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12/11/2024

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Dear Sweethearts Family,

It is with heavy hearts that we recently received the news of Mary Honeybun’s passing, a true trailblazer and the driving force behind Bread Tags for Wheelchairs. Mary’s daughter, Jane, shared a beautiful message:

"𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘔𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘺𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘬𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴, ‘𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘺𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸.’”

Mary’s work and spirit inspired all of us. From humble beginnings, she created something that brought mobility, joy, and community to so many. She was both the heart and inspiration to the start of and our sister organisation Bread tags for Wheelchairs

Our founder, Leigh, shared these touching words about Mary:

"𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘵. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥.”

Mary’s legacy lives on in our work, in every wheelchair given, and in the lives touched by her vision. Rest peacefully, Mary—you’ll always be our guiding star.⭐️

31/08/2024

28/08/2024

The Rachel Swart Fund has the following office furniture on sale as follows:
3 x office desks @ R600 each.
1 x boardroom table with 6 chairs selling for R950

Inbox message on cell 066 227 5712

27/08/2024

Job opportunities for disabled with Pick n Pay e-waste bins

Retailer Pick n Pay has deployed newly-designed electronic waste (e-waste) bins in selected Pick n Pay stores across Cape Town.

According to the retailer, the e-waste bins will help create employment for people with disabilities through specialised training in repairing, refurbishing and recycling e-waste.

READ MORE: https://www.ngopulse.net/articles/job-opportunities-for-disabled-with-pick-n-pay-e-waste-bins

27/08/2024

Job opportunities for disabled with Pick n Pay e-waste bins

Job opportunities for disabled with Pick n Pay e-waste bins

Retailer Pick n Pay has deployed newly-designed electronic waste (e-waste) bins in selected Pick n Pay stores across Cape Town.

According to the retailer, the e-waste bins will help create employment for people with disabilities through specialised training in repairing, refurbishing and recycling e-waste.

READ MORE: https://www.ngopulse.net/articles/job-opportunities-for-disabled-with-pick-n-pay-e-waste-bins

11/12/2023

13/03/2023

Good Morning Everyone

It is the last day to purchase your Two Oceans Marathon vouchers from The Rachel Swart Fund. 5H00 is the cut-off time.

Please support The Rachel Swart Fund, it is for a good cause.

Regards
Nahaline

09/03/2023

Hi there,

The Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon 2023 is the perfect opportunity to encourage your participating supporters out there to fundraise on your behalf. They don’t need a charity entry to do so — any runner can help make a difference. The event is just over a month away so reach out to your community soon!
The world's most beautiful marathon

The Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon event organizers are challenging all runners this year to help them reach the R1 million mark raised for charity. You could be amongst the charities to benefit.
How to get your supporters fundraising
Here are ways you can inspire your supporters to start their personal fundraising project for you as part of their Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon participation:
• Share the official link on social media and in your next newsletter. Encourage your running fans to select their preferred event from the page, then click on Start fundraising to get started.
• Help them tell the story: what change will a fundraising runner bring about if they raise R5000 for you, for example?
• Add an album of beautiful images and logos on your page for fundraisers to download and add to their projects
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Tip: Get more fundraisers
95% of your GivenGain profile visitors (and potential fundraisers) come from your official website. A fundraiser on GivenGain raises an impressive 20 times more in donations than an individual donor. That’s why it’s vital to ensure that your website displays a dedicated and prominent “Fundraise” section with a link to your GivenGain profile for them to get started immediately!

Here’s how to get more fundraisers for your cause:
Follow these 5 steps

Got a question? Please get in touch at [email protected].

All the best with your fundraising efforts!

08/03/2023

Runners who are still interested in doing the, are welcome to purchase vouchers from The Rachel Swart Fund, we still have a few available. The last date to register the voucher is on Monday, 13th March, at 5pm.

07/03/2023

Kindly note, the deadline to update your profile info has been extended to 𝟭𝟯 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝟱𝗽𝗺.

This has been done following a request from Athletics South Africa, to allow for the delivery of any outstanding ASA National Licenses to all provinces (and clubs).

Unfortunately, there will be no further extensions after 13 March, 5pm. Questions? Email [email protected] or call our Entries team at 087 133 2285 or Reception at 021 2000 459. Thank you