Dear MCM friend

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” Matt.5:9.

When monitoring the newspapers and the social media, court cases, children murdering their parents and shooting on the Cape flats, are the highlights of our daily news. More than ever has the above scripture been true and needed for today.

OUR IMPACT Monte Christo Miqlat is perfectly placed by God to be used as a vehicle to carry His Peace through our Val-ley by firstly focussing on the restoration of our families. When our families are healthy and cared for, the community is a safe and peaceful place to enjoy our daily living. Through our Community Care Centres, we conduct various programmes for the fathers, mothers, school dropout kids and the boys and girls in the family. A strong emphasis is been put on education for the youth, espe-cially numeracy and literacy. When listening to all the feedback and acknowledging the blessings, the Black Tie Dinner & Auction, as fundraiser for our educa-tional programmes in our Community Care Centres, were the first in many to come. This event also served as a marketing tool in taking hands with new partners to support our programmes.

Winter is on our doorstep and our Drakenstein Food Centre is ready to serve our community with nutritious meals. Please place your order and contribute towards our children’s feeding. Sports & Recreation managed to invest through various ways in our children eg. Soccer, Vlakkie cricket, paintball, the BMX track, our gymnasium, the playground and the Character build and SHAPE teachings. These are “fun” opportunities for our children where they learn to be a responsible citizen. Through our Bowy Programme, we are daily building a cushion of support around our vulnerable families with the help of the Hos-pice TAC team (team around the child) and give them Hope through our presence and assistance. Japie Moses was appointed programme manager of Full Circle. He manages all the job opportunities for the Homeless. We serve the Homeless in central Paarl on the bank of the river and in Paarl South, in Louw’s Avenue. We invite you to buy the G-vouchers which enable the Homeless to receive a cooked meal or clothing. Give responsibly, not money. Marianna Perold is the new manager of Monte Christo Coffee Shop. You are invited to enjoy a coffee at the fireplace and meet Marianna or book our venue upstairs for meetings, conferences or any other special occasions. Let’s transform our community by being peacemakers in every aspect of our lives.

MCM HR statistics:

Staff 36

Temporary staff 3

Volunteers 12

MCM Vision:

“Living and experiencing God’s

kingdom of heaven through a

life of faith in action”

From the CEO’s office….. 3rd Edition - March 2014

MCM Mission: “In obedience to Christ, our mission is to sus-

tainably help and empower those in our community who are in

need. We and our partners will work together to address the

root of poverty in our communities, assisting the needy to ex-

perience healthy, fulfilling lives, both physically and spiritu-

ally.”

MCM would like to thank all our MCM Black Tie Dinner & Auction Sponsors. The event was

a great success. Please diarise our next date on Thursday 19 February 2015.

Basson & Basson

2 DRAKENSTEIN FOOD CENTRE

Industrial kitchen and bakery consisting of : - 7 x 200L industrial soup pots; - 1x baking oven; and - 2x muffin ovens Production capacity of 10,000 meals per day. 2800 beneficiaries (primarily children) are fed daily. In 2013, the centre produced a total of 685 945 meals. Please contact us a day before the time to place an order at 021-868 2251. Price list below.

SPORTS & RECREATION

Purpose To provide a healthy lifestyle and personal growth alternative to the youth of the Drakenstein region.

Programmes

Coaching 1000 youth development

MCM Sports Park

MCM community gymnasium

BMX track

Playground Partners 10 Primary Schools 5 High Schools 16 Community Clubs Feeding 2000 children per month

Renting of the MCM Sports Field @ R300 Sponsor a perimeter board at the MCM Sports Park @ R5000 Sponsor sports equipment and cloth-ing to the kids Use of MCM Community Gym

BOWY PROGRAMME @

BUTTERFLY HOUSE

Purpose We provide re-sources and profes-sional support to enable the most vulnerable families to care for their chil-

dren: promoting healthy, hopeful fu-tures. Holistic Care Plan The Interdisciplinary TAC (Team Around the Child) develop, implement & monitor a holistic care plan for each child which includes care in the home and at Butterfly House. The holistic care plan addresses physi-cal, emotional, social, health literacy, educational, spiritual and cultural needs and preferences. Needs list

- nappies nr. 4 (7-14kg) - tissues - surgical gloves (sempermed) - plastic bags (for dirty nappies) - toilet spray - 3 x car seats

TIFFANY’S COMMUNITY CARE

CENTRE

Purpose To serve as a safe beacon of hope and holis-tic care in the heart of the community

Programmes

Nutritional care

Support groups

Children programmes - Kids clubs - Creche

School Age Educational programmes

Mathematics & Literature

Homework opportunity

Youth programmes

Internet Café

Social Welfare programmes

Arts, culture & recreation

Hiring of Lukhanyo’s Hall: R250 Hiring of Tiffany’s Hall: R800 Hiring of Arts & Culture groups: R1500 (R300 dep) - Sarafina dancers Use of Internet Cafe - Gumboots dancers - Cultural dancers - Mango grooves

Woman who do beading work for corporates

Contact us to make reservations.

LUKHANYO COMMUNTITY CARE

CENTRE

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Vision

No child in the Drakenstein goes to bed hungry.

PRODUCT DESCRIP-TION

R

White bread 700g 7.70

Brown bread

700g 7.20

Rolls Hamburger ( packet x6)

7.50

Rolls Hotdog (packet x6)

7.50

Rusk’s Buttermilk/Bran (400g package)

25.00

Rusk’s Buttermilk/Bran (2Wrapped)

3.20

Muffins (Chocolate, Caramel, Fudge, Blueberry etc.

Single wrapped

3.50

Soup (Vegetable, Pea, Bean)

1L

6.50

Miqlat: NPO: 107-185 PBO: 930008066 Section 21: 2000/030785/08

MCM: NPO: 107-181 PBO: 930018316 Section 21: 2004/033120/08 VAT NO: 4760219725

BBBEE: 4

BANK DETAILS

Monte Christo Ministries

Nedbank (cheque account)

Branch code: 198765

Account number: 1498109292

Miqlat

ABSA Wellington (cheque account)

Branch code: 632005

Account number: 4053004457

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPON-SIBILITY Tax deductable benefits Improve your BBBEE Score

CONTACT DETAILS

1 Van der Lingen Street, Paarl

Tel. 021 872 5580

Email. mcmmiqlat@gmail.com

www.mcmmiqlat.com

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MCM COFFEE SHOP

You will find our cozy little coffee shop on the

corner of Van der Lingen Street and Pastorie

Avenue. We are a peaceful little haven if you

want to escape from the hustle and bustle of

everyday life. We are a Street off the Main

Street, which makes us a little quieter and more

tranquil.

What we can do: High teas Platters Breakfasts Lunches Take away foods, and much more

Venue hiring What does our venue offer?

Air conditioning Wi-fi White wall for data projector Desks and seating Friendly service and affordable prices

Venue Only (Mon-Fri) Including coffee/tea, mints and ice water on the tables R40 p.p

Breakfast package (Venue and Breakfast) (4-30 people) R55 p.p

Tea/Coffee with a muffin/scone (Served with butter, jam and cheese)

Lunch package (Venue and Lunch) (4-30 people) R70 p.p

Tea/Coffee/Fruit Juice with quiche and two salads Or Tea/Coffee/Fruit Juice with lasagne and salad

Breakfast & lunch R90 p.p

Venue Hire Weekends 0-20 people R400

20-50 people R600

HOW CAN YOU HELP US:

Donations – please see our bank details or visit or contact the office Volunteering Sponsor goods in kind/child Business – contact our office to find out how your business can get involved. You will benefit from a Section 18 A and BBBEE certificate Please support the Food Centre to place an or-der to feed the hungry. Churches, schools, cor-porates and individuals are welcome to order in bulk at a minimal cost.

FULL CIRCLE COMMUNITY CARE CENTRE

Purpose Full Circle aims to provide holistic care for the home-less of the Drakenstein Region

Projects

Full Circle G-voucher that community members can give to a homeless person to receive food, clothing and to get involved in the programme

Optel project

Clothing Bank Buying a meal coupon @ R6.00 Sponsor a daily wage Sponsor tools, clothes, bibs Contact us to make use of our cleaning ser-