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SAMVOINT Remote Community Upliftment Program
Incorporating SAMVOA, SAMVOZA & SAMVOUSA

Outreach to Stilbaai in December 2015

On Sunday 27 and Monday the 28th of December a 104 less privilege children from Melkhoutfontein, Stilbaai and surrounding farms had the opportunity to fly in Little Annie.",

This outreach from Just Love Mission was made possible by the Mission itself and the South African Military Veterans Organization International (SAMVOINT).

Tannie Lena from Ouma Lena se Huis in Melkhoutfontein also had the privilege to fly with some of the children.

Each child received a gift pack and will be presented with a certificate of participation.

It was deemed by the sponsor to be a great success and a follow up outreach is planned for the future to include the areas of Riversdale and Albertinia.

We would like to give a thanks to the Stilbaai Police Station and Hesseque Municipal Safety Department for all their professional assistance to make this a success. Also to Jenny Olivier for arranging the children to be collected by Fred Smook Vervoer.

SAMVOINT Remote Community Upliftment Program,

Incorporating SAMVOA, SAMVOZA & SAMVOUSA",

Joy rides for underprivileged children

For the past 2 years, SAMVOINT has focused on the “Remote Community Upliftment Program” (RCUP), which differentiates SAMVOINT (SAMVOA, SAMVOZA and SAMVOUSA) from other military veteran organisations, in that this community development program is entirely dependent on applying the skills of our members to the benefit of remote communities.

Just Love is based on the concept and application of Antonov An-2 aircraft in order to support not-for-profit charity and community support initiatives such as lifting the lives of less fortunate, possibly living in remote locations, In this way, our project supports the special wishes of children and adults alike, who have never been up in an aircraft, or those whose dream it is to be able to fly in an aircraft.

As a Veteran Organisation, we are in a unique position of having many pilots aircraft-skilled crew members. In addition, SAMVOINT also has a large number of tradesmen and skilled personnel over many disciplines within our membership.


An example of such a project took place on Sunday 27th and Monday the 28th December, 2015 and SAMVOINT’s contribution was “Little Annie”, its pilot and crew and members with trades. The minders were from “Ouma Lena se Huis” in Melkhoutfontein, who participated in an outreach project in the Stilbaai area of the Western Cape.

The day’s events saw 104 disadvantaged, orphaned, abandoned and / or abused youngsters enjoy an amazing day out, doing something they would never otherwise have done – fly in an aeroplane. Tannie Lena from “Ouma Lena se Huis” also took advantage of the opportunity fly with some of the children.
Each child received a gift pack and was later presented with a certificate of participation.
The SAMVOINT Team and the local institution felt that this made a meaningful difference in their lives and that they, in turn, “will pay it forward” in their own way, so that others may benefit and to ultimate contribute to better societies being built for the future.

Those who made it possible included the Stilbaai Police Station and the Hesseque Municipal Safety Department for their professional assistance, as well as Ms Jenny Olivier for arranging for the children to be collected and transported by Fred Smook Vervoer.

Best said in the words of the local newspaper:
Kinders kry vlerke met Little Annie
Heidi en Wanda Cronjé saam met van die kinders wat gevlieg het.
STILBAAI NUUS - Minderbevoorregte kinders van die dorp, Melkhoutfontein en die landelike gebiede het die afgelope vakansie vir die eerste keer in 'n vliegtuig gevlieg.

Die Just Love Mission Care 2 share-inisiatief het op Sondag, 27 en Maandag, 28 Desember die kinders bederf deur hul vir 'n vlug te neem in die organisasie se vliegtuig, Little Annie.

Die uitreikprogram is moontlik gemaak deur die organisasie, asook die South African Military Veterans Organization International (SAMVOINT).
Kinders van Ouma Lena se Huis is ook hierby betrek en het die vlug baie geniet. Elke kind het 'n geskenkpakkie en 'n sertifikaat ontvang wat aandui dat hul in Little Annie gevlieg het.

Die organiseerders is tevrede met die sukses van die uitreik en beoog om Albertinia en Riversdal in te sluit by 'n opvolg uitreik.

Just Love Mission (JLM) is 'n welsynsorganisasie wat ontstaan het uit 'n liefde vir vlieg en die positiewe uitwerking wat dit het op gemeenskappe.

Kinders wag gretig om op die vliegtuig te klim.

En daar gaan hulle!


Enquiries:
Colin Bowring – Project Coordinator and Fund Raiser – Johannesburg – colinb123c@gmail.com;
Tony Macquet – Project Champion – Melbourne - tmacquet@samvoint.org