Social Responsibility
Aiding the Children of Doornbacht
Doornbacht community is an informal settlement opposite DuNoon on Potsdam Road in Killarney Gardens, Cape Town, currently 10 000 people live there, the community was described by some as the “poorest and most needy” in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town. Over 200 children are schooled in the 3 local crèches.The entire staff at Mac Brothers made a collective decision to help these people any way we could. We started by building a soup kitchen; providing prep tables, boiling tables and 50L pots. We provide vegetables and essential groceries on a weekly basis so that the little ones are able to have at least one hot meal per day. Every year the Mac Brothers Staff organize and raise funds for the Christmas party; Father Christmas hands out gifts to all the children, they have face painting done by our employees and bouncy castles to play on. It’s truly an amazing experience to see all of the delight on their faces. Our staff always return feeling humbled and with a sense of gratitude.
Doornbacht 2009 Christmas Party
The staff at Mac Brothers were extremely forthcoming with donations despite the difficult times we are all experiencing, everyone donated generously both monetary and with their time. We decided that we wanted to do things a little differently this year, rather than supplying only toys and gift packs which are quickly forgotten, we thought about something more durable and long lasting, which would continue to bring joy to the children on a daily basis. The solution was a jungle gym that was built and supplied by Mac Brothers, staff went to the location and dug holes, poured concrete and sunk steel rods into the ground in order for the jungle gym to be welded and secured. Howard very kindly accepted the role of Father Christmas this year, the 41 boys and girls eagerly awaited their gift bags which contained toys, sweets, chips and cool drink. They played on the bouncy castle and were over awed with the jungle gym outside; their faces were lit with glee.
The staff returned to the office with a general sense of humility and happiness, having spent the day giving back to the community.
