{"id":61077,"date":"2014-06-04T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/61077\/tzu-chi-foundation-feeds-the-community\/"},"modified":"2014-06-04T09:01:42","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T07:01:42","slug":"tzu-chi-foundation-feeds-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/06\/04\/tzu-chi-foundation-feeds-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Tzu-chi Foundation feeds the community"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Buddhist compassion relief Tzu-chi Foundation, South Africa, hosted their annual food handover, which forms part of their winter relief efforts, on Sunday, May 25.<\/p>\n

This year the Taiwan-based charity’s projects focused on the Marathon, Makause and Delport informal settlements and the organisation handed over rice, scarves and ear-muffs to an estimated 3 000 families.<\/p>

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The families, who were identified for the handover by volunteers, were issued with a form which they had to produce before receiving the supplies.<\/p>\n

“This is an amazing project that takes place every year and helps our local communities greatly,” said Capt Patricia Fakude, of the Primrose Police.<\/p>

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“As a social crime prevention officer I see the benefits a project like this has in the community.<\/p>\n

“It gives us an opportunity to interact with the community and to offer crime prevention tips.”<\/p>\n