Flying for Life introduces novel initiative in support of Mandela Day

The fundraiser will allow the public to participate in 67 minutes on Mandela Day, without leaving their school or work premises, by donating to FFL projects. Participants will be asked to supply duct tape and sell a piece of duct tape, in their workplace or school, for R6.70, R67, R670 or R6700. The aim is to sell enough tape in the 67 minutes to have the volunteer (preferably someone in management; head prefect or sports person) stuck to a wall without any physical support. The volunteer will begin by standing on a chair until enough pieces of tape are bought to support them, the chair will then be removed and they will only be supported by the tape stuck to them.

This initiative is not only unique but also a great analogy for the work done by FFL in Venda:

• The chair represents FFL and the donor;
  
• The volunteer represents the people of Venda;
  
• The tape represents the help given to them.

When there is enough tape (help) stuck to the volunteer (Venda community) it acts as a support and the chair (FFL and the donor) can be removed, therefore making the Venda community sustainable and able to be self-supporting. All funds raised will be used to uplift the Early Childhood Development Centres in Venda.

What does FFL do?

• Help: By aircraft, FFL brings nutritious and fortified foods; clothing; educational supplies; means to repair and build infrastructure such as classrooms and homes; solutions for water supplies.
  
• Hope: Help is the initial relief brought, but those living in isolation in rural South Africa have lost hope. FFL brings hope to the community. Educational trainers train teachers to give the youth of these communities a proper education and give them a future. FFL brings entrepreneurial expertise, enterprise development and farming solutions to teach the hopeless and jobless of the communities so that they can become part of the economy and earn an income.
  
• Healing: Those living in isolation have no real access to healthcare - clinics are vacant, nurses move to higher earning hospitals in bigger cities, and supplies are depleted. FFL brings medical solutions to those who need medical care and attention.

For more information, go to www.flyingforlife.co.za.