Leading hospitality group Peermont Hotels, Casinos and Resorts extends its heart-felt appreciation to all guests who helped make a difference in a child\u2019s life through their donations to Childline South Africa, in partnership with Peermont.<\/p>\n
In a fund-raising initiative that launched on April 1, 2013, guests were given the choice to donate R1 to Childline South Africa at check-out, with all proceeds going towards funding a number of the NGO\u2019s initiatives.<\/p>
These include vital programmes and facilities designed to protect children and teens from all forms of violence and abuse, as well as providing young people with access to counselling services.<\/p>\n
The organisation also offers programmes that raise awareness of children\u2019s rights among parents and educators.<\/p>
\u201cA heartfelt thank you goes to our wonderful guests for their generosity.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo date we have managed to raise over R23 000 for Childline,\u201d said Christelle Carstens, group rooms operations manager at Peermont.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is so heart-warming to see how a small amount of money that many of us take for granted can go so far.\u201d<\/p>\n
The money raised from guests\u2019 contributions will help to fund a dedicated crisis line for at-risk children and teens, educational programmes on child rights, volunteer training, appropriate training for professionals who work with children, therapy for abused and traumatised children and their families, legal assistance, and much more.<\/p>\n
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