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Corporate Social Investment news Funds donated to the Western Cape Raptor Research Progamme (WCRRP) from the Eagle Crest/Aquila Game Reserve Conservation Fund, a joint venture between Swartland winery and Aquila Game Reserve, are proving their worth.19 Aug 2008 Hundreds of physically disabled schoolchildren throughout Southern Africa received the gift of mobility with the donation of 455 brand new wheelchairs worth R1,5 million by Game Stores and Vodacom this month.18 Aug 2008 For the last 16 years, 10c from each Elizabeth Anne's product sold from June to September has been donated to the Avril Elizabeth Home; a regular donation that has become a support mechanism on which the facility has come to rely in its bid to provide a high level of care 24 hours a day for those who are unable to care for themselves. However, while the rising cost of living continues to impact on the lives of ordinary South Africans, such non-profit organisations have been struggling to cover operating costs and are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet. 6 Aug 2008 The annual ‘Caring for Our Children' campaign by Danone Clover has raised R900 000 in the first of two months. What a fine illustration of Madiba's words: ‘There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.'5 Aug 2008 The International Fashion Sale is reaching to the stars to aid the plight of hundreds of victims of the recent spate of xenophobic attacks. South African celebrities, such as Mzansi actress Khanyisile Mbau and top model Christina Storm, are joining forces to aid the Red Cross at the sale, which takes place at Northgate's Coca-Cola Dome from 31 July - 3 August 2008, to collect clothes and blankets for the displaced and homeless individuals. 31 Jul 2008 Feedback Food Redistribution (Feedback) and Fruit & Veg City have joined forces to fight hunger in South Africa with the launch of the ‘Care 2 Carry' campaign, and customers are being asked to help. Shopping bags, designed by pupils from the Luzuko Primary School in Guguletu, are being sold at all Fruit & Veg City stores nationwide, and R2 will be donated to Feedback for each bag sold.23 Jul 2008 Angelina: James McAvoy's Kiss and Tell. After hitting it big with films like The Chronicles of Narnia, The Last King of Scotland and Atonement, James McAvoy has enjoyed a steady rise to the top as Hollywood's next big thing. He speaks candidly about his rags-to-riches past, why he won't talk to his dad and his new summer blockbuster Wanted—and gives the inside dish on snogging co-star Angelina Jolie.17 Jul 2008
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