{"id":221991,"date":"2022-04-12T21:34:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T19:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=114834"},"modified":"2022-04-12T21:34:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T19:34:49","slug":"shoprite-quick-to-support-those-affected-by-kzn-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/shoprite-quick-to-support-those-affected-by-kzn-floods\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoprite quick to support those affected by KZN floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shoprite-quick-to-support-those-affected-by-kzn-floods.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shoprite-quick-to-support-those-affected-by-kzn-floods.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>12 April 2022: Following yesterday\u2019s heavy downpours in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Shoprite acted swiftly to bring relief to affected communities by dispatching three of its Mobile Soup Kitchens to alleviate hunger on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>With a fourth Shoprite Mobile Soup Kitchen on route, they will continue to serve warm and nutritious meals to those displaced and affected by the floods for as long as necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The retailer has also redirected its #ActForChange Fund till point donation facility to support local organisations assisting with relief efforts on the ground. This Fund enables customers wishing to support the relief efforts to donate as little as R5 at till points in all Shoprite, Checkers and Usave stores nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, it will donate essential food parcels \u2013 containing rice, maize meal, cooking oil and other non-perishables \u2013 and blankets to the Gift of the Givers Foundation and Ashraful Aid to distribute to families. It has also donated R30 000 towards East Coast Radio\u2019s Big Favour to further support hunger relief efforts, as well as basic food items \u2013 including energy drinks and snacks \u2013 to support the emergency and frontline workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShoprite will always avail its resources to assist disaster-stricken communities. We remain in close contact with the relevant organisations assisting with relief efforts to determine what aid is required and how we can support relief efforts,\u201d said Sanjeev Raghubir, Sustainability Manager at the Shoprite Group.<\/p>\n<p>People wanting to assist family and friends in need, can buy virtual vouchers that are and send directly to the recipient\u2019s phone to buy groceries or other essentials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Post Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">72<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/shoprite-quick-to-support-those-affected-by-kzn-floods\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 12 April 2022: Following yesterday\u2019s heavy downpours in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Shoprite acted swiftly to bring relief to affected communities by dispatching three of its Mobile Soup Kitchens to alleviate hunger on the ground. 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