Ivan Andersen and I had a thumbs-up meeting yesterday afternoon with Nancy Nxumalo (Pres. Soweto Chamber of Commerce and Industries) and Pastor Saulo de Oliveira (Universal Church) to confirm that all is a GO for our participation in Make A Difference Day at Ubuntu Kraal on Sat.30Aug. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Our key activities will be the promotion of:
1. Community 100 Empowered
2. Soweto Jobs (Staffweb)
3. Soweto Business Chamber Website
Nancy and Pastor Saulo have been travelling country-wide to kick-start a multitude of Make A Difference Day events on Sat.30Aug.
For our contribution to this first Make A Difference Day launch we are told to expect at least 1000 people through Ubuntu Kraal.
My primary focus today... and next week leading up to Saturday's event will be to ensure that WE make magic happen for those who attend the day and that logistics for Saturday (presentation venues, equipment, location, tables, etc) are arranged and understood.
I will be available at my Home Office - 011 - 705-2790 or Ivan can be contacted 083 - 627-8191
Time is short... our spirit is willing... and our commitment will be 100% with whatever resource we can muster.
Each of YOU on this list may well be contacted separately ASAP ... or you are welcome to contact us ASAP... to tie down details of your involvement and to provide resource or items of interest.
To give you an idea of the sort of things we are providing on the day... Ivan and I will be providing a gift of 130 Money Skills games (retail price R440ea) - at a value of over R50 000 - as our personal contribution to Making A Difference in the lives of those who receive them. Ideally they will begifted to those who sign up for Community 100 Empowered on the day or for those who sign up to be profiled to secure a job through Soweto Jobs.
Whatever YOU can contribute in time, effort and/or resource will be highly appreciated.
Here's the type of copy we are putting out for corporates to get involved in Soweto Jobs:
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Let's Put SOWETO to Work!
SOWETO JOBS & CAREERS FORUM
in association with Soweto Chamber of Commerce & Industries
a Make-A-Difference-Day sponsored event
---- INVITATION ----
Your Company is cordially invited to provide a CAREERS Table and 2 X Specialist Recruitment Staff
to promote your Company and Career/Employment Opportunities on offer.
Date: Saturday 30th August 2008
Venue: Ubuntu Kraal, Orlando West, Soweto
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (set-up from 9 a.m.)
Objective:
To make a difference in the lives of 120 Soweto residents seeking quality employment
To provide a forum for local corporations to offer real black empowerment opportunities
To allow relaxed eyeball-to-eyeball contact between candidates and recruiters
120 Candidate profiles will be sponsored by SowetoJOBS/StaffWeb*
Participating corporates to receive full list of profiles
To serve as prototype for future recruiting events
*SowetoJOBS/StaffWeb is a Soweto Chamber of Commerce & Industries JV initiative
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OK... so it's going to be a busy old day (and week) mobilising the forces and resources we want and need on the ground for our part in this magnificent Make A Difference day initiative for Sat. 30th August 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. - anything you can do to help will be highly appreciated. Call me NOW..!
I firmly believe that Nancy and Pastor Saulo are sowing the seeds of something with HUGE potential that is going to gather enormous momentum. This is your chance to be a visionary participant in the first sowing of those seeds that will Make A Difference in the lives of countless South Africans in years to come.
We will begin adding some pictures of meetings and activities on http://www.mdiventures.blogspot.com/
Here's Nancy Nxumalo - owner of Marung Restaurant at the Top of Africa - Top of The Carlton.
Here below is Nancy Nxumalo, Pastor Saulo de Oliveira, Trevor Nel in earnest discussions with Neville Berkowitz - leading property economist and Chairman: Aspen Hills Development Company - and Joint MD of Aspen HDC: Rory Sheahan.
Regards
Trevor
Trevor Nel - 705-2790 (011)
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