Jacaranda FM spreads love to children on Mandela Day
The award-winning radio station which has been transforming lives through its Good Morning Angels initiative, partnered with The Do More Foundation this Mandela Day to raise funds to help under-resourced preschools in Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West.
This year, the station visited Alina's Early Childhood Development Centre in Boksburg.
"We are here to spend a bit of time with the children," said Jacaranda's Managing Director, Vuyani Dombo.
The leading commercial radio station donated climate change play packs to the children.
It also donated scarves and beanies to help keep the young champs warm for the winter season.
Dombo said the station hopes to "make a lasting impact" in the lives of the children.
The children were also spoiled with food packs, doughnuts, and hot chocolate.
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The Jacaranda FM's Mandela Day drive comes a few days after Good Morning Angels (GMA) celebrated two decades of amazing work in the community.
From educational bursaries, life-saving medical intervention, and animal welfare, GMA has been doing incredible work.
To date, GMA has raised more than R120 million, which has helped it make a lasting impact on the lives of thousands of people in South Africa.
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