Mosaic Footballer

This delightful figure was made by the boys from the Hope Centre. He was auctioned at our Golf Day on May 13 and fetched R6,000.00.

Boys at work

These are the boys responsible for the football mosaic which was auctioned at the Golf Day on May 13. Karen Maiden who helps with all things artistic said, "The children are great and always polite. I absolutely love working with them. To make the mosaic picture they broke floor and wall tiles into tiny peices and then glued them onto a board".

Neotel and the Hope Centre

Thanks to incredible help from Neotel and their contractors our Hope Centre is looking quite magnificent. Workers have transformed its interior and from looking decidedly drab it is now bright and shiny.
Work already completed includes repair of a gaping hole at the rear of the hall, entire back section sanded and sealed, walls stripped, sanded and painted, windows stripped and cleaned, floors stripped, sanded and polished and the entire building declared safe by a qualified electrician. The Hope Centre is now a place to be proud of - not just by I Care but by the young boys who use the facilities provided and those facilities now include five computers, also provided by Neotel. We are all so very grateful.

Sixth Annual Golf Day

Our sixth annual Golf Day was held at Royal Durban Golf Club on Thursday, May 13 and was pronounced "Best ever".
After a wonderful day of golf and renewed friendships, some of the players travelled from Johannesburg, enjoyed by golfers and helpers alike, a prize-giving ceremony was held in the club house. Refreshments were served, Denise gave an excellent speech thanking everyone and re-iterating just how important it is for us to get children off the streets, to give them shelter, food, clothing, an education and skills training at our rehabilitation centre.
Two items were then auctioned - a football signed by the Bafana team which raised
R10,000.00 and a mosaic picture, painstakingly made by the boys from the Hope Centre and supervised by Karen which fetched R6,000.00. Our thanks to Ian Wyles the auctioneer. The raffle made over R4,000.00.
Guy Armstrong and Peter Bezuitenhout won the first prize for the golf - see presentation picture with Peter Bain.
Several holes were sponsored by local companies and individuals but the most popular was at the tenth tee. Kuehne & Nagel sent a team of three delightful young ladies who served liquid refreshment and snacks to the appreciative players.
We wish to thank all the participants, all the sponsors, the donors of prizes and the helpers for making May 13 a memorable day.

The Ridge Magazine

Denise Cochrane, founder and chairman and Nevil Carrington, CEO, standing outside one of our houses in Lower Illovo, KZN. This picture is courtesy of The Ridge Magazine, April/ May edition. It was accompanied by a very nice article telling people exactly what I Care is about. The main concept is, to quote the magazine, to send our outreach team to circulate among children (all boys) on the streets, taking those who are willing to our Hope Centre which is open all day so that they can have a meal, a shower and a change of clothing. Where possible our team attempts to re-integrate street children with their families but if that is not possible we try to give them a home within the I Care organisation. This includes schooling and skills training.

Hope Centre 2010

Big Shoes - an organisation committed to taking care of children with HIV - is moving into the Hope Centre. This means that our children will, at all times, have access to a doctor who will be based at the Centre.
If a child requires hospital care the doctor can write a referal and therefore eliminate queueing.
They will also be giving training to both adults and children at no cost to ourselves.
Slowly but surely the original vision for the Hope Centre is being fulfilled and we are all so very grateful to Big Shoes for their on-going commitment to I Care.