Year-End Newsletter
December 2020
To: The Beautiful Life Family

Season’s Greetings!

To all our donors and volunteers who partnered with us during 2020, a huge thank you for your support! We value your input and all your love gifts towards our community projects.
With your help, Beautiful Life TCD has been able to partner with many families in need of basic supplies, counselling, and support. Many thanks to our volunteers who worked tirelessly to raise funds and assist with admin and marketing throughout the year. A warm welcome to our new volunteers Joanne Immelman and Bronwyn Weeks who recently joined our team. Thank you for your sacrificial time and services offered to Beautiful Life TCD. We trust you will find being a member of our team to be a rewarding experience.
We would like to acknowledge our community development partners for their support throughout 2020.

Community Outreach During 2020

We partnered with Hillsong Africa Foundation and thanks to their support, we were able to provide 250 grocery hampers and 250 loaves of bread to the children at Bokmakierie Primary School and families from Bridgetown, Kewtown, the Silvertown, and the broader Athlone area under the auspices of New Destiny Church in Bridgetown.

Many thanks to the Stellenbosch University international students who donated food parcels for families in crisis during the COVID -19 pandemic which was donated to families under the care of the team at the Athlone Catholic Church.
With your help as our valuable donors, we were able to provide school uniforms and shoes for children in need in the communities living on the Cape Flats, many of whom, sadly do not even have socks to wear.

We also gifted storybooks to the grade one learners at Bokmakierie Primary school to read at home while they are in quarantine due to lockdown regulations. This was made possible by our generous donor, Pearson Books.

Christmas 2020 Share – A- Thon “Spread the Love” Campaign

With your help, we have been able to bless a number of families this Christmas with a meal voucher. However, the demand for food and basic supplies is much greater than our resources to sustain the ever-increasing number of children and families who are hungry due to the economic pressures faced as a result of COVID- 19 which has had a devastating effect on the already disadvantaged communities in Cape Town. We would therefore like to appeal to you to continue to support our communities in distress with meal vouchers to sustain them during Lock-down.

Community Projects

During lockdown, we launched online literacy lessons for children and support for parents to assist with home-schooling challenges. A huge vote of thanks to Pearson Book Publishers/ Distributors for their kind donation of children’s story books towards our literacy project.

Life Coaching Blog: Our Founder, Wendy La Vita launched an exciting new blog on our website www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za where you can gain valuable life coaching and parenting skills from her research and international life coaching associates.
Counselling: Our counselling service is now operating online and many requests for prayer and support have been received via our social media. We would like to thank Rochelle Simerie our prayer warrior for her prayer support throughout 2020

Our counselling services are available every day throughout the year on an appointment basis, email: beautifullifetraininganddevelo@gmail.com
Online Grocery vouchers: Due to the restrictions in line with COVID – 19 Regulations we implemented the online voucher system. Beneficiaries now receive a voucher online which we directly send to their cell phones or email address. The beneficiary is able to go to Pick n pay to redeem the voucher or shop online. In this way, we are not going out to hand out hampers/love buckets in person. (preventing the spread of viruses).

Grocery vouchers are available online at web tickets: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=150880399
Donors can email the voucher to beautifullifetraininganddevelo@gmail.com

Fundraising

During the pandemic, our fundraising team braved COVID-19 by continuing to host our fundraiser at St Peter’s Square in the face of many challenges and sadly with very little success. Consequently, the fundraising team began actively fundraising online to raise need funding for families in crisis due to an increase in the loss of jobs and income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in many more children and families in dire need of basic meals and supplies to sustain them.

Donor Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge our community development partners for their support throughout 2020

Business Partners:

A.M.A. Auto
C G Plastics
Pick n Pay Head Office,
Sunset Window Tinting
Food Lovers Stellenbosch
Pick n Pay Corporate
Pearson Book Publishers/Distributors
Shoprite Holdings
Barksole St Peters Square Observatory
St Peters Square Shopping Mall Management & customers/donors

Loyal Community Development Partners:

Dr F. Sonn
Mr. D. Koopman
Dr N. Pieterse
Mr Adam
Mrs Tonca
Ps B. Bergstead
Rev. O. Kingsley
Mr J. Benjamin
Mr. Moraba
Mr N. Shannon

Non-Profit Partners:

Hillsong Africa Foundation NPC
Take My Hand NPC

Media associates namely:

Roy Cotton Jnr. Bshani Radio Global Broadcasting from New York https://www.bshaniradio.com/love-inspiration/love-and-inspiration-ep-1508-wendy-lavita-how-to-victoriusly-overcome-lifes-challenges-bshani-radio
Heart 104.9FM
Carmen Cairncross showcases Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Established by Wendy La Vita
https://www.heartfm.co.za/show-content/your-feel-good-daily-stories-from-around-the-world/
Maties Media Stellenbosch University
https://www.matiemedia.org/signing-in-online/
Voice of the Cape Radio FM 90.3 Interview with Wendy La Vita Founder Member & Director of Beautiful Life TCD nominated for a Charity Award from Shoprite https://iono.fm/e/672498
Lastly, we would like to thank our individual donors who supported our fundraisers at shopping malls in Cape town for your love gifts. We could not have done it without your ongoing support throughout the year.

Back To School January 2021!

YOU can help to send a child School with Pride & Joy ☺

We are hosting our Back to School Fundraiser in January 2021 and appeal to you to give the Gift of Education to a child in South Africa this New Year!

You can sponsor a school uniform (R500)/School shoes (R250) by making an online donation today! CLICK: https://www.payfast.co.za/donate/go/beautifullifetraining

Make a Direct Gift: Electronic Transfer (EFT)
Bank Details.
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development.
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209

We look forward to partnering with families and communities in South Africa in 2021 and trust that you, our partner in community development will continue to help us to uphold our motto: “Shaping a generation together.”

Stay in the know; follow us on our facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity
or visit our website: www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za for news updates.

May God bless you with good health and may all your plans succeed in 2021!

Team Beautiful Life TCD

Sponsorship Opportunity! P.S. We need a new minibus vehicle to offer vital youth and community development programmes in 2021!
“Shaping a generation together”

CHRISTMAS SHARE-A-THON!

This Christmas you and your family or team can connect with the team at Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Non Profit, based in Cape Town South Africa.

We are raising funds to provide Christmas Hampers for families in distress and to gift school uniforms for children in need, due to high unemployment in the Western Cape.

This is how you can partner with us and to spread the Christmas Joy:

• Option 1: Donate your company gift R1000 and enjoy marketing and exposure on all our social media platforms: Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Face to Face marketing in shopping malls
• Option 2: Donate a Christmas LOVE BUCKET for a hungry family during the 6 weeklong school holidays. (R250.00)
• Option 3: Give the gift of education; sponsor a school uniform & shoes and help to send a child to school with pride & dignity in 2021. (R500.00)

DONATE NOW! : Click on link/www.payfast.co.za/donate/go/beautifullifetraining

EFT : First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209

Let’s spread the Christmas Joy this festive season.
P.S. Can’t wait to see the children’s faces when they unwrap their gifts.

Warm Regards,

The Beautiful Life Team

#GIVING TUESDAY, 1 December 2020

Is the day after Black Friday and Cyber Monday that you can give back to disadvataged communties in South Africa. You can donate or volunteer for a cause.
Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Appeal: Your gift of a Love Bucket (R250) will enable us to provide a healthy meal for a child during the December school holidays for less than R15 per day www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za 
Donate Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

BLACK FRIDAY APPEAL

# Pay it Forward! Donate Your Black Friday savings to feed a hungry family on the Cape Flats. Shocking Stats reveals an unemployment rate of more than 29% in the Western Cape.
Donate Now on line
www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

“Shaping a generation together”

Thank you for your support!
Team Beautiful Life TCD

Thanks Giving Message

Thurs 26 November 2020

We celebrate “Thanks Giving Day”! We would like to thank all our donors and volunteers for their contributions to Beautiful Life Training & Community Development. Thank you for your donations to send children to school, feed families, care for the elderly and offer training & community development projects to support families in crisis on the Cape flats. We value your support! Blessings From The

Beautiful Life Team ☺

#WORLD FOOD DAY, 16 October 2020 APPEAL :

Families in impoverished communities on the Cape Flats in South Africa face a double burden of Hunger & Malnutrition. As a result of poverty, and high unemployment in the Western Cape in South Africa.
You can help to provide a healthy meal for a family this World Food day.
“Grow, nourish, sustain. Together.
Our actions are our future.”

Invest Now:  https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Beautiful Life TCD News Update

On Saturday 10 October we are commemorating World Homeless Day

The rate of homelessness has sadly increased due to high unemployment and poverty. More than 6000 people are homeless in the Western Cape.

We need your support to empower the unemployed in our communities through our social development programmes. You can help to curb homelessness and improve our economy by contributing towards Skills Training, Food Security, Family Counselling and Education.

Together we can uphold our motto:

“Shaping a generation together “

Invest Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

We value Your Support.

Kind regards

The Beautiful Life Team.

Beautiful Life TCD News Update

September 2020

Reaching out to families in crisis.

Thanks to our kind donors who doubled their monthly donations in August 2020 to support families during our Winter Share-a-thon we were able to reach out to more families in crisis during the month of August 2020

Tax Benefits of Donating

Beautiful Life Training & Community Development offers donors numerous benefits. You can save on your tax each month. Receive an 18A tax exception certificate. Improve your B-BBEE points. Beautiful Life Training and Development NPC qualifies for B-BBEE points in 2 categories: Skills development (SD) and Socio-Economic Development (SED). Investing in your community sends a powerful message that you are thriving and that others are benefiting from your success and growth. Invest Now:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
givengain

Regards Team Beautiful Life TCD

Beautiful Life Online 24/7

Charity Shop 

A space where you can donate unwanted gifts in a resellable condition. The proceeds of the sale will go towards our community development projects. Join our Facebook Beautiful Life Charity Shop Group today! We will sell your goods for you. Your In-kind donation will help to feed a hungry family, educate a child, provide counselling and support for families on the Cape Flats in South Africa.
https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity
We value your support!
Regards the Beautiful Life TCD Team

Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Sponsorship Acknowledgement to CG Plastics for the donation of perspex screens & face sheilds for protection.

We recommend CG Plastics. CG plastics has a range of quality products and their services are highly recommended.
CG Plastics Contact Details:
Director: Grace Cable
Email: grace.cable@cgplastics.
Tel No +27 21 704 4962
Website website: http://www.cgplastics.co.za/products/