Meals on Wheels 50th Anniversary Indaba Hotel, Johannesburg

Charity in Motion - Transforming lives!
This is a special year of celebration for Meals on Wheels South Africa. 
This is the year that they celebrate 50 years as an NGO providing a community service driven by very passionate and dedicated people.

 http://www.mealsonwheels.org.za/

 50 years ago Meals on Wheels started off delivering cooked meals to the aged and many years later it now assists vulnerable communities as a whole from the aged right down to the newborn. 
Tankiso Letseli - Chairperson: MOWCS SA Board
Francis Harne - Peugeot SA


Gershon Naidoo National Programs Director
Effort Bhebhe - National Finance Director
Today they have 512 service points and in 2014 a whooping 11.8million meals were served to vulnerable South Africans. This is remarkable and a tribute to their neverending quest to quell hunger in our country. 12.5 million people go to bed hungry every night right here in South Africa.                                                                              They say charity starts at home and this is what Meals on Wheels do every day for hungry South Africans.

Sheldon Mandy - Natures Choice

The Gauteng celebration was held at the Indaba Hotel in Johannesburg. it was a fantastic evening with many great guest speakers.


As the proud Ambassador for Meals on Wheels, I was asked to give a little speech on my 9 Peaks Challenge initiative for Meals on Wheels, my recent summit of Mt Ainos (a European Ultra), Mt Kilimanjaro and future adventures that will benefit Meals on Wheels. A "flag handing over" ceremony was conducted. I very proudly handed over the Meals on Wheels flag and my Team Zodwa 9 Peaks Flag to the Chairman of the Meals on Wheels Board, Mr T. Letseli. Very humbling and proud moment for me!
 
Lots of great food and entertainment with the launch of the Meals on Wheels signature song - "keep the wheels turning". It was a great evening with warm tributes and I was thrilled that most of my 9 peaks challenge 2014 team were able to come along for the celebrations.

            Dr and Mrs Baird


The Awesome Mr Zee!!
Gershon, Effort, Dr Baird and 
Drina Engelbrecht -National Director
















Many long service awards were handed out.



Many improverged areas where Meals on wheels has a branch were given a God Send of a Peugeot car to be able to deliver meals!!









Paul from Extreme Cake made a Peugeot cake for the occasion which was cut by a delighted Dr Denis Baird, founder of Meals on Wheels
You can view the awesome official video of the 50th year anniversary
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=731333190235593&set=vb.327531780615738&type=2&theater

 "Meals on Wheels Community Services South Africa is pleased to present a few photos of our 50th Celebration in Johannesburg on the 18th of September 2014. Our special guests included, The MEC for Social Development in Gauteng, Ms Faith Mazibuko, The National Deputy Director General for Social Development, Mr Peter Netshipale, Dr Paul Charles - Communications Director SID, Mr Francis Harne - Director of Peugeot Citroen South Africa, Lebogang Mogoera - Independent Researcher, Dr Tankiso Letseli - Chairman MOWCS SA Board and Sheldon Mandy, Director at Natures Choice. Dr Denis Baird, founder of Meals on Wheels South Africa was also present. A WOW birthday cake was made for this function by Paul Viera from Cake Extreme. The Meals on Wheels song was launched by #singproject and guest were entertained by Eden Michelle, Tony Bala, Owen Kay, Lizz Vox, Shae Webb, Taye Brink and the exuberant Beyond Vocal."



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