Members of the Union of Jewish Women (UJW) in the Helderberg region (Somerset West, the Strand and Stellenbosch) came up with an innovative way to make a positive impact in their community, despite struggling with low membership numbers in recent times.
As Ingrid Edelson explains, โSome of our women volunteer at the Bargain Box Charity Shop in Somerset West. In return for our service at the Shop, the UJW was entitled to a share of the profits made by the shop.โ Unable to drive their own fund-raising projects because of their small size, the group used the funds received from the Shop to make a difference to the homeless people supported by the Somerset West Family Shelter, whose goal is to reintegrate homeless adults and their children into society. Initiatives provided at the Shelter include counselling and skills training.
โUsing the money we โearnedโ for our assistance at the Charity Shop, we bought non-perishable goods and winter warmers for residents of the Family Shelter,โ Ingrid says. The approximately 80 adults and 40 children housed at the Shelter welcomed the generous donation by the UJW at a handover event during May, attended by Karen Kallman, Chairperson of the UJW Cape Town.
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