LIVE NEWS FEED

Dear Friends

To ensure that you get daily updates from me on the road I have decided to connect my daily FB post to my diary blog. This is also far more efficient - it allows me with one post to update several platforms and gives me more time to focus on community activities. ENJOY!

Fundraising Campaign

Dear Friends and loyal Supporters

It has been such a busy July month of fundraising and knocking on doors. We have via FB raised almost R31,000.

We are deeply grateful for your support!

Yes, we do have to raise a lot more to keep the wheels running - we are not giving up!

Not only has the month offered amazing opportunity to connect and communicate with so many within our network - it has also allowed us to extend our network and new doors have opened/are opening... these are just a few of the things that are happening:

JULY ACTION
  • Email / Twitter campaign - urgent pledge
  • Meeting with the Mayor
  • Interview on Voice of the Cape
  • 1-hour interview on the Leila Benelli Show 2OceansVibe
  • invited to the Roundtable Panel Discussion with Cape Talk, Crime Line, LeadSA, SHOUT etc.
  • 30 minute interview on the Inner View Online Radio Show in Texas
  • 12 minute interview on NEWS DAY on the eNews channel (eTV)
  • meeting with new Chairman of the Province Hanif Loonat (community policing board)
  • meeting with MylifE - planning media campaign and upcoming fundraiser in September
  • ....

AUGUST ACTION
  • interview on The Taxi (Aug 2nd/10am) LISTEN TO PODCAST
  • 2-hour interview on the Leila Benelli Show 2OceansVibe (Aug 2nd/8-10pm GMT+2)
  • Interview on Cape Talk
  • Meeting with MEC Fritz of Social Development (Aug 8th)
  • Part of Youth/Gang intervention for Oscar Mpetha High School and Nyanga & Surrounds
  • Partner in NYANGA GOT TALENT (youth/gang intervention event)
  • Presentation to community policing board of the Western Cape (Aug 13th)
  • Meeting with James Selfe (Aug 19th). He is part of the correctional services portfolio committee in parliament
  • ....
SEPTEMBER ACTION

ARTICLES
written on behalf of The SmilingOne Foundation

OUR URGENT PLEDGE

The SmilingOne Foundation has experienced an amazing expansion over the past years and it has happened so fast that funding has become a big challenge. The beauty of the process is that it grows naturally – seeds carried by those who walk this change. The challenge: to follow the expansion we do need substantial funding to cover our project costs.

I have continuously bridged funding and paid most of our costs out of my own pocket. This I have done with all of my heart! However – in a few weeks I have used all of my personal funds which means that I will not be able to fuel the car anymore or anything else for that matter.

This is an amazing opportunity to invite in a lot of helping hands. Our Initiative is not meant to be carried by a few – it is meant for us all.

We need to raise R500,000 the next couple of months (an immediate R150,000 the next couple of weeks) to keep the wheels running and another R1,200,000 to take us into 2012.

Please support us with donations!

Go to our website and donate ♥

IN GRATITUDE
Karina Andersen,
Founder The SmilingOne Foundation
donations@smilingone.com

19 DAYS LEFT

19 DAYS LEFT: Donate R100 or 10 Pounds/Euros or 15 USD. Your donation helps us take a huge step in ensuring that those benefiting from our programmes can continue doing so! We have 19 days to raise a minimum of R150,000! Go to our website and choose the PayPal DONATE button or if you are in SA you can choose the EFT option


In Gratitude
Karina

20 DAYS LEFT

I got precisely 20 days to find a minimum of R150,000 dear Friends. It is really urgent as I have paid most of the SmilingOne projects out of my own pocket (bridged funding) and now there is no more! So many people rely on our programmes. Need URGENT short-term funding (donations). We have quite a few proposals out there for long-term funding. Can you help???


In Gratitude
Karina

CERTIFICATE CEREMONY in Goodwood Medium Prison

Today Meeghan Norwitz and I are in Goodwood Prison where 10 of our inmate participants are receiving their PART1 certificates (The Responsible Individual) and one (Welcome) is receiving his Responsibility Coach Certificate after his 3.5 years training and commitment to his journey of change. REMARKABLE!

Congratulations to our Graduates:
  • Welcome Dennis Witbooi (Responsibility Coach Education)
  • Peter du Plessis (T.R.I. Part1)
  • Carl Haggard (T.R.I. Part1)
  • Daniel Olyn (T.R.I. Part1)
  • Fabian Jacobs (T.R.I. Part1)
  • Kosie Botie (T.R.I. Part1)
  • Ikeraam Janties (T.R.I. Part1)
  • Wayne Martin(T.R.I. Part1)
  • Edwill Dordley (T.R.I. Part1)
  • Trevor Payne (T.R.I. Part1+2)
On July 18th the journey continues and each participant takes on further steps in THE RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL!

♥ Our team is also active in Nyanga Township today! ♥

IN GRATITUDE
Karina

Meeting the Mayor

Just came out of a truly amazing and very pleasant meeting with our Mayor. Everybody's involvement is KEY in building and sustaining a healthy society. We can do so much more when we do it together. Thank you Meeghan and Phillip for your support in the meeting!

IN GRATITUDE
Karina