List of events and organisations you can support on Nelson Mandela Day 1. Create or join a Nelson Mandela Day event. 2. Pack a hamper with FoodBank South Africa. 3. Volunteer your time or donate goods to Straatwerk. 4. Make visual communication kits with Autism Western Cape. 5. Plant indigenous for Mandela Day with CapeNature. 6. Volunteer 67 hours for local NGOs to rebrand local NGO’s with the Red and Yellow School. 7. Bake bread or plant a tree and join in on 10 Days of pure Madiba magic with CleanC. 8. Lend a helping hand at the Iris House Children’s Hospice. 9. Celebrate Christmas in July with NewKidz and buy a small gift for orphaned children. 10. Make learning fun again for underprivileged children through Save Foundation. 11. Volunteer your time or donate goods to The Homestead. 12. Help Child Welfare SA to create better futures for our children. 13. Adopt-a-School: Join in the Back to school for a day campaign. 14. Volunteer your time or donate goods to The Salvation Army (Booth Memorial). 15. Stop Hunger Now: Million meal challenge. 16. Volunteer for Afrika Tukkin’s got talent show. 17. Get involved with the Earth Child Project. 18. Donate your time or some much-needed goods to the Douglas Murray Home. 19. Get involved with U-turn homeless ministries on Mandela Day. 20. Donate to the South African Children’s Home. 21. Vital Foundation: Sign-up as a volunteer. 22. Help Operation Smile South Africa and give a child a smile. 23. Habitat for Humanity: Nelson Mandela International Build Week (13-17 July). 24. Tape aids for the blind: make a financial contribution or volunteer your voice as a reader. 25. Volunteer your time or donate goods to The Carpenters Shop. 26. Get involved with Thembalitsha this Mandela Day. 27. Make Thembani Primary School’s wish comes true by fulfilling their Mandela Day project wish list. 28. Help build kennels for pets in Khayelitsha. 29. Volunteer your time or donate goods to Cape Town Society for the Blind (CTSB). 30. City Walk Saturdays: Do your 67 minutes for Madiba. 31. Bikers for Mandela: renovating Phambili Refuge in George. 32. Dreamfields Project: help grow young people’s dreams through soccer. 33. Botanical Society of South Africa: collection drive for ‘warm goodies’ (beanies, gloves, scarves & socks). 34. Play Your Part in the Western Cape. 35. Greenpop: Organise a team tree planting day by emailing [email protected] to make a booking. 36. Make a difference on Mandela Day in Cape Town. 37. Save a life: Donate blood or register as an organ donor. 38. Brighten the lives of mentally ill people and volunteer with Friends of Valkenburg. 39. Donate one of 21 000 blankets for Nelson Mandela Day. 40. Take a bag full of toys to your local hospital’s children’s ward. .