitely going back. We had a lovely evening and I highly recommend it. The price is also fantastic, with the two course menu going for only R95 and the three course for R125. So what’s on the menu? Starters: • Rice paper rolls - chicken and crunchy veg served with a peanut sauce. (My choice) • Deep fried spicy calamari. • Prawn cheese & coriander spring rolls served with sweet chilli. (Warren’s choice)
• Vegetable spring rolls served with sweet chilli. Mains: • Chicken, roasted chilli and cashew nuts, stir fry veg served with egg noodles. (Warren’s choice) • Marinated sweet and sour beef noodles, stir fry veg, egg noodles and a hint of mint. (My choice) • Wok fried chicken in a Malay curry sauce, stir fry veg, fresh chilli served with egg noodles. • Grilled calamari with a side of your choice. • Thai green chicken curry with savoury rice. Desserts: • Lindt chocolate & almond spring rolls • Lindt chocolate mousse • Lindt dark chocolate pots de creme. A wonderful atmosphere, great service and a delicious winter meal. Visit www.salushi.com or phone 021 - 671 4271 to make your booking!
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Small art for big people Vin d’Easel was created by Christine and Warren Bernard, a husband and wife team. Together they joined forces to create a project that’s all about art, photography, and having a bit of fun. They wanted to produce artwork that didn’t cost a fortune and that was small enough to display anywhere in the house or office. Great gift ideas for others or even yourself!
Get yours now! Visit www.vindeasel.com
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books to cuddle up to this winter We asked you what books you are cuddling up to this winter, and here’s what you had to say. Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes Ultrarunning legend Dean Karnazes has run 262 miles-the equivalent of ten marathons-without rest. He has run over mountains, across Death Valley, and to the South Pole-and is probably the first person to eat an entire pizza while running. With an insight, candor, and humor rarely seen in sports memoirs (and written without the aid of a ghostwriter or cowriter), Ultramarathon Man has inspired tens of thousands of people-nonrunners and runners alike-to push themselves beyond their comfort zones and be reminded of “what it feels like to be truly alive,” says Sam Fussell, author of Muscle. Suggestion by Heids @B0kk13 Shantaram: A Novel by Gregory David Roberts “It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured.” So begins this epic, mesmerizing first novel set in the underworld of contemporary Bombay. Shantaram is narrated by Lin, an escaped convict with a false passport who flees maximum security prison in Australia for the teeming streets of a city where he can disappear. Accompanied by his guide and faithful friend, Prabaker, the two enter Bombay’s hidden society of beggars and gangsters, prostitutes and holy men, soldiers and actors, and Indians and exiles from other countries, who seek in this remarkable place what they cannot find elsewhere. Suggestion by Leigh-Ann Luckett @FindingWining Sister-Sister by Rachel Zadok In childhood Thuli and Sindi are inseparable, pinkie-linked by a magic no one else can understand. Then a strange man comes knocking, bringing news from a hometown they didn’t know existed. His arrival sets into motion events that will lead them into the darkest places, on a search for salvation where the all-too-familiar and the extraordinary merge, blurring the boundaries between dream and reality. Suggestion by Willem Myburgh @WilmMyburgh www.flatwhiteconcepts.com | Issue 25
CREATE The Humans by Matt Haig The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable novel about alien abduction, mathematics, and that most interesting subject of all: ourselves. Our hero, Professor Andrew Martin, is dead before the book even begins. As it turns out, though, he wasn’t a very nice man--as the alien imposter who now occupies his body discovers. Sent to Earth to destroy evidence that Andrew had solved a major mathematical problem, the alien soon finds himself learning more about the professor, his family, and “the humans” than he ever expected. When he begins to fall for his own wife and son--who have no idea he’s not the real Andrew-the alien must choose between completing his mission and returning home or finding a new home right here on Earth. Suggestion by Helga Pearson This Burns My Heart by Samuel Park Chamara is difficult to translate from Korean to English: To stand it, to bear it, to grit your teeth and not cry out? To hold on, to wait until the worst is over? Such is the burden Samuel Park’s audacious, beautiful, and strong heroine, Soo-Ja Choi, faces in This Burns My Heart, an epic love story set in the intriguing landscape of postwar South Korea. On the eve of marriage to her weak, timid fiancÉ, Soo-Ja falls in love with a young medical student. But out of duty to her family and her culture she turns him away, choosing instead a world that leaves her trapped by suffocating customs. In a country torn between past and present, Soo-Ja struggles to find happiness in a loveless marriage and to carve out a successful future for her only daughter. Suggestion by Amber Gutermann Breakfas with Buddha by Roland Merullo When his sister tricks him into taking her guru on a trip to their childhood home, Otto Ringling, a confirmed skeptic, is not amused. Six days on the road with an enigmatic holy man who answers every question with a riddle is not what he’d planned. But in an effort to westernize his passenger—and amuse himself—he decides to show the monk some “American fun” along the way. From a chocolate factory in Hershey to a bowling alley in South Bend, from a Cubs game at Wrigley field to his family farm near Bismarck, Otto is given the remarkable opportunity to see his world—and more important, his life—through someone else’s eyes. Suggestion by Amy Lang All book reviews taken from Amazon or Goodreads. www.flatwhiteconcepts.com | Issue 25
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elissa Delport
Hi Melissa. Let’s go back in time. Tell us about Tell us about the process of your first novel? what you were doing before you became an author? The Legacy came about while I was still working. I had always loved writing and completed I opened my own specialised transport company my degree in English years ago, but life got in the in 2004, along with my business partner. I sold my way of that passion. I was a very busy working share in the business in late 2013 when I was of- mom, with three kids and a course of studies to fered a publishing contract for The Legacy Trilogy. get through, and if anything, it was the WORST possible time to start (let alone finish!) a novel. It was an opportunity I didn’t want to pass up, but Completing that first manuscript was an amazthe decision was a very difficult one for me. The ing achievement and it inspired me to keep gobusiness was my pride and passion for almost ten ing. I had written my fourth book by the time The years, but I don’t regret my career change. I’m liv- Legacy was picked up by a publisher. I think I was just lucky – my book ended up on the right desk ing my dream! at the right time. www.flatwhiteconcepts.com | Issue 25
CREATE How did you come up with the idea for your I will be writing 5, 10 or 20 years down the line, first book, The Legacy? but as long as I’m still writing, I’ll be happy. I was reading a lot of dystopian fiction right before I wrote The Legacy and it struck me that most of the novels written in this genre feature ‘unlikely heroes’ as the protagonist. Many dystopias are written for a YA audience and, as such, the main characters are often in their teens. I find it difficult to believe that where 5-star Generals fail, high school students survive, although it does make for spectacular reading. I tried to write a dystopian book with characters that are exceptional, equipped with the skills and the gifts to not just survive but excel in the harshest of circumstances. The character of Rebecca came to me first and the plot evolved around her.
What is the market like for South African authors compared to overseas?
You've also written a psychological romance as well as a science fiction action novel. Would you say there is a particular genre that you enjoy writing the most or do you have a few different writing styles?
What 3 books have had the most impact on you?
The SA market is much smaller than the overseas market, particularly when it comes to fiction. Becoming a successful fiction writer in this country is incredibly difficult. South African publishers are cautious and very selective, but with the advent of independent publishing, and the ease of use of international platforms such as Amazon, it is possible to compete with our international counterparts. South African authors are also incredibly supportive of one another, which really helps.
I honestly couldn’t say. I don’t think any particular book has influenced my writing, although people will always draw comparisons. As to my personal I write predominantly in the speculative fiction favourite reads, I would have to say Harry Potgenres – dystopia, fantasy, sci-fi. Rainfall is the ter, Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, and Room by only contemporary romance novel I have written, Emma Donoghue. but it is very popular. All of my books do feature an element of romance, and a strong female pro- What are you reading right now? tagonist. I have concerns that this broad-based genre writing might hurt me in the long run, but Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (paperfor now, in these ‘early’ stages of my career, I pre- back) and Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch fer to write what I enjoy. I try to write only the (audiobook) stories that are, to my mind, exceptional, and let the genre fall where it may. I think that writers www.melissadelport.com grow and evolve over time. I have no idea what
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The hottest place to be this winter! We visit the beautiful Fire & Ice! Hotel
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was lucky enough to spend the night at Protea Hotel’s Fire & Ice! in Gardens. I had been there once before for an event and since then I had been itching to go back. I knew that it would be the perfect place to get warm this winter, which is funny because within moments of arriving I was already gulping down one of their famous milkshakes. But really, how could I resist? Mention Fire and Ice! to anyone and their first words are ‘you have to try their milkshakes’. So obviously, this is what we did. It took us quite a while to decide, after all they offer a whopping 37 different varieties, but in the end I went for The Bees Knees - dark chocolate, orange and honeycomb. Warren wanted a bit of a kick in his so he went for the Elephant’s Truck Amarula Cream. Both were amazing but I must say, The Bees Knees was one of the best milkshakes I have ever tasted. I have decided that my new goal in life should be to make my way through the entire menu. Who wants to join me?
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DISCOVER The hotel itself is absolutely beautiful and the theme of fire and ice, hot and cold, runs through the whole place. They offer standard rooms, superior rooms, superior patio rooms and excutive suites, each fully equipped and perfect for short or long stays. There is a fitness centre, decks, a swimming pool, conference facilities, a bar and a restaurant. Situated in the heart of Cape Town it is only a stone’s throw away from the best nightlife hotspots, cafes and restaurants.
rich camembert and roasted vegetable compote. I’m a big fan of camembert so this hit the spot. However, the winner for the night was definitely Warren’s ‘What’s Your Beef Bro’, a tender beef fillet with sweet indonesian glaze on pumpkin fritter cakes, served with fries. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Fire & Ice! The staff were amazing, and we were made to feel completely at home.
The restaurant is open to both guests and the public and once again we sat for ages trying to decide what to have. They have quite an extensive menu but as we had started off our afternoon with milkshakes we decided to just have a By Christine Bernard main. Which can only mean one thing, I’ll have Photos by Warren Bernard to come back to enjoy a three course meal sometime. I chose the ‘Magic Shroom Burger’, which www.proteahotels.com was a rosemary portobello burger topped with
See you at the bar - let’s make our way through that list!
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How I became Iron Woman
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few months ago, just before the Two Oceans Marathon, I found myself with very little energy and constant problems every time I went out for a run. I had no idea what was wrong but assumed I was just tired from all the training. It was strange because I was only doing the half marathon and I am quite used to training for runs longer than that. I finished the Two Oceans but I wasn’t at all happy with my time. I found the race hard and I battled with a lack of energy throughout. A few weeks later I attended the Rondebosch Park Run and did one of the worst times ever. I had sore shins, no energy and just a general feeling of unease. So I decided to make an appointment with the doctor. I knew that I wanted to check my iron levels because it was something that I had battled with before. A few days later the doctor phoned me back in shock. My levels were dangerously low and if I didn’t do something about it now I would be in trouble. I was to take double strength iron tablets, eat as much iron rich food as possible and I had to stop running.
was pounding in pain. I dutifully took my iron tablets and coupled it with multivitamins, omega 3 and vitamin B. I have never been a very good vitamin taker but I was determined to get better. The problem with low iron levels is that it takes forever to fully restore them again. I am not a very patient person when it comes to exercise and I hated the fact that I couldn’t run. I had a very interesting chat to the doctor during one of my check ups when we spoke about why my iron levels were so low. Firstly it seems I am just naturally prone to lose iron faster than most people, and being a female and being on the pill makes it even worse. Exercising, especially running, can have such a big impact on some women that there is even something called ‘Runner’s Anemia’, and has to do with the pounding of the feet on the tar. It seems I was doomed.
I have been running for many years but I have only become anemic twice. The first time was when I had just started running and was training for my very first marathon. The second time was now, when I had decided to concentrate on speed rather than distance. Both times I was pushing myself too much The next few weeks were terrible. I found too soon. That’s the problem with myself and myself feeling worse and worse, to the point running, I get too addicted to the feeling of it. where I was battling to breathe and my head www.flatwhiteconcepts.com | Issue 25
DISCOVER I realised that I push myself too much sometimes for reasons I cannot even explain. It took this incident to make me take a step back and look at how important it is to look after my body at all times. Keeping fit and healthy is important but looking after my body is even more so. I like pushing myself. I like to see how much I’m capable of. But I need to stop comparing myself to other people, and to do things in my own time and in my own way. Through this journey I have rediscovered myself. I spent the first week relaxing and waiting for the headaches to subside. Then the next few weeks I went for hour long walks each day instead of running. I forgot how nice it was to simply walk and watch the world around me. It was a great time of self-reflection and good for the body and the mind. Then, when I started feeeling a bit better, I incorporated some yoga back into my life. I have always loved yoga but I have neglected it a lot lately. I found myself some free home videos and practiced for about fifteen minutes a day. It was wonderful. Now, almost two months later, I’m feeling like my old self again. I’m back to running again but I’m doing it in a way that is smart and enjoyable. I did my first Park Run in ages and I ended up doing one of my best times. It seems all my body needed was a bit of a break. I’ve also started going to the gym again. I belong to the Sports Science Institute of South Africa. I’ve never been a big gym person but this gym is a wonderful place and I’m enjoying keeping fit in new ways. I’ve even used the swimming pool and I discovered that I enjoy swimming far more than I thought I did. I finally realized that it’s good to take time for yourself. It’s good to have long breaks. It’s good to keep fit and healthy. And it’s good to just have fun with it all. I am Iron Woman.
My latest SSISA workout. I don’t like getting bored when I exercise, and I like to change things up everytime I go to the gym. I thought I’d share with you my latest gym workout. Give it a try and let me know you think. I was exhausted at the end of this one, but I loved it: 10 minutes on the treadmill, gradually increasing my speed. (I started on 8 speed and ended on 12 speed). 50 squats. 5 times around the track (the track at the gym is 200m). 10 minutes on the bike 50 squats 5 times around the track 10 minutes on the rowing machine 50 squats 5 times around the track 2 minute plank 5 minutes stretches Done! Contact June Knight from SSISA if you’re interested in joining the gym. They have a great Winter Warmer special on that the moment! 021 - 659 5718 or jknight@ssisa.com
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After two days of hard work, the kittens could not get enough of their new garden. There are plenty of gorgeous cats up for adoption. Please mail cattery@luckylucy.org if you can offer www.flatwhiteconcepts.com | Issue 25 a kitchen or cat a home.
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hen I heard about The Lucky Lucy Foundation I knew I had to find out more. The incredible team all came together to answer my questions (names in brackets). I would really appreciate it if you could spread the word and let as many people as possible know about this incredible foundation. Not one board member or volunteer gets paid, and all funding goes directly to the animals in their care. Let’s do our bit to help!
What is the premise of Lucky Lucy?
How can others get involved?
Lucky Lucy is an ambassador for the voiceless. We oppose any form of cruelty to animals, whether it is the physical abuse of a dog or inhumane methods of slaughter for human consumption. The Lucky Lucy Foundation is not just a small charity trying to save the world, but a stepping stone of hope for neglected and abused animals, a reducer of over-population and a beacon of light for destitute adults and children within impoverished communities in and around Cape Town, who often go hungry trying to care for their pets.
All Non Profit organization rely on public funding to carry out and continue their work. Involvement from the public a. Fundraising – We have various avenues of generating much needed income, such as auctions, fundraising events, micro-chipping days, etc. We need able people to assist with these ventures and come up with new ideas and creativity. To join and find out more about our Guardian ANGEL program please send an email to guardianangel@luckylucy.org
Why are you called Lucky Lucy and how long b. Sponsorship – We are dependent on our have you been around? (Ampie Niemand & volunteers and supporters to provide personal Nalanie de Villiers) care to our rehabilitation animals. Collars, dogleads, blankets, kennels, food bowls, etc, are alThe Lucky Lucy Foundation is a Non-Profit, Pro- ways in short supply and we always appreciate life, Pro-Quality of Life organization that tries the contributions made in this way. to relieve the plight of severely neglected and abused township and street animals. We are c. Volunteering – Walking the dogs, helping to also dedicated to the social upliftment and ed- build structures, camps, shading, shelters, plant ucation of impoverished children and adults in grass, trees etc. For more information please and around Cape Town, and have been since in- email volunteer@lucylucy.org ception in 2010. It was established on January 28, 2010, after our founding members discov- d. Donations – Not only monetary donations ered a pregnant dog, tied to a railway line with are needed, but also straw bales during winwire. As a result of this inhumane cruelty, Lucy ter, water ‘shells’ in summer, blankets and toys (as she quickly became known) lost her front for cats and dogs, newspapers for puppies and leg as a result of several trains passing over her. dried food is a wonderful luxury our animals Lucky was added because the trauma did not can hardly do without. cause her death but life for her and as a result hope for many dogs and cats to pass through e. Corporate sponsorship – We are in great our doors. need of companies to form alliances with us www.flatwhiteconcepts.com | Issue 25
DISCOVER and to help us uplift our surrounding indigent communities to ensure sterilization, education and responsible pet care in these areas, thereby ensuring the upliftment of the communities themselves thus decreasing the number of neglect and cruelty to animals. f. Share post on social media – you never know who might be moved or motivated to get involved or to donate. How often do you get in new cats and dogs? (Salomie du Plessis & Patrys Niemand) The furkids that join the Lucky Lucy family are mostly abandoned and abused souls that come from townships and strays in need of urgent help. We accept transfers from other animal welfare organizations too. A large percentage of new intakes are what we call the no-hope left cases that need urgent medical care and rehabilitation afterwards. We focus on the furkids that stand a very slim chance at other shelters. We take in the neglected, sometimes non-socialized, abused, sick and old ones and give them a ‘home’ in our shelter to call their own until their dreams come true and they find forever homes. We help owners who cannot afford medical care for their furkids during Outreach programs. These are called ‘act of kindness’ cases and we provide them with general and medical care and love at our shelter until they are fit to go back to their owners where we monitor their progress
to ensure they are healthy and happy. We get our cats from: • People surrendering their animals because they move to accommodation that do not allow pets. • Abandoned cats left behind when people move out of their current homes into new homes. • People emigrating and not taking their cats with. • Stray cats that have been living on the streets and some that are hurt. • Stray cats moving into a neighbourhood trying to get food at homes where the existing animals do not tolerate their presence. • From other Welfare Organisations that are not pro-life and where they feel the animal has a good chance of getting a home even though it might take some time. • Unsterilised cats being dumped in other neighbourhoods because they are a nuisance to neighbors. This is a challenge because the animal needs to be advertised as found and can only be available for adoption after 7 days if not claimed by an owner. In some instances we find the owner and they do not want the cat any more because they got kittens to replace the older cat. • One of the biggest contributing factors are unsterilised female cats. The mother and the kittens are then surrendered.
Volunteers on Saturday 30 May 2015.
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DISCOVER What is the most challenging part of running the organisation: salaries, food, vehicle maintenance and vet bills are a continuous stress. The this organization? (Caryn Allan) vet bills vary month to month depending on the In terms of the most challenging part of running amount of sterilisations and what treatments the organisation besides the almost daily abuse are necessary - as we cater for the ‘no hope left’ is that all cats and dogs are subjected to quar- animals these can be high even at welfare rates. antine for which we need quarantine cages, cats We have many special needs and retirees who are tested for Feline Leukaemia and Feline Aids require chronic medication. We do not comand dogs for Parvovirus and Distemper. All the promise on food or treatment of our cats and admissions are de-wormed and get a flea treat- dogs and this comes at a price. We are blessed ment, they are sterilised if necessary and vacci- to have a great support base and additional finated, cats with the Feline Leukaemia vaccina- nancial assistance is always appreciated. tion. To donate please visit our website: We live in a disposable society and if people www.luckylucy.org/how-to-help/ took responsibility for their pets the challenges For more info please visit we face would be easier. www.luckylucy.org or email hr@luckylucy.org Topmost challenge however is the finances to run
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