Wine Tram Raises R200k for Charities

Annually the Franschhoek Wine Tram makes a donation for each ticket stub deposited throughout each year by passengers into one of the charity boxes located at its Franschhoek and Groot Drakenstein Terminals. For the year 2022, a total of R160 000 was raised from ticket stubs for four local non-profit organisations.

With the launch of the Wine Tram’s new Christmas event, The Festival of Lights, a further R40 000 was raised for The Kusasa Project and FRANCO, two charities that support underprivileged children in the Franschhoek community. Echoing the Kusasa Project mission statement - ‘It’s all about the kids!’ - this was most definitely the Wine Tram team’s motivation behind the addition of this exciting annual event to the Franschhoek calendar.

For 2022, the two charities that received a donation of R40 000 each are ACVV, providing social work and child protection services for children and the elderly, and SPCA Franschhoek, providing a place of safety and care for abused, distressed and abandoned animals.

The two charities that received a donation of R60 000 each are The Kusasa Project, which provides a Grade 0 – 4 academy for disadvantaged children from the area, and FRANCO (Franschhoek Resource And Network Coordinating Organization), which provides funding, education and training programmes to create equal opportunity for growth and success. Giving back to the local community is a big part of the Wine Tram team’s vision. As the owner, David Blyth, says, “Our community has played a big role in the success of the Franschhoek Wine Tram, so giving back to the community by supporting these local charities is an absolute pleasure.”

Text: Editorial Desk | Image: Shaun Havenga