As Southern Africa continues to reel from extreme weather, Virgin companies in SA have activated a nationwide relief effort in partnership with Gift of the Givers for communities devastated by floods including KZN, the Eastern Cape, and cyclone ravished areas in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Virgin Money, Virgin Active and Virgin Mobile are collectively urging their one million South African members, and the public at large, to rally together to create a groundswell of continued support “After the Rains”.
Extreme weather has wreaked havoc, not only impacting the lives of South Africans, butmillions of people in Mozambique and surrounding areas.
Collection points have been set up at 115 Virgin Active clubs throughout South Africa, making it easy for the public to drop off non-perishable food, blankets, clothing and hygiene items at these gyms https://www.virginactive.
Well respected disaster relief organisation, Gift of the Givers, will distribute the donations to devasted families whose homes and belongings have literally been washed away. The non-profit organisation is on the ground in South Africa as well as cyclone-ravaged areas to provide immediate relief.
People wanting to make cash donations can use the easily accessible Virgin Money Spot, a secure mobile app trusted by over 400 000 South African users.All they need to do is add the telephone number 0741 859 378, enter in the amount, and make a donation. The number will show up as “Gift of the Givers”https://virginmoney.