FirstRand supports Swakopmund Lions

The FirstRand Namibia Foundation has renovated the Lions Club Swakopmund kitchen to a total value of N$225 000. Rivonia Job, marketing and communications manager, added that the foundation has six focus areas across Namibia: education and financial literacy; community and health development; skills and capacity development; environmental guardianship; sports; and arts and culture. “The foundation has just handed over N$1 million to Namibian drought relief and has also earmarked N$500 000 for the provision of food in the Erongo and Kunene regions; however, we are yet to finalise the distribution of food with both governors in the two regions.” In terms of the renovations done at the kitchen, Job added that they did not want to do the traditional ceremony of handing over the renovated kitchen officially but have rather opted to have their staff volunteer.The FirstRand Namibia staff took the Old Age Home residents for ice cream and also assisted in the kitchen with lunch. “It’s about giving back our time and skills, not just in monetary terms. It is important for us as a bank to take care of our senior citizens with the wisdom that they have, and we are really very happy to be associated with the Lions Club.” Jonathan Wilsnach, the manager of the Lions Old Age Home, mentioned that the kitchen has not been renovated for more than 35 years. “It has been a longstanding goal for us to renovate this kitchen, and we are very grateful to have accomplished this task with the assistance of the foundation. A lot of effort has been put into this project over many years. “While we were working on fundraising projects for the kitchen, many other needs arose, particularly regarding space. The facility was established in 1968.”Currently, more than 200 elderly individuals reside in the Lions Old Age Home. “We would like to encourage other corporations to join us and support us. We are planning a major event soon, which will be announced in the newspapers. “We invite corporations to engage with us, focusing on doing a thorough job and not solely on corporate interests. I also encourage youth involvement from an early age, teaching them the importance of serving the community and respecting our elderly. “Our motto is to value and respect our senior citizens, ultimately contributing to a stable society.” – leandrea@erongo.com.na

FirstRand supports Swakopmund Lions

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