STEPS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE:

Join the Othandweni Dinner for Friends Campaigns

New statistics show how the HIV/AIDS Epidemic has a paralysing effect on our beautiful country and the world we live in.

We can’t wait any longer and sit back till we hope that others start doing their jobs or keep their promises. If they can’t raise their voices to stop this dreadful disease it will be our challenge to do so.

Nelson Mandela spoke out during his Birthday Celebration in Hyde Park, London: “It lays in (y)our hands now”. So let’s do it!!! Let’s make him proud.

If every single one of us can move a pebble, in the end we might be able to move a mighty mountain or even lift the curtain of ignorance!

You can make a difference!

First Step: Join the Othandweni Dinner for Friends Campaign, click here to find out more and download registration form.

1. How 

It is easy! Join the Othandweni Dinner for Friends Campaign and host a dinner for your friends, family, colleagues, employees, customers, neighbours, old school peers or fellow club members. Ask your guests to make a contribution towards our new Respite Unit Othandweni 'A Place of Love' at the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust. Inspire those who attend your dinner to do the same and help to spread HIV/AIDS awareness across the world.

2. The idea

Host a dinner amongst friends to share those beautiful anecdotes about our work and dreams; to connect with others and inspire them to host a dinner party themselves. Our aim is to extend HIV/ AIDS awareness throughout the world and to raise funds for the running costs of our new Respite Unit.  We don’t want to lecture but rather we would like to reach out to as many people as possible with the HIV/AIDS message and stop ignorance about the disease through a fun and social event - having dinner with friends. 

3. When

The campaign will be launched on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2008.  We would like to host as many dinner parties as possible all over the World; Joburg, Paris, Hamburg, London, Kloof and unite people against this deadly disease, to show solidarity with people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, not only here in South Africa, but all around the world, as friends!

4. How long will it run

As long as it takes to get our message across! The idea is to motivate others to do the same and to inspire them to implement our idea into other functions, venues or places, such as Birthdays, company events, church services etc. The dinner dates do not have to be on World AIDS Day (01 Dec.) but we have chosen this day as a special anchor date. People are encouraged to plan dinners throughout the year. We are also planning to reflect on the dinners annually, to inspire and to unit with all those who have been involved through out the year.

5. How to get organised

This will be very easy, please download the information/ registration request, fill it in and email or fax it back to us. We will promptly supply you with all the relevant details to ensure that your dinner party will be an evening to remember. Or double click on the bold icons and download the information directly from this page.

• Registration form. You need to register your event with us, once it is done we will supply you with your registration number This registration number will be available to you and your guests who can than track their donations and event on the web or telephonically with us.
  
  
  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM
  
  
• Dinner PR Pack
  
  • Dinner invitation forms, English
  • Einladungen, Deutsch
  • Menu cards
  • Cards for seating arrangement
  • Recipe ideas
  • Othandweni Respite Unit Appeal
  • Dinner Fundraising Scheme
  • Information about HIV/ AIDS
  • Information about the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust
                           
  • Information Letter for Guests (to be printed on the backpage of the invitation)
  • Brochures
  • Little Traveller Project and Movie
  • Pledge to be read out loud before Main Course
  • “Adopt a bed” scheme
  • Thank you Cards for guests who attended the dinner with registration number and dinner fundraising details
  • Table decoration concepts and order forms via Woza Moya
  • Fundraising ideas such as auction, wine tasting and fashion events

6. How much to give

Every donation helps no matter how big or small. We will attach our “Adopt a bed” scheme as this is still short of funding. This scheme breaks down the running costs of one bed in the new Respite Unit on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and will assist as a guideline.

7. Cooking up a storm Gallery and Announcement Board of registered forthcoming events:

Here you can see who and what is cooking all around the world. Please send in your photos and add on to our Gallery.



Dinner dates flagged in the world right now: Toronto (CA), Joburg (ZA), Paris (FR), Hamburg (GER), London (GB), Kloof (ZA)

We thank you for wanting to be part of our project, your dinners will be an inspiration to others and will make a profound difference in the lives of those who use the respite services.

I hope you have been inspired and we are looking forward to assist you with all the relevant dinner organisation/planning. We are aware that World AIDS day, 1 December, is just around the corner and time she flies. Please be inventive, creative or just nominate a committee of friends for dinner on World AIDS day and get organised for your big event at a later stage.

If you have any further questions regarding this campaign, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards and don’t let your dinner get cold….

Guten Appetit, Bon Appetit, Bien aproveche

Claudia Krumhoff PR-Marketing