{"id":183468,"date":"2018-07-30T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/183468\/carnival-city-rises-against-hunger\/"},"modified":"2018-07-30T11:45:27","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T09:45:27","slug":"carnival-city-rises-against-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/07\/30\/carnival-city-rises-against-hunger\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival City rises against hunger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To commemorate Mandela Day, last Wednesday, Carnival City rallied its employees and volunteers from local businesses and government to Rise Against Hunger.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative, in collaboration with Rise Against Hunger (previously Stop Hunger Now), saw hundreds of volunteers invest 67 minutes of their time on packaging lines to pack meal parcels for needy children.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Amongst the volunteers was Miss Teen Gauteng 2017, Kaitlin de Jager.<\/p>\n<p>A grand total of 110 376 meals were packed on the day.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_183470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183470\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-183470\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALRISE_37453-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALRISE_37453-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALRISE_37453-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALRISE_37453-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/30GCNGENERALRISE_37453.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers from Carnival City, Sun International\u2019s head office, and other local businesses spent Mandela Day packing meals for underprivileged people at Carnival City as part of the Rise Against Hunger campaign.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Each parcel contains 216 meal bags, which in turn contain six meals each.<\/p>\n<p>The contents are carefully planned to provide for the nutritional needs of children, including rice, soya, soup mix and a vitamin sachet containing 23 essential vitamins and minerals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMandela Day, this year, marked the centenary of the late former president, Nelson Mandela\u2019s birth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the spirit of Mandela\u2019s immense generosity and love for children, we were honoured to host the 2018 Rise Against Hunger food packing drive on what would have been his 100th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlleviating hunger is something that is close to our hearts and it was indeed heartening to see so many volunteers line up to lend a hand to pack food for the needy in our community,\u201d said Annemie Turk, general manager of Carnival City.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/183437\/rock-music-showcased-at-saturday-social-club\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rock music showcased at Saturday Social Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/182838\/elsburg-resident-to-take-part-in-prestigious-pageant\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elsburg resident to take part in prestigious pageant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span 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