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Throughout the years, Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels has raised millions of rands for local communities as bussinesses and community members come together to make a difference in people’s lives. This week, Good Morning Angels is celebrating Madiba’s legacy by partnering with the Smile Foundation.
In fact, Nelson Mandela himself was the inspiration behind the Smile Foundation. Madiba once answered the call from a concerned mother whose daughter, Thando, was born with facial paralysis. Inspired by the story, Madiba made a call to one of his go-to people, businessman and philanthropist Marc Lubner, who assisted Thando with a life-changing surgery. The Smile Foundation was born from that.
13-year old Karabo, who was born with a cleft lip and palate, is one of the children who will be assisted during Smile Week this year. Besides the fact that he looks different to other children, he as difficulty speaking and eating. The operation to repair his cleft palate has been booked for next week and, after this has healed, his lip will also be repaired. This will help tremendously with his health and development, but also his confidence – and it will give him the ability to smile!
To kick off the fundraiser Spar will donate R200 000 to support Smile Foundation “Smile Week” to perform corrective surgery on eight children, including Karabo. This is on behalf of Spar Women’s Challenge Tshwane and all the women and men supporting the race.
“I think the significant connection between Nelson Mandela and the Smile Foundation makes this a very obvious cause for Mandela Day this year. Madiba inspired, encouraged and started the Smile Foundation’s journey so to honour him this way is the most natural thing to do,” Jacaranda FM’s Martin Bester shares. “Companies and people who support Smile Week this year will not give a child a reason to smile, but will give a child a smile. It’s so beautiful and I so happy we are doing this.”