Almost R53 000 raised by students in the Business Faculty has been donated to two charity organizations.

Students from the Department of Office Management and Technology’s Business Administration 1 ran a fundraising day at the Cape Town and Wellington campuses as part of their entrepreneurship module.

Some of the profits raised by the Cape Town groups went to Red Cross Children's Trust with a cheque of R40 000.00 handed over to Tara van Schalkwyk, the trust’s Communications Co-ordinator: Events. 

Students also collected donations such as mugs, clothes, stationery and yoyos for Red Cross.

Wellington students handed over their cheque of R12 668.40 to the head of Huis Andrew Murray, Johannes von Wielligh. 

The home has been in existence since 1898, but became a Children's orphanage and a full children's home in 1966. It now cares for 150 children, between the ages of 6 months to 18 years.

HANDOVER: Office Management and Technology students at Wellington Campus hand over a cheque of R12 668.40 to the head of Huis Andrew Murray, Johannes von Wielligh.

The money will assist the home in buying much-needed shoes for the children and the amount needed for 2014 is R18 000

Groups of students from both campuses walked away with prizes for Most Profit and Best Marketing.

All products which were not sold by the groups on the Market Day were donated to Haven Night Shelter and Home of Hope.

Written by Kwanele Butana

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Office Management and Technology students recently donated R35 000 to the Red Cross Children’s Hospital.

This year’s donation took the students’ overall contribution to the hospital over the past five years to R251 200.

First years in the department undertook the project to raise funds for the hospital as part of their Business Administration subject.

This year saw 182 students taking part in the project in groups, and the group called Heart Warmers made the most profit (R5 300).

The cheque of R35 000 was handed over to the hospital’s Events Manager, Tara van Schalkwyk, at a ceremony on Cape Town Campus.

Non-perishable food which was left over from the fundraising Market Day as well as clothes, toys and stationary were donated to the hospital.

The Cape Town-based hospital admits children of up to 16 years of age from all over Southern Africa.

Head of Department, Mario Da Costa, congratulated the students for their hard work and said the students’ contribution is welcome as it goes beyond CPUT.

Lecturer Belinda Berman emphasised that the donation will go directly to the children who need it most.

Red Cross boasts internationally acclaimed doctors and surgeons.

Written by Kwanele Butana
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