As ek sterf, kan my organe leef

As ek sterf, kan my organe leef

André Pieterse, Krugersdorp

Ek wil graag vir M-Net bedank vir die nuwe program The heart is beautiful wat verlede week op die kanaal vertoon is. Ek wil ook graag vir Nicolize van der Walt, Beeld se verslaggewer, bedank vir die wonderlike berig wat sy daar- oor geskryf het.

Dit het my laat besef as jy dood is en daar is iets in jou liggaam wat nog gebruik kan word om iemand anders se lewe mee te red, jy ’n orgaanskenker kan word. Daar is weer lewe ná die dood.

Daar is baie pasiënte wat wag op ’n orgaanskenking. Sou ek tot sterwe kom, dan weet ek dat iemand ná my dood sal lewe, want ek is ’n orgaanskenker.

Ek wil ook die Gird- familie sterkte toewens en vir hulle sê: Julle is in ons gebede. Ek raai almal aan wat ’n orgaanskenker wil word om die orgaanskenkingsvereniging by 0 0800 22 66 11 te bel of www.odf.org.za te besoek.

Dankie, Beeld.

The DA achieves its goals in the 2009 general election

DA leader Helen Zille arrived in Cape Town late on Friday to a hero’s welcome, after 82-days of hard campaigning on the election trail. Addressing hundreds of fervent supporters who had braved the cold to meet her at the airport, she promised supporters that, as the new premier of the Western Cape she would serve the interests of all people in the province, where racial divides run deep.

"We will try to govern as well as we can to show that life is better for everybody under the DA," she said.

The DA is in a position to take sole control of the Western Cape government after winning an outright majority in the province with more than 51 percent of votes, the first time since 1994 that a party has scored an overall majority in the province.

Although the party does not need coalition partners in the provincial legislature, Zille hinted that she might still form an alliance with smaller parties.

Speaking last Sunday, DA CEO Ryan Coetzee released a detailed analysis of the party's performance, saying the DA had achieved all three of its key objectives:

"To keep the ANC below a two-thirds majority, to win an outright majority in the Western Cape, and to significantly strengthen our position as the official opposition in South Africa," he said.

He said the DA's growth of more than 1 million votes (1 014 628) nationally had seen it increase in size by about 35 percent.

Translating into 17 additional seats, this would see a total of 67 DA MPs on opposition benches in the 400-member National Assembly.

Newcomers include respected academic Wilmot James and the party's former parliamentary media officer, Lindiwe Mazibuko.

Coetzee added that it had never been inevitable that the party would do as well as it had and that many factors had underpinned the party's success, including Zille's ‘inspired leadership’, the repositioning of the party as one with the ability to win power off the ANC, and the efficiency of its campaign machinery.

However, the DA needed to garner more support among black South Africans and would be working to that end with renewed determination.

The DA's federal executive would meet this week to discuss plans for the local government elections in 2011, when it aimed to win cities and municipalities across the country to build a platform from which to launch a campaign for national government in 2014.

Give for Life

The essence of Give For Life is that the individual who operates his / her successful social entrepreneurship business benefits together with reputable charities!

It is however the multiplication impact of working together with other Goodwill Agents that ensure that the programme offers an ongoing business solution for charities. A stand alone, once-off donation to charity can never match the impact that the Give For Life programme will have on South African charities.

“It seems that charities are always last in the queue and dependent on mostly once-off donations. This makes it difficult to plan and commit to ongoing projects. Give For Life addresses these shortcomings and present charities with an ongoing no cost solution.

Like other businesses, charities incur marketing and administrative expenses. If a corporate company invests in a sustainable project with solid ongoing returns and no input costs it will be applauded. The same rules should apply to charities. We therefore support the business-like manner in which Give For Life raises ongoing income for charities and the 100% transparent way in which distributions are made.”
Christine Kuch: Chair: The Giving Organisation

WHICH CHARITIES BENEFIT?

Give For Life strives towards absolute credibility and transparency and we therefore only support reputable and registered charity organizations. All beneficiaries need to be approved by our Trustees and comply with our contribution terms and conditions.

We are proud to be supported by the Giving Organisation, representing 9 of South Africa’s top charities, who will benefit from the program together with charities that will be nominated by YOU as a participant.

WHO IS BEHIND THE PROGRAMME?

a) Well known charity brands

As already mentioned, Give For Life is supported by some of South Africa's most respected and well-known charity brands, collectively represented by The Giving Organisation:

World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa;
South African Red Cross Society;
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA);
The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA);
Cotlands;
CHOC;
Reach For A Dream;
ACFS Community and Feeding Scheme;
Ithemba Trust.

b) The Give For Life Trust

The programme is promoted by the Give For Life Trust who receives and distributes all contributions in a 100% transparent and credible manner.

The Trust will be managed its Trustees representing:

Charities from The Giving Organisation;
Give For Life Management Company; and
Independent nominations.

c) Auditors

Full financial information and audit reports will be made available to all participants. The Trust is audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

d) Compliance overseen by Law Review Project

The Law Review Project is a not-for-profit non-government organisation (NGO) with the sole purpose of improving the quality of laws and policies in South Africa, particularly the extent to which they reflect the letter and spirit of the Constitution.

The Law Review Project specialises, inter alia, in the legality and legitimacy of network and multilevel marketing and fund raising, and is widely recognised as a leading authority on the matter. One of the public services the LRP offers in this context is that it provides assistance to South African businesses wanting to operate within the law, and observe the general principles of sound and ethical business practice.

“The Law Review Project has been appointed by Give For Life to assist in achieving legal and regulatory compliance and we will be involved with the programme on an ongoing basis. I personally believe the programme provides significant income opportunities for both charities and participant.”
Leon Louw, Chairman of the Law Review Project and Free Market Foundation.

e) The Give For Life Management Company

The Give For Life Trust appointed a commercial Management Company to manage, market and administer the Programme, including setting up IT systems, promotional material and appointing all staff to establish, grow and maintain the Programme.

A Management Fee is paid by the Trust to the Management Company, which fees are disclosed as per the Distribution Model.

The Management Company is well experienced in the field of project management for good causes and has to date already distributed close to R40 million to top South AFrican Charities through various previous business-like projects.

The Management Company will play a very important role in the administration, marketing and management of the programme to reach its goal of distributing a R100 million to charities by 2010!

Want to know more?

1. Attend any of our Official Presentations - Dates and Venues published on the website.

2. View our introduction Video available from any Goodwill Agent.

3. Study our Brochure, which can be down-loaded from the website.

Want to join?

1. Down-load and complete our Registration Form available on the website.

Please contact one of the Goodwill Agents in your area to join or for more information

Willie Schutte - 072 503 3329 - willieschutte@live.co.za
http://www.giveforlife.co.za/?referrer=100061
Andre Pieterse - 082 640 1051 - apieterse@absamail.co.za
http://www.giveforlife.co.za/?referrer=100639

You can also join our Facebook Page at:- Please invite your friends to join:-
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=628695884&ref=name#/group.php?gid=35801912556&ref=ts

Rewards:-
The Give for Life Management Company has launched an exciting competition for the Months of May and June.

- For every new agent you sign up on your Level 1, you get an entry into a cash draw!

- If you sign up between 1 and 4 people you are entered into a draw for R3000!

- BUT if you sign up 5 or more people your entry is for R5000 cash!

- Please note the new agents have to be registered from the 1st of May to the 20th of June to gain you a entry into the draw!

- The winners will be announced on the 20th of July 2009!

Good Luck!!

Please join and lets make a difference in South Africa.