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Highlighting the work of my Superhero Catherine Constantinides

Superhero Catherine Constantinides’s Birthday Notes + My Thoughts

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“BIRTHDAY NOTES • We seem to forget that growing old is a privilege denied to many. I’m grateful to have seen another birthday, anbirthday in the time of a global health pandemic at a scale never witnessed in our lifetime. I’ve spent the last few days reflecting deeply.

🎁 Do we truly know what matters to us, do we understand what life is all about and do we spend enough of the hrs of our day respecting & giving love to those that mean everything to us. Last Yr I battled to fight #COVID19 & I know regardless of the struggle & challenges I’m still faced with… I know how blessed I am. I count those blessings & treasure them with my life.

🎁 The gifts in this precious life are the people we surround ourselves with. Also Those that we may not see but that live in our hearts. Our lives are so fragile & we are NOT promised tomorrow, so we need to be deliberate in our actions TODAY.

I was blessed to be with my Superhero on her birthday and see the magic of her work – her dedication and connection to the orange farm community is something to behold.

🎁 My Mommy always used to tell us never leave for tomorrow what can be done today. She also told us categorically that in our lives we must never go to bed fighting with someone, we should always try to resolve our disputes & fights. We don’t know if that person will be here tomorrow.

🎁 For this birthday we spent two days in Orange Farm. Were able to give lunch packs, cake, party packs, fruit, Hope, LIGHT and happiness to almost 1000 children. This is where I have I spent my birthday each year for the past few years.

🎁 The children we celebrate with have never had a birthday celebrated with cake & singing, they don’t have a meal each day at home. Some don’t even have school shoes or an actual school uniform. But we shared our time with them with a giant cake, a tracksuit for each child, a delicious lunch pack/ hot meal, we danced & sang happy birthday not for me, but for us all..This birthday we gave LIGHT & LOVE!

🎁 I’m so sorry for the calls that I’ve missed, the messages I have not yet responded to, but I am eternally grateful for the love, the kindness the spoils I received from so many. I am deeply humbled.

And to those who contributed to making these Giant Birthday Party Days possible: I’m forever grateful. I could not have done this alone. Thank you. God Bless 🙏🕯” – Catherine Constantinides

I was so blessed to physically be with My Superhero on her birthday I was so moved by her connection to the children and the Orange Farm community…it was truly something to behold.

Cake cutting
Kids celebrating with the Superhero

Images courtesy of Catherine Constantinides

My Superhero Catherine Constantinides and her team feed three communities on Mandela Day

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Superhero Catherine Constantinides coordinating the food distribution

“The light will shine through.” –  Catherine Constantinides

Today on Mandela Day My Superhero Catherine Constantinides with a small team of volunteers fed hot meals and gave food parcels to three communities positively impacting approximately 800 people.  Thank you to the team of volunteers who physically helped out and everybody else involved in making today possible.

My Superhero Catherine Constantinides and The Chinese Assoc. Women’s Federation Join Forces to Keep the Booysens Informal Settlement Warm

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Chairperson of The Chinese Assoc. Women’s Federation Shirleen Leong Man and colleagues delivering items to be donated to the Booysens Informal Settlement

“Giving is the master key to success, in all applications of human life.” – Bryant McGill

This morning My Superhero Catherine Constantinides received a visit from The Chinese Assoc. Women’s Federation they delivered the most incredible car load of blankets, socks, soaps & masks for Booysens informal settlement. Thank you so much to Chairperson of The Chinese Assoc. Women’s Federation Shirleen Leong Man and colleagues for your immense contribution to this drive    

Donations from The Chinese Assoc. Women’s Federation for the Booysens Informal Settlement

My Superhero Catherine Constantinides Joined Forces with Col’cacchio (Norwood) to Feed Children in Orange Farm

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My Superhero Catherine Constantinides carrying boxes of hope (pizza) from Col’cacchio (Norwood) to give away

“Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.”- Marian Wright Edelman

Recently My Superhero Catherine Constantinides  joined forces with Col’cacchio (Norwood) to feed children in Orange Farm. Thank you to Col’cacchio in Norwood for donating 400 pizzas to this feeding (thank you, Col’cacchio Norwood, your support of My Superhero Catherine’s work is much appreciated)

Sometimes hope comes in the form of pizza (Image credit: @changeagentsa)
Smiles and pizza (Image credit: @changeagentsa)

Catherine Constantinides’s Thoughts on the Western Sahara this #WorldRefugeeDay #StandInTheSand

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“In my lifetime the Saharawi People will return home.” –  Catherine Constantinides

Today is World Refugee Day – a day when the world pauses to remember that approximately 23,300 people a day are forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution.  Today and every day I stand by my statement that Morocco’s 45-year illegal occupation of the Western Sahara is WRONG and CRIMINAL! #FreeWesternSahara . #StandInTheSand with Catherine Constantinides and I as we stand in solidarity with the people of Western Sahara now & always. May we never forget that NOBODY IS A REFUGEE BY CHOICE. Show some compassion. Show your heart.

My Superhero Catherine Constantinides and her team feed Solwazi Primary (again)

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Superhero Catherine Constantinides feeding children at Solwazi [image by Des Ingham-Brown]

“Don’t look for big things. Just do small things with great love.” – Mother Teresa

Recently My Superhero Catherine Constantinides and her team fed children at Solwazi Primary School in Orange Farm again. Thank you to all the supporters and volunteers involved in this feeding and thank you to to Des Ingham-Brown for capturing photos in this post from that day

Ella Bella at Solwazi also feeding kids [image by Des Ingham-Brown]

Superhero Catherine Constantinides and her team Feed 500 People in the Booysens Informal Settlement

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Superhero Catherine Constantinides feeding 500 people at Booysens [Image credit: Superhero Catherine Constantinides]

“Hunger plagues our people!” – Catherine Constantinides

Today  My Superhero  Catherine Constantinides and her team with the help of volunteers fed 500 people in the Booysens Informal Settlement. A HUGE THANKS to the volunteers and supporters of this project as well as to the VTAC Green Team for transporting everything.

Superhero Catherine Constantinides and her team Joined Forces with Pick n Pay Stonehill Crossing, Albany Bread, Bartlet Eggs and the VTAC Green Team to feed Solwazi Primary on #WorldHungerDay

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Catherine Constantinides and Ella Bella feeding Solwazi Primary

World hunger is on the rise. Hunger kills more than AIDS, Malaria and TB combined.

Today on World Hunger Day Superhero Catherine Constantinides and her team joined forces with Pick n Pay Stonehill Crossing, Albany Bread, Bartlet Eggs and the VTAC Green Team to feed 750 children at Solwazi Primary School in Orange Farm. Thank you to Albany Bread for the bread, Bartlet Eggs for donating the eggs that the children took home with them, thank you to Pick n Pay Stonehill Crossing for arranging the bread and eggs and thank you to the VTAC Green Team for transporting everything.

Superhero Catherine Constantinides and her team Joined Salaam Foundation to Feed 500 People in the Booysens Informal Settlement

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Salaam Foundation and Superhero Catherine Constantinides feeding 500. Photo credit: Tyrone Noble from Noble Media Solutions]

“Think about what freedom is and should be, how do we safeguard and protect it?“ –  Catherine Constantinides

Today  My Superhero  Catherine Constantinides joined forces with the Salaam Foundation to feed 500 people in the Booysens Informal Settlement. A HUGE THANKS to the Salaam Foundation for providing 500 hot meals, thank you to volunteers who showed up on a public holiday to serve 500 hot meals and to distribute 500 food hampers and thank you to Tyrone Noble from Noble Media Solutions for being there with Catherine to help tell the story of the day through photography. Thank you to everyone for helping My Superhero Catherine Constantinides to do the AMAZING WORK she does.

Feeding 500 [Photo credit: Tyrone Noble from Noble Media Solutions]
Superhero Catherine Constantinides teaching humanity
Superhero Catherine Constantinides connecting with the future [Photo credit: Tyrone Noble from Noble Media Solutions]
Ella Bella touching lives
Hope.

Superhero Catherine Constantinides Joined Forces with SUPERSPAR Xavier and PinkDrive to Feed 500 families in the Booysens Informal Settlement

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500 food hampers donated by SUPERSPAR Xavier to the food distribution organized by Superhero Catherine Constantinides at Booysens Informal Settlement [Photo credit: Tyrone Noble from Noble Media Solutions]

“Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead

Yesterday My Superhero Catherine Constantinides joined forces with SUPERSPAR Xavier and PinkDrive to feed 500 families in the Booysens Informal Settlement who lost everything in a fire a few weeks ago. A HUGE THANKS to SUPERSPAR Xavier for donating 500 food hampers, thank you to Noelene Kotschan and Janine Hills for helping Catherine to coordinate everything and thank you to Tyrone Noble from Noble Media Solutions for being there with Catherine to help tell the story of the day through photography. Thank you to everyone for helping My Superhero Catherine Constantinides to do the AMAZING WORK she does.

Superhero Catherine Constantinides and the Pink Drive staff working hard at the food distribution at Booysens Informal Settlement [Photo credit: Tyrone Noble from Noble Media Solutions]

Statement from Sundeep Dasai (Owner of SUPERSPAR Xavier ) regarding SUPERSPAR Xavier‘s donation of 500 food hampers to the families at the Booysens Informal Settlement:

Superspar Xavier is honoured to assist the residents of the Booysens informal settlement at a time of need. We care for our community and are pleased to assist in making a difference in lives of others. Our contribution would mean nothing without the collaboration with PinkDrive and Catherine. They are the true heroes.