CUT Covid-19 Relief Fund donates to Towers of Hope Church

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CUT Covid-19 Relief Fund donates to Towers of Hope Church

Note: face masks were worn during the engagement but briefly removed for the photo.

The Central University of Technology, Free State’s COVID-19 Relief Fund (CCRF) has donated food parcels, sanitisers and face masks to the Towers of Hope Church NGO in Bloemfontein. The CCRF was established to support needy students, staff and community members in the Free State Province.

Towers of Hope Church Pastor, De la Harpe le Roux said that the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), which had to shut down their daily soup kitchen during the national lockdown, has been assisting pastors in the city to feed their congregants who are facing tough times through the donations they receive.

“We distribute our food parcels through networks of churches and NGO’s, they come collect the parcels and provide us with the details of the people who will be receiving them. The food parcels are primarily for people who are not receiving any form of income now because of Covid-19, so we have excluded those who receive SASSA payments,” said Pastor le Roux.

CUT Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Resources and Operations and CCRF Chairperson, Dr Gary Paul visited the church to learn more about the work they do.

“The university’s vision is to provide technological solutions and because technology brought this about, through the production of the food and the generation of ideas, we are thus using technological solutions to provide a social impact. We are very proud and very privileged to part of that impact,” said Dr Gary Paul.

The CCRF continues to assist CUT students who have applied for assistance. “The students who applied and qualified all received R1 000 once-off relief support immediately. The fund excludes the NSFAS-funded students as we are focusing on those without any assistance at all. We are still receiving many applications, and thus we appeal to those who can to continue to donate to the fund,” added Dr Paul.

To donate to the CCRF visit, https://www.cut.ac.za/cut-covid19-relief-fund for more information.

Caption

Mrs Nathlene van Wyk; CUT Executive Secretary: Office of the DVC; Pastor De la Harpe le Roux; Towers of Hope Pastor, Ms Juby Govender; CUT Acting Senior Manager: Unit for Development and Fundraising; Dr Gary Paul; CUT Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Resources and Operations (CCRF Chairperson)and Ms Rebecca De Wit; Towers of Hope.


Uploaded: 04 June 2020
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