Johannesburg weather has been weirdly gloomy – weeks of rain and now very chilly evenings; Charity Begins With Me launched its annual Beanie Drive a little early this year to combat the cooler weather and to get children warmer, sooner.
Johannesburg, South Africa (01 April 2025) – We have a feeling that this winter is going to be bitterly cold. If the weird summer has been anything to go by, goodness knows what we are in store for. Stephen from Charity Begins With Me is thinking the same, launching his annual beanie and wool drive to start handing out beanies at the end of April.
If you have beanies and/or wool to donate, he has the ladies who know how to knit and are ready to get crafting warm and cosy hats for the hundreds of children who attend his feeding scheme on a weekly basis.
Usually, the Charity Begins With Me beanie drive starts handing out beanies in June, but this year, Stephen hopes to get warm hats on heads by the end of April.
Stephen Ferreira started ‘Charity Begins With Me‘ shortly after he was first diagnosed with cancer in 2016. He realised he could do so much more with the life he had left and quickly set up the charity as a way to give back. He ran the charity throughout his chemotherapy treatments, remission and, sadly, his relapse. Whatever battles he faces in his own life, it is those of others that give him the strength to push through.
Working with the local community has become a huge part of Stephen’s life, and making sure everyone has equal opportunity is even more so. Times are tough, and he sees them first-hand on the ground. This year is 15 years since Stephen started feeding his local community.
You can find out more about Charity Begins With Me via Facebook here.
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