Archive for the ‘Junk Mail Cares’ Category

Come Donate Blood With Junk Mail For A Day

Posted on: May 20th, 2013 by Heinrich van den Worm No Comments
It is that time again! The SANBS will be here at the Junk Mail head office partnering with Engen this coming Thursday. Previously we aimed for about 30 units of bloods. Sad truth is that this is not enough! There are currently less than 5% of the country's population donating blood. You know that every minute, someone in a hospital near you is in need of blood. We are asking you as our user and friend to come and donate blood with us at the Engen garage. There will be a tent across our Read more [...]

All the info you need about the Twitter Blanket Drive 2013

Posted on: May 17th, 2013 by Henno Kruger No Comments
Yes! It's that time of the year again: it's time for the Twitter Blanket Drive. The 2013 edition of this uniquely South African community driven responds to the needs of the poor during the winter months of the year and takes place on Saturday the 25th of May. The Twitter Blanket Drive is the brainchild of Melanie Minnaar. It all started with one tweet that she sent out in 2010 saying "what if each person on Twitter donated a blanket". Since then the Twitter Blanket Drive has grown into an annual Read more [...]

Introducing Jerseys 4 Jozi

Posted on: May 14th, 2013 by Henno Kruger No Comments
Last week the Jerseys 4 Jozi was launched at the Clay Oven in Lonehill. The Clay Oven is an informal settlement in the North of Johannesburg. Many residents are unemployed and have to resort to begging on the streets or doing piece-jobs in surrounding suburbs to survive. Jerseys 4 Jozi is a registered non-profit organisation. Their aim is to spread warmth to the homeless citizens of Johannesburg. The temperatures can reach as low as -8.2 degrees Celcius in the City of Gold during the winter months Read more [...]

Interview with a regular Junk Mail user

Posted on: May 13th, 2013 by Henno Kruger No Comments
Today I'm doing something different. I'm featuring a Junk Mail user who has been using our service for some time. Nicolene Gilliland hails from Pretoria East. She's a registered breeder of English Bulldogs and she has been using Junk Mail for quite some time to advertise her puppies. According to Nicolene, her puppies sell with absolutely great success, and she gets peace of mind that they find the caring families with the help of Junk Mail. She is full of praise for the guys and girls of Junk Read more [...]

Help the SANBS at Junk Mail this Friday!

Posted on: April 30th, 2013 by Henno Kruger No Comments
Regular readers of this blog will know that Junk Mail Cares and that we have proved this time and time again - our staff donates blood to the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) on a regular basis. The SANBS is a non-profit organisation. This organization provides an essential service within South Africa and is rated among the best in the world in the provision of blood and blood products (as well as in relation to the research and training provided). The SANBS operates all over Read more [...]

Earth Hour 2013

Posted on: March 19th, 2013 by Ruan Fourie No Comments
It is no secret that the world is facing bigger environmental issues than ever before in recorded history. Many of us want to do something to help the environment, but we don't know where to start. Earth Hour is a great way that every single one of us can do something for the environment with ease. What is Earth Hour? Every year towards the end of the month of March the World Wildlife Federation organizes the event known as Earth Hour. Anyone around the world can participate because all Read more [...]