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      Port Elizabeth

      '1000 Beyond Running'

      10kms for 100 Days: ‘1000 Beyond Running’ Pushes On!

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyFebruary 27, 2024February 27, 2024 662 0

      Last year, Chad Markgraaf signed up to run 100 marathons in 100 days for his friend fighting cancer. Now, he’s teamed up with Dayne Smith for ‘1000 Beyond Running’—10 km…

      Litter Reduction

      PE-Based Litter Reduction Super Plan to Spread Across the Continent

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyOctober 24, 2023October 24, 2023 778 0

      Operation Clean Spot began as a litter reduction initiative in PE where people were encouraged to ‘Adopt a Spot’. Its positive impact has been felt greatly with big plans to…

      former Survivor SA

      Former Survivor SA Winner is Doing the Lawns’ Work For His Community  

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyMay 15, 2023February 9, 2024 6,617 0

      After helping one neighbour in her 80s by mowing her lawn, this former Survivor SA winner tackled lawn after lawn in his community until it became a ‘mowvement’. The tribe…

      Three Years

      Stolen Dogs Reunited With Their Family After Three Years

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyMay 11, 2023May 30, 2023 6,042 0

      “Never in a million years did we think that we would get our babies back and here we are, three years after they were stolen.” Thanks to a determined police…

      Smile Foundation

      Mom with genetic condition finds hope for her childern thanks to Smile Foundation

      by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvAugust 16, 2018 871 0

      Lungelwa Faltein finds hope for her children after a life of ridicule thanks to a Surgeon from the Smile Foundation who did life-changing surgery.   Treacher Collins syndrome is an…

      SA History

      PE may have just broken a record by hosting the largest “spay-a-thon” in SA history

      by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvJuly 27, 2018 687 0

      A Nelson Mandela Bay Mayoral initiative saw over 200 dogs spayed in one day, possibly breaking a record in the process and definitely making SA history!   Carol-Ann Kelleher from…

      PE police woman raises funds to save a petrol attendant whose customer drove away - Suzette Ludeke

      PE Policewoman Raised Funds to Help Petrol Attendant After Customer Drove Away

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeJune 30, 2018December 11, 2025 1,276 0

      A Port Elizabeth policewoman took it upon herself to raise funds for a local petrol attendant after a customer drove away without paying.   Port Elizabeth, South Africa (30 June…

      bicycles

      100 bicycles will help combat crime & unemployment in Port Elizabeth

      by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvMay 25, 2018May 25, 2018 533 0

      The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has launched a new anti-crime bicycle unit thanks to the donation of 100 bicycles. The unit will help with unemployment as well.   The Nelson…

      Schoolboys

      A new initiative in PE is helping schoolboys reach their fullest potential

      by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvMay 14, 2018May 14, 2018 402 0

      The #MentortheBoys workshop in Nelson Mandela Bay was a massive success with 100 schoolboys from 10 schools attending talks and workshops designed to better their futures.   The #MentortheBoys initiative…

      Abandoned Baby

      A Port Elizabeth woman and her dog saved an abandoned baby’s life

      by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvMay 2, 2018May 3, 2018 1,738 0

      Charmaine Keevy and her dog Georgie were out for a morning walk when they found an abandoned baby. They worked to save her and now she is living a safe…

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