Blanket drive as winter storms blow in: There is a bigger need than ever for winter blankets as cold snaps add to the misery of those fighting against the Covid-19 virus. Algoa FM is working with the Nelson Mandela Bay Development Agency in a blanket collection drive for those in need in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro. The blankets will be donated to the emergency hospital at the stadium and to the needy. “To ensure the safety of donors this year’s blanket drive is for donations in order to … [Read more...] about Blanket drive as winter storms blow in – MyPR.co.za
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PE in the news: Missing PE teen’s body found wrapped a blanket
Missing PE teen’s body found wrapped a blanket: Charmaine Magielies‚ 17‚ of Missionvale in Algoa Park‚ Port Elizabeth‚ had been tied up‚ wrapped in blankets‚ and dumped outside a house not far from where she lived. She had left home at about 7pm on June 13 to visit her brother who lives nearby. Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Alterations and Renovations to the Port Elizabeth Opera House / The Matrix... Urban Designers and Architects: From the architect. The Port Elizabeth Opera House … [Read more...] about PE in the news: Missing PE teen’s body found wrapped a blanket
Twitter Blanket Drive’s People with Passion
Twitter Blanket Drive’s People with Passion by Port Elizabeth – MyPR: Nelson Mandela Bay: On 26 May 2016 the first ever annual Twitter Blanket Drive #TBD2016 to be held in Nelson Mandela Bay will come to an end. Since 2010 people with passion have joined the #TBD2016 call to donate old or new blankets across South Africa for this campaign. Twitter Blanket Drive started in 2010 in South Africa when Melanie Minnaar challenged the Twitter Community to each donate one blanket during winter. … [Read more...] about Twitter Blanket Drive’s People with Passion
Port Elizabeth welcomed to 2016 Twitter Blanket Drive #TBD2016
#TBD2016 Since 2010, the Twitter community in South Africa has been moved by compassion and has engaged the social media platform to collect blankets for some of the country’s most vulnerable people. Over the past 6 years, thousands of blankets have been collected in the weeks leading up to winter to provide some relief and, of course, warmth to those in need. Nelson Mandela Bay residents can now also take part in the Twitter Blanket Drive with FOUR drop-off points - one in Port … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth welcomed to 2016 Twitter Blanket Drive #TBD2016
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Employees at Ford's Silverton Assembly Plant as well as the Struandale Engine Plant have donated clothing and blankets to charities in Pretoria and Port Elizabeth as the final leg of Ford's annual Winter Drive campaign. Over the past two months, employees lobbied together and donated clothing, blankets, hats and scarfs for distribution to poor communities. This has culminated in the delivery of two Ranger-loads of goods to the Re-Bafenyi Victim Empowerment Centre based in Atteridgeville, … [Read more...] about Winter Drive
So, Shannon Daniell, is it a Blancho or a Ponket?
A blanket that can simply be created into a poncho was the project idea that resulted in 21-year old BTech textile design student Shannon Daniell winning the South African leg of the 2011 Society for Dyers and Colourists (SDC) competition. This follows on the successes of Moipone Qekisi in 2009 and Laduma Ngxokolo last year: making it three Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University winners in the South African heat since the competition started in 2009. As a result, Shannon wins a trip to … [Read more...] about So, Shannon Daniell, is it a Blancho or a Ponket?
