GEORGE NEWS - Garden Route Mall shoppers who had their gift purchases wrapped by the mall during the festive season have made a much-appreciated difference to the lives of less fortunate people in George.

Last week, representatives of the mall visited six non-government organisations (NGOs) in George to hand over funds raised from the gift-wrapping initiative.

The two gift wrapping stations at Pick n Pay and Woolworths had managed to generate R60 000 in six days from 19 to 24 December.

Expressing the message of Garden Route Mall's 'Caring for our Communities' initiative, the mall donated a total of R60 000 to the following six deserving organisations:

R10 000 each to Rosemoor Home for the Aged, Life Community Services, Empower, AOD Foundation, George Association For persons with Disabilities, and Zenzele Crèche.

Mall marketing manager Tumi Masango said, "We would like to thank all the customers for supporting this cause and making a difference to our communities."

Maryna de Vries, CEO of Life Community Services (middle), receives a cheque of R10 000 from mall marketing manager Tumi Masango (left) and mall manager Rion Olivier.

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