What we do
We don’t cycle across continents. We only run around the table in the living room. We don’t bake cupcakes.
What we can do, and can do well, is drive. 1 800km in 24 hours? No problem! Take a front-wheel drive SUV up the tricky Naude’s Neck pass? No worries.
Every September we take on The Drive. We deliver necessary supplies to kids with cancer around the country, driving more than 5 000km in seven days.
What supplies? Sometimes it’s the small things that can make a big difference. Many of the families affected by a child with cancer can’t afford basic necessities such as a toothbrush, face cloth, soap… so we provide these basics. Items most of us take for granted.
We also deliver some educational toys and treats like chocolate and energy-boosting drinks and eateries.
Over the past few years we’ve hosted small music events in rural towns such as Rhodes and Barrydale with artists like Mathys Roets and Louise Carver, playing to sell-out audiences.
As Dave Walker, the unofficial mayor of the town of Rhodes, said of Mathys Roets performing in the Walkerbouts Inn: “It’s the first time in a very long time that the bar and church people socialised together, in the same space.”
We are now expanding the music concert element to help raise more awareness and funds, hosting a music concert at the Fairtree Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria, featuring Jakkie Louw and Mathys Roets. The long-term plan is to expand on the music concerts, and other events – all to help raise awareness and funds for organisation like Cupcakes of Hope for kids with cancer.
Raising more awareness about the disease is another longer-term priority. Early detection can make a massive difference in the battle against cancer. In fact, it can save lives.
We plan to make a much bigger impact in this regard in the future.