“Nights for Rights” Fundraiser

March 29

This is one of the shirts that we sold at the event!

So, I’ve been slacking extremely on this blog, I will do my best to catch up and sum things up concisely.

So it was finally the day for my fundraiser for my internship at PASSOP. It was a great success! We raised over 5,500R, with our goal being 4,000R. Everyone had a lot of fun and the beer pong was a huge success!

Part of the proceeds were to be going to the Roti boys. Lawrence and Richard Roti are 17 and 13, respectively. Unfortunately, they are both in wheelchairs and unable to obtain the proper care or education they need. Lawrence is thought to have Spinal Muscular Dystrophy while Richard suffers from Cerebral Palsy. They lived with their parents until their father died and their mother became overwhelmingly weak with late-stage AIDS. They were then adopted by their uncles, Michael and Fidellis, who decided it was best to move them to South Africa. Soon after they settled down, Michael and Fidellis were attacked on the street by a man with a screwdriver, and Fidellis did not survive. Now, Lawrence and Richard are left in the care of Michael and his wife Sibongile, who are both unemployed and must care for their own daughter and baby son, as well.

Sadly, one of the boys passed away earlier that week and so the money we raised went directly to helping the family for the funeral funds and other costs.