Greetings All,
We trust that you are all safe and sound in these unusual circumstances we find ourself in as a country. Tough, but needed to ensure that we are protected as much as possible. Our hearts and wallets go out to the less fortunate out there! It was great to see our residents generously supporting the councillors drive to support the less fortunate… WELL DONE ALL!
For emphasis, let’s state the obvious ……
- Wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds, with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub
- Cover your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue or flexed elbow when you cough or sneeze
- Avoid close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell
- Stay home and self-isolate from others in the household if you feel unwell
- Touch your eyes, nose, or mouth if your hands are not clean
- Walk dogs outside your property.
| USEFUL NUMBERS | |
| COVID-19 Dept. of Health National Hotline | 0800 029 999 |
| COVID-19 Dept. of Health Whatsapp | 0600 123 456 |
| COVID-19 Provincial Hotline | 021 928 4102 |
| Talk to a Doctor | *120*394# |
| Grassy Park Police | 021 700 7900 |
| Prosec | 021 712 4009 |
| False Bay Nature Reserve | 083 499 1717 |
| Report Police Abuse | 073 890 1269 |
| Report Military Abuse | 012 676 3800 |
| Report Fake News | 067 966 4015 |
| Report Lockdown Violations | 080 020 5050 |
FOOD/GROCERY HOME DELIVERIES
Zeekoeivlei Superette – Open for business to get all your essentials.
Rochelle’s Kitchen: Zeekoevlei-based. Home-cooked meals & organic vegetable boxes, sourced from Philippi farmers. Tel: 072 348 7223
Email: rochellepascucci@gmail.com
Cure Micro Butchery: Bergvliet-based. Order ethically-sourced meat online. Email: orders@curedeli.co.za
The Fruit Cube Fresh fruit/veggies delivered on Tuesdays & Thursdays, in partnership with Food Lovers’ Market. You can also make donations. Tel: 0861 033 330 Email: fresh@thefruitcube.com
Bottles App Pick n Pay groceries
Uber Eats App Order groceries/pharmacy deliveries online (no scripts)
GETTING MONEY TO SOMEONE WITH NO BANK ACCOUNT
You can get money to your domestic helper or gardener, if they don’t have a bank account, as long as they have a valid South African cellphone number. FNB, Absa & Standard Bank have e-wallet services. Send money from the app to their cellphone number. They will get an SMS & a pin number. They can withdraw the cash at an ATM.
LOCAL DONATIONS
Zeekoevlei Superette
Zeekoevlei is part of Ward 67 . Our councillor is Gerry Gordon. She is working hard to ensure that the needy in our ward are taken care of during this difficult time. Ms Gordon has identified six areas in our ward in need of food parcels & soup kitchens. Mr & Mrs Kay at the Zeekoevlei Superette are helping with this food collection/donation drive. There are three ways in which you can contribute:
- Cash donations received at the Superette or via EFT into the Kays’ bank account. Councillor Gordon will ensure that cash donations go towards purchasing soup ingredients & gas for the soup kitchens.
2. R200 cash donation for food hampers, which the Kays will be making up. Each hamper consists of: tea, sugar, milk, rice, coffee, beans, tinned fish, jam, peanut butter, noodles & margarine.
3. Or, you can buy groceries & drop them off at Mr Kays. These are the items needed:
* Rice * Red dhal * Split peas * Tinned beans/legumes * Dried lentils
* Samp * Soup mix * Soup powders * Stock cubes * Tinned fish * Onions * Potatoes * Carrots * Butternut * Long life milk * Milk powder * Jam* Sugar * Maize meal * Oats * Cooking oil * Pasta * Tinned/dried fruit
* Tinned vegetables * Instant coffee * Dried spices/salt
Please avoid glass containers as these may break during delivery.
For more info/banking details, contact Mr Kay: 082 847 778
Rochelle Pascucci
Local resident & Zeekoevlei Yacht Club caterer Rochelle Pascucci is helping to feed needy communities in Lavender Hill, Muizenberg & Vrygrond. She is also supplying ingredients to a soup kitchen in Pelikan Park. She is looking for containers for food such as yoghurt & ice-cream tubs & plastic bottles for water. She will collect foodstuffs & containers from residents on Mondays between 10:00am & 11:00am. She will also accept financial donations.For more info/banking details, contact Rochelle: 072 348 7223
AND ……. while we are all at home – please check this out …
The City Nature Challenge will go ahead, under lockdown, from our homes, yards and gardens – on 24 to 27 April. Get those phones and cameras out, charged, cleaned and ready to snap away at anything nature – plants, insects, birds, mushrooms, etc. (no pets, though). Photos must be taken on those days to count. Make sure you have the iNaturalist app on your phone or know how to use the website. It’s really very simple. See https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/lockdown-southern-africa-2020 Click on the Cape Town bar to see our Cape Town lockdown project. *Please help us to get on top of Garden Route! Cape Town wants to be tops.
And please look out for chameleons in your gardens, and moths in your homes, gardens and on walls: 9 DAYS TO GO
Stay safe all – We will overcome this as a great country …. and an amazing communnity!
Be a Friend 🙂
Thank you for sharing the useful information LA and Sidney !
Our pleasure… Stay safe Tom
Excellent keep up the good work Vleighbours.
We’ll have a get out of Lockdown Party soon