Ferrero Unveils Primary Health Care Centre for Factory Staff and Family
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MIDVAAL SEPTIC PUMPING Waarby ingelyf: Vaalster & Meyerton Pos/Mail 13 Maart - 19 Maart 2018 Tel: 016 454 0859 Gratis Verspreiding/Free Distribution: Daleside, De Deur, Henley on Klip, Meyerton, Randvaal, Redan, Walkerville, Vaal Marina, Risiville, Drie Riviere, Drie 083 444 0803 Riviere Proper, Drie Riviere Oos, Peacehaven en Maccauvlei. Among the dignitaries and guests present at the ribbon cutting were from left: Marco Petacco, Consul General of the Italian Embassy; Osvaldo Lingua, General Secretary, Michele Ferrero Entrepreneurial Project; Sello Hatang, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation; the Italian Ambassador, His Excellency Pietro Giovanni Donnici; Andile Gaelesiwe; Giacomo Ferrero, MD Ferrero SA; Midvaal Mayor Bongani Baloyi; Solly Cave, Chief Information Officer, Gauteng Provincial Health; and Emiliano Camerlengo, GM Ferrero Factory. Photo: Mariola Biela Ferrero unveils Primary Health Care Centre for factory staff and family MIDVAAL. - On March 6 the Michele Ferre- representatives of the local community. confectionary companies, the family-owned development of children and young people in ro Entrepreneurial Project (South Africa) The health care centre is courtesy of the business’ humanitarian and social spirit has the communities where the project operates. opened the doors to its Primary Health Care Michele Ferrero Entrepreneurial Project been a driving force. This inspired the creati- To this purpose, each company engaged in the Centre in Walkerville. (South Africa) and offers medical assistance on - in South Africa, Cameroon, and India MFEP commits itself to create a local Social The facility, on the grounds of the Ferrero free of charge to about 400 Ferrero plant staff, - of the Michele Ferrero Entrepreneurial Pro- Fund utilised on a three-year basis to fund so- Production Plant, was officially opened by their children and family members. ject (MFEP). cial initiatives, regardless of whether the the Italian Ambassador to South Africa, His In the long term, the company hopes to ex- This initiative was previously known as company succeeds in making a profit or not. Excellency Pietro Giovanni Donnici, Gau- tend the service to disadvantaged families in Ferrero Social Enterprises and was later rena- The Michele Ferrero Entrepreneurial Project teng Health Chief Information Officer, Solly the wider community. med in honour of its founding father, Michele (South Africa) has been operating in the coun- Cave, Midvaal Mayor, Bongani Baloyi, and It was a fitting and jubilant tribute when Ferrero who passed away in 2015. try since 2006. In 2009, the construction of Giacomo Ferrero, MD of Ferrero South Afri- The Soweto Gospel Choir sang Avule- MFEP has a twofold mission: to create jobs a modern processing plant in Walkerville fur- ca, with a word of thanks by Solly Hatang, kil’Amasango as the doors of the PHCC were in less advantaged areas of emerging econo- ther contributed in alleviating unemployment CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. thrown open for the first time, with social ac- mies to fight the serious consequences of in this community. The ceremony was attended by several tivist and TV/radio star Andile Gaelesiwe ac- unemployment, and secondly, to implement hundred people, including Ferrero staff, Fer- ting as Master of Ceremony. humanitarian and social projects aimed at sa- * Read more about this noble project on rero business partners, health institutions and As one of the world’s biggest chocolate feguarding the health, education and social page 11. 2 MIDVAAL STER 13 Maart - 19 Maart 2018 13 Maart - 19 Maart 2018 MIDVAAL STER 3 Vaal residents open their hearts to children with cancer VANDERBIJLPARK. - Vaal resi- dents recently showed their sup- port for Childhood Cancer with creative heart poses to support CHOC’s “I Have A Heart for Chil- dren for Cancer” campaign to crea- te awareness of childhood cancer. West Pack Lifestyle Vaal custo- mers were asked to take pictures making heart poses in-store, with extra points for wearing blue, the colours of the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation of South Afri- ca. The aim was to help raise awa- reness for childhood cancer - an of- Lize and Shane Anderson with their little one. ten curable disease that may not be treated due to late diagnosis, lack of access to life-saving essential medicines and appropriate treat- ment. In South Africa, it is estimated that more than half of the children with cancer go undiagnosed, and many of those who are diagnosed are in advanced stages of illness. West Pack announced 40 win- ners in its photo competition, with four of them being customers from West Pack Lifestyle Vaal, at Presi- dent Vaal Square shopping Centre. Each customer was rewarded with a R250 West Pack voucher. This included husband and wife, Lisa and Shane Anderson who even got their son involved to make heart poses, Elizabeth Tsime who collaborated with the West Pack staff to create her unique heart Mr Vincent van Rooyen and his wife with one of pose, and Mr and Mrs Van Rooyen Westpack' s staff members. who had just celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary. donations included CHOC, CANSA, Rare Elizabeth Tsime with two members of Gideon Malherbe also showed off his crea- Diseases South Africa, Rainbows and Smi- Westpack staff members. tive side with a fun heart-shape pose. les, The Sunflower Fund, Stepping Stone Cancer is a cause that is close to the hearts Hospice and Cupcakes of Hope Cancer of West Pack and its customers. Foundation. In a community initiated competition, the Carl Queiros, CEO of CHOC Childhood retail group reached out to the public to nomi- Cancer Foundation SA, said: “We certainly nate deserving charities. are fortunate to have been selected as a bene- The feedback was an overwhelming majo- ficiary for the West Pack competition. On be- Rooms rity of nominations for cancer charities. This half of CHOC, I would like to thank West resulted in a total of R175 000 donated to Pack and the participants of the competition Shop 4A, Sarbec Place, cancer-related charities. for this support. 19 Beaconsfield Ave. Vereeniging A total of R500 000 was shared among This R80 000 is going towards CHOC’s Tel: (016) 422 0020 Fax: 086 684 0194 West Pack customers as cash prizes, and ano- programmes of support to alleviate the emo- After hours Emergency Only ther R500 000 was matched in shared cash tional and financial strain that childhood can- 70 Iqbal Dr, donations for the winner’s favourite chari- cer brings and in doing so, tries to make the Roshnee ties. journey easier for the children with cancer Tel: (016) 556 1444 / (016) 556 1271 The cancer-related charities that received and their families.” Gideon Malherbe's heart pose. moola01 Tel: 016 100 3013 / 076 505 8955 butch2018 9 E-mail: [email protected] THE NU SHOP MATTRESSES, BABY MATTRESSES, BEDS , Papillon TOWELS ,PILLOWS & BLANKETS All your upholstery supplies, outdoor fabrics & automotive available Jewellers BIG SALE Your ON TOWELS SUPER LAMB RIBS & PROMOTION Engagement ON BEDS NOW ON! 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