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Underpinned by a philosophy of care and giving back to those who need it most, the Dis-Chem Foundation was founded in 2006 based on concern around the growing levels of poverty in South Africa. With Covid there is an even greater need and the work done by the Dis-Chem Foundation has never been more important as communities and individuals alike have experienced loss; the loss of loved ones and economic security. Many organisations rely on the Foundation in order to keep their doors open and have peace of mind knowing that the Foundation continues to support them.
The Dis-Chem Foundation is a beneficiary of the Dis-Chem Groups' Benefit Programme. Every time a Benefit member swipes their Dis-Chem or Dis-Chem Baby City Benefit card at both Dis-Chem and Baby City stores, when redeemed, a percentage of the eligible purchase value is then donated to the Dis-Chem Foundation to help supplement the funds.
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We are so grateful for your donation of Christmas gifts for our residents.
We hope that you will have a wonderful season ahead and that we will see you in the New Year. Thank you for your support throughout the year, without this, our Association cannot complete our mission of changing the lives of so many. We look forward to a vibrant 2024!
On behalf of the uMhlathuze Municipality, the Mayor, the City Manager and myself, I would like to voice my heartfelt thank you and appreciation to each and every sponsor that donated so selflessly to this catastrophic event. Without your input we would not have had the successful outcome that eventually transpired.
I am proud to say that I serve a ‘City of Heroes’.
Dear Dis-Chem Foundation Team,
THANK YOU for your continued support of our baby home. Thank you for standing with us as we seek to make a tangible difference in the life of each child entrusted to us. Your donation is invaluable in the fight to give each child a life of dignity and love. Your donation also ensures that over 40 care givers have full-time employment in a country where many are struggling to provide for their families.
With much thanks on behalf of the Door of Hope Team
Dear Dis-Chem Foundation Team,
THANK YOU for your continued support of our baby home. Thank you for standing with us as we seek to make a tangible difference in the lives of each child entrusted to us. Your donation is invaluable in the fight to give each child a life of dignity and love. Your donation also ensures that over 40 caregivers have full-time employment in a country where many are struggling to provide for their families.
With much thanks on behalf of the Door of Hope Team
We are deeply grateful to the Dis-Chem Foundation for their generous and unwavering support! Their years of continued support has had a significant impact on Knysna Sedgefield Hospice and the lives of our patients. With their help, we have been able to provide essential care consumables to over 180 patients each month, making their lives more comfortable. This support also extends to over 1,200 family members who benefit from the donated supplies.
Thank you for your generosity and support of Knysna Sedgefield Hospice in 2023!
Thank you very much for your support and contributions to our organization. We are so fortunate to have such generous donors and we can never thank you enough for all the support you've shown us.
Your contribution during 2022 has blessed thousands of families that needed desperate assistance and your support means the world to us!
Thank you for helping us help others
The Chev is deeply grateful to the Dis-Chem Foundation for your very generous commitment of R30,000 per month in support of Arcadia Child and Youth Care Centre. We are delighted that you have chosen, in addition, to fund birthday parties for each child in the facility, which will provide a wonderful opportunity to celebrate these milestones in a special way.
With the changing demographics in South Africa and so many of our donors emigrating, a disproportionate number of those remaining are in need of welfare assistance. For those reasons we are privileged and grateful that the Dis-Chem Foundation, with its sterling reputation for extraordinary kindness, has selected Arcadia as a beneficiary.
Sarepta AFM Old Age Home
This donation will be used through direct and compassionate action to further Sarepta Old Age Home's mission to provide quality professional care, and to inspire the highest ethical standards of humanity towards our elders in the community
We are proud to be part of a community that cares and respect the elders of Sarepta.
WHAT OUR BENEFICIARIES HAVE TO SAY!
OUR CAMPAIGNS:
The Foundation works closely with registered NGOs, NPOs and NPCs to support and improve the lives of struggling communities, providing support through various campaigns and initiatives:
The Dis-Chem Foundation has a long-standing partnership with Primedia. The on-air "Random Acts of Kindness", now called ‘Caring for the Community’ runs quarterly across each of Primedia’s radio stations - 947, 702, Cape Talk and KFM. This platform allows the chosen beneficiary to create awareness of the very difficult issues and challenges they experience at the time that the Dis-Chem Foundation makes the donations.
Since 2017, the Dis-Chem Foundation has been donating blankets to various charities and non-profit organisations across the country, providing a source of warmth during the cold winter months to those who need it most. The blankets are distributed to chosen organisations nominated by Dis-Chem’s Facebook followers and Dis-Chem and Baby City staff, with beneficiaries varying from old age homes to orphanages and animal shelters.
This initiative, which has been running since 2015, aims to provide sanitary products to teenage girls in need. This campaign is committed to the empowerment of schoolgirls, raising awareness about women's health, and giving these girls the opportunity to continue their education without the burden of hygiene risks, discomfort, embarrassment, or the loss of dignity.
Reach For A Dream seeks to alleviate the strain that life-threatening illnesses place on sick children and their families by providing these dreamers with the opportunity to believe in their greatest wish. The Foundation has been providing dreams to children all around the country for 33 years in counting.
The community clinics are an initiative which brings health services to those in need instead of them going to the services. The clinics are constantly roaming around South Africa to help those in need on a regular basis.
