News/Events
News Flash! Tune into “Kortpad” on Radio Tygerberg 104 FM on Monday, 8 April 2024
Time Slot: 16:15
Live interview with Wendy La Vita Founder & Director of Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Association.
Wendy shares her ‘Story of Hope’ and Inspiration as a trauma Champion and her passion for Life-Long Learning with the presenter Gerald Petersen and Radio Tygerberg listeners across SA and globally.
Live Stream on the link below:
Keeping you informed and inspired!
Team Beautiful Life
“Shaping a Generation Together”
Good News From Team Beautiful Life
Random Acts of Kindness Week Outreach on the Cape Flats
A huge vote of thanks to our donors who contributed towards our Valentine’s ‘Share the Love’ Campaign.
Thank you for your generous donations of lunch packs and storybooks. The children received it with huge smiles and happy tummies
The Grade R and Grade 1 learners at Bridgeville Primary School loved Story Time with Wendy & Jenny, from Beautiful Life TCDA.
Together we “killed two birds with one stone” 1 We stopped hunger and 2 We instilled a love for reading in our children.
Look at the photos and see how your love gift makes a difference!
Stay in the know by following us at https://www.faceboook.com/Beautifulifecommunity
We value your support!
Best Regards
Team Beautiful Life
Newsletter: First Term 2024
Hello Beautiful Life Family!
Trust you all are doing well and having a good start to the New Year! Before we kick off with this year’s plans let me thank all our faithful donors for supporting our Christmas Share-A-thon during December 2023 and our Back-to-School Campaign which will run throughout the first term of school this year.
With your help we were able to bless several families with a Christmas Hamper. We partnered with the volunteers from the St Vincent de Paul Society, Bridgetown and the Hillsong Africa Foundation, Cape Town together we made a difference in the lives of families in need during the Festive Season.
Your Gift matters: Feedback from The St Vincent de Paul Society
Hi Wendy
Thank you for the donation of groceries towards our hampers for the elderly and families in need in Bridgetown, Kewtown and Silvertown. We appreciate your help because ran out of supplies due to great need in our community. (Pictures of the hampers and the volunteers who helped to pack and deliver the hampers to the families.). All the best for Beautiful Life, Regards Tony, St Vincent de Paul Society, Bridgetown.
Back to School: Send a child to school with “Pride & Joy”
Our Send a Child to School with Pride & Joy campaign started in January 2024 and due to the high demand for school uniforms and shoes we are continuing to raise funds for children in need during this term.
We are excited to share our upcoming plans for the First Term 2024!!
January 2024: Send a Child to School with Pride & Joy Campaign: Our focus is to ensure that children have a new pair of school shoes and a basic school uniform at primary school level.
February 2024: Valentine’s Month of Love: ‘Share the love for reading’
School Lunch Box & Story Book Drive for children.
Team Beautiful Life TCD will be reaching out to Primary school children on the Cape Flats to bless them with a Brain Power Lunch Box & Story Book Ensemble on Valentine’s Day. We need your help to achieve our goal of feeding 100 children and helping them to read on Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day Love Gift R60 for a child
Give Now: www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
March 2024: Birthday Month Celebrations!!
Beautiful Life TCDA will be celebrating our 14th year as a non-profit! We are planning a Thanksgiving Event in March 2024 and you our donors and sponsors are all invited to celebrate this milestone with the Beautiful Life team. …. more about the event in our upcoming news…best to follow us on our social media pages.
April 2024: Easter Share-A-thon
We will be hosting our annual ‘Spread the Joy’ Easter Share-A-thon for families in need of a meal on Easter Sunday. Our Goal is to bless 200 families with an Easter Hamper.
We cannot do it without you, our valuable donors…. please add an Easter Hamper (R300) for a hungry family to your Easter Budget.
Stay in the know follow us on our social media pages, our latest news!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity
Instagram handle: https://Instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD
Beautiful Life Counselling & Life Coaching
If you need a friend to talk to or life coaching as the new year begins, reach out and touch. Our Counselling and Life coaching services are available to all members of the public. We offer counselling to unemployed persons at a nominal fee. Additionally, this service is offered to the general public on a consultancy basis. For more information about our services connect on www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/counselling.html
Team Dynamics
We are saddened by the passing of our faithful volunteer Mr Patrick Cowan, who served as the Honorary Accountant of Beautiful Life TCDA for many years. Mr Patrick Cowan leaves a legacy through his contributions to the organisation.
Opportunity knocking at your door!
Join our team as a volunteer and make a global difference!
This is an exciting opportunity to work online and face to face in the areas of publicity, media, administration, fundraising, marketing, event management, training and networking and community development.
Just click on the link www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za and complete the Volunteer Application Form and join the winning team at Beautiful Life TCDA.
Looking forward to connecting with you soon!
Warm Regards
Wendy & Team Beautiful Life TCD
Tribute to Mr Patrick Cowan Honorary Accountant
of Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Assoc.
Mr Patrick Cowan served faithfully and voluntarily for many years. He also made regular financial contributions to Beautiful Life TCDA.
He was an avid follower of the organization on Facebook. And he supported all our community development work.
Mr Patrick Cowan leaves a legacy to future generations through his voluntary work. He was a real gentleman and highly respected.
Celebrate Life Quote:
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments but what is woven into the lives of others.”
—THUCYDIDES
Blessings,
Wendy & Team Beautiful Life
” Shaping a generation together”
CHRISTMAS NEWS LETTER
Dear Beautiful Life Family
Season’s Greetings! To all our donors, volunteers and NPO collaborators who partnered with us during 2023, a huge thank you for your support. We value your input and all your love gifts towards our community projects.
With your help, Beautiful Life TCD has been able to partner with many families in need of support during these difficult times as a result of the economic climate and high level of unemployment in Cape Town, South Africa.
Many thanks to our volunteers who worked tirelessly to raise funds and assist with admin and marketing throughout the year.
We would like to acknowledge our sponsors and donors; St Peters Square Shopping Mall for hosting our fundraisers, CG Plastics, Bark Sole Observatory, Security Jobs Finder, Radio CCFM, Oxford University Press and Invest 4 Life Financial Planning & Advisory Services.
Team Beautiful life has been very active during the school year helping with uniforms and much needed school lunch packs for children and food vouchers for families and the elderly on the Cape Flats. As well as offering support services in the area of counselling, life couching and skills development through our community partnerships.
Feedback from our beneficiaries
Dear Wendy & Team Beautiful Life, thank you for the generous donation of lunch packs and jerseys for our learners. It was received with huge smiles and heartfelt gratitude. It is much appreciated by myself and the teachers. Best wishes the School Principal, Athlone
Photo: Beautiful Life volunteer reading to the learners at school.
Photo: Book Donation Handover by Wendy La Vita
CARING FOR THE ELDERLY IN OUR COMMUNITY: Heritage Day
Thanks to you our kind donors team Beautiful Life partnered with the aged in Cafda Village in Retreat on the Cape Flats. Beautiful Life TCD donated a fruit and veg trolley load to a home for the aged.
Response: “In this time of financial struggle in the NPO sector, it is extremely challenging to raise much needed funding to purchase basic needs for the elders. Your contribution make it possible for us to ensure that the elders have their needs met. We appreciate the positive impact and change that your contribution towards this cause has created. Abundant blessings to everyone at Beautiful Life TCD.’’The Board & Management Douglas Murray Home for the Aged.
Our Counselling Service “On the Couch” is making a global difference.
Shared Experience: “I felt like I was in a deep hole and no way out. Thank you for remembering me and keeping praying for me! This makes all the difference to my life. By your support and encouragement, I do believe God loves me and will not give up on me and my family. Regards D.W. Online Client
Christmas 2023 Share the Joy Campaign!
It’s the season of Joy! This Christmas, you can help to put a smile on the face of a child on the Cape Flats during the Christmas holidays. After the difficult school year our children desperately needs some good news, and you can be SANTA this Christmas.
Our goal is to bless one hundred (100) families with a Christmas Love Bucket packed with goodies and healthy meals for children during the school holidays.
You can help to share the Christmas Joy and donate a Love Bucket @ R300 for a hungry family.
Give Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Sponsors are also sought to make in-kind donations to fill the love bucket with goodies. Please contact our office to arrange collection or delivery of your donation.
The Wheels on the bus…..goes round and round!
Sponsor Needed!
We need a new vehicle to offer much needed services for children and community services. This is a great opportunity to advertise your business on our social media platforms.
During January 2024, you can help to send a child to school with Pride & Joy
We are hosting our Back-to-School Fundraiser in January 2024 and appeal to you our valued supporter to give the Gift of Education to a child on the Cape Flats in the New Year!
You can sponsor a school uniform (R650) and school shoes (R200)by making an online donation today!
Give Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Make a Direct Gift: Electronic Transfer (EFT)
Bank Details. Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development.
Account No: 62301884616.
Branch Code: 202209
Swift Code: FIRNAJJ
We look forward to continue our partnership with families and communities in South Africa in 2024 and trust that you, our partner in community development will continue to help us to uphold our motto: “Shaping a generation together”.
May God bless your endeavours in 2024!
Wendy & The Beautiful Life Team
“Shaping a generation together’’
CHRISTMAS “Buckets of Love” Spread The Joy” Campaign
Seasons Greetings!
With Christmas on our doorstep, we are appealing to you to help the team at Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Association to ‘Spread The Christmas Joy.’
Your love gift of a Food ‘Love Bucket (R300.00) will enable us to provide a healthy meal for a family this Christmas!
This Christmas you also can give the Gift of Education: Send a child to school with pride and Joy!
Sponsor a school uniform (R650.00)
School shoes (R200.00)
WAYS TO GIVE:
Give Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/capmpaigns/18617/donate
Deposit your Love Gift into our bank account:
First National Bank
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ
There are many more ways to reach out and touch somebody’s hand and help to uphold our motto “Shaping a generation together”.
Your Love Gift will help to train an unemployed person in a skill, support a family through our counseling services, help a single parent, and care for the elderly.
We wish you a peaceful and blessed festive season
“Let’s spread the Christmas Joy”
Seasons Greetings!
From The Beautiful Life Team
News Flash World Mental Health Awareness.
Theme: “Mental health is a universal human right.”
Join us for the World Mental Health Awareness Day Radio Talk with Wendy La Vita,
Psychological Counsellor & Founder of Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Assoc.
Tune into VOICE IT with Eben on Radio CCFM 107.5 at 9pm.
Live stream https://iono.fm/s/69
Regards
Team Beautiful Life
” Shaping a generation together”
Good News August 2023
From Team Beautiful Life
A huge Thank-You to our donors for responding to our “Call to Action” on Two’sday, 22:08:23
Feedback from our beneficiaries:
Dear Donors,
“Thank you for the generous donation of lunch packs, school jerseys and books from Beautiful Life. The children received it with huge smiles and heartfelt gratitude.
It is much appreciated by the teachers and myself as the principal. Many Blessings to Beautiful Life” Ms Pinto
Photo: Ms Pinto School Principal and Wendy La Vita
The Beautiful Life volunteers enjoyed our visit to the school and the grade one children loved ‘Story ‘Time with Ms Jackson a Beautiful Life Volunteer.
Our Psychological Counsellor, Wendy La Vita delivered an inspiring talk to the Grade Seven learners,
“Stay in the know”Subscribe to our newsletter on the link:
Email: info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za
Thanking for upholding our motto:
“Shaping a generation together”
Team Beautiful Life
Call To Action! Back to school after the taxi violence.
Appeal for support
We need your help. I am sad to share today, that on our last visit to Bokmakierie Primary School on the Cape Flats in South Africa we ran out of bread and school jerseys.
We have a second chance to bless a child with a meal and a warm school jersey on our next visit.
Give Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Account Name:
Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ
MANDELA DAY Volunteer Opportunity
I would like to invite you and your friends to join me for our Mandela Day outreach on Thurs 20 July 2023
Beautiful Life Training and Community Development will be visiting Bokmakierie Primary School in Athlone
to bless children with lunch packs and winter school jerseys.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Whatsapp: 083 503 0902 to book your slot.
“The legacy lives on through you”.
Regards
Wendy & Team Beautiful Life
Beautiful Life News: June 2023
Warm Greetings to our Beautiful Life Family
A vote of thanks to all our donors and volunteers who supported our fundraisers and community outreach programmes during January – May 2023 we value your input and contributions.
Congratulations! to one of our faithful volunteers, Gisele La Vita who graduated in March,2023 with a Doctorate in Law at Stellenbosch University. We are super proud of her achievements, Gisele will be offering her voluntary services in the area of community advocacy and publicity online. We wish her success in all her endeavours.
Thanks to you our donors, Beautiful Life TCD was able to provide much needed lunch packs, school uniforms and shoes for children during our Back – To – School Share-A-Thon in January 2023
During the month of February, the month of love, we hosted our “Share The Love” campaign for single parents and children in need.
We were able to bless several families on the Cape Flats who are unemployed and in dire need, with a meal voucher, thanks to your financial contributions. We could not have done it without your support.
Team Beautiful Life distributed Food Love Buckets in the Cape Flats on Mother’s Day to honor motherhood.
In May 2023, we ran our Mother’s Day Share-a-thon for single parents and grandmothers in need of a meal. A study conducted at schools on the Cape Flats found that 1 in 4 children are raised by a single mother or grandmother. We distributed Food Love Buckets for Mother’s Day.
On 1 June 2023 we celebrated Global Parents Day! During this month we are hosting parenting workshops based on a research study conducted under the supervision of Stellenbosch University, by Wendy La Vita, Research Psychologist, on the topic, “The relationship between parenting style and prosocial behaviour of preadolescents in a South African context.
Interested parties are welcome to contact her via email: Wendy@beautifullifecommunity.co.za for bookings.
Upcoming Event
Youth Day, June 16, 2023
We are hosting our annual Visionary 2023 Circle Campaign: You can be a part of something amazing this decade. Join our Visionary Circle.
Donors are invited to “Give the Gift of Education” to invest in the future of a youth in South Africa.
Sponsor a Winter School Uniform and Shoes for a child in Youth Month, June 2023
A recent visit to one of the schools in the Athlone district revealed that children drop out of school because they do not have the regular school uniform and shoes or socks and a raincoat to keep warm and dry. Our goal is to ensure that children go to school with pride and joy, sporting a new pair of shoes and school uniform. It boosts children’s self-esteem and gives them a sense of belonging.
Your Gift to a child on the Cape Flats
A warm winter school uniform and shoes at R650.00
Donate online: https://givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
EFT: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development
Account Number: 62301884616
Brach Code: 202209.
Swift Code: FIRNAJJ
To join to our Visionary Circle email: info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za
All donors will receive a Beautiful Life Training and Community Development Visionary Certificate.
Reviews from our supporters
“Beautiful Life is doing amazing work on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape, please come to the Eastern Cape to help us as well.” An avid Facebook follower
“I love what you are doing for families on the Cape Flats I will gladly refer your community services to my friends and contacts “Arlene from Cape Town
Mother’s Day outreach feedback: “Keep up the good work Wendy, mother of the Cape Flats children and families and your team” may God bless all your community work. Rev. Otto Kingsley
More good news is on its way!
Keep a look out for our Mandela Day outreach planned for 18 July 2023 it’s a great opportunity to volunteer and market your business as a sponsor!
Stay in the know…follow us on social media.
https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity
https://www.instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD/
Website: www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/news-events.html
“It is in your hands to create a better world for all to live in it” Nelson Mandela
Warm regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD
P.S. We need a vehicle for our community outreach…. Sponsorship Opportunity…We will market your brand! Contact us today!!
1 June 2023 Global Parents Day! #Celebrate Parenting
HISTORY OF GLOBAL DAY OF PARENTS:
In 2012, the General Assembly proclaimed June 1 as the Global Day of Parents, to be observed annually in honour of parents throughout the world. This was done to appreciate all parents for their “selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship.”
Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Association offers Parenting Skills Training and coaching for groups and single parents.
“We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future. Franklin D. Rooseveldt
Contact our Parenting Coach today for a consultation.
Rerun of our Easter Story
“Spread the Joy”: The Story of Easter lives on in 2022/23
April 2022/23
Easter Newsletter
Easter is a time of celebration and joy for many people around the world. However, there is more to this special time than chocolate egg hunts and hot cross buns. The story of Easter carries a significant message in the Christian faith, one from which we can all learn. The following is a simple and engaging version of the Easter story which we can easily share with our children and loved ones.
Jesus Christ taught people about the power and love of his Father, our God. He attracted many believers and followers. The leader of the Roman Empire, Pontius Pilate, saw this as a threat. Pilate ordered the death of Jesus, and he was nailed to a cross in front of a crowd to scare them into stopping their support for Jesus. Before he died, Jesus forgave all of mankind for our sins.
Jesus’s followers buried his body in a tomb. They rolled a large stone over it to keep his body safe. After three days, Jesus’s friend, Mary Magdalene, found that the tomb was open and the body missing. An angel appeared to her and told her that Jesus had risen from the dead. Jesus himself then appeared, showing his followers the holes in his hands from the nails to prove it was truly him. Jesus rose from the dead! He told his followers of his Father’s eternal love for his people, and then ascended into Heaven. Jesus is alive and interceding on our behalf to the God our father.
This story reminds us that there is life, even after death. Jesus Christ will always be present in our hearts. It is in his spirit that we celebrate rebirth and resurrection. The eggs at Easter time represent a fresh beginning. Even after the darkest of times, God gives us the strength to find a new start.
As part of our Spread The Joy Easter Campaign we would like to honour the Easter message by gifting Easter hampers to those in need. We want to give everyone a reason to smile this Easter and inspire hope for new beginnings.
Your love gift or Three Hundred Rand (R300.00) will provide a grocery hamper for a hungry family during the Easter Holidays.
Gift Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Bank Details: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community
Account No: 62301884616
Your love gift will help us to “Spread the Joy” of the risen Christ this Easter!
Reach Out and Touch
If you or anyone around you need counselling or support to navigate life’s challenges during these difficult times, please call our counselling line +27(0)835030902 for a free 15-minute counselling session.
Alternatively contact us for a consultation by Email: : info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za.
For more info about the work we do, please visit: https://www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/
Wishing you a Blessed Easter!
Warm Regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD
BEAUTIFUL NEWS !!
We are Celebrating Beautiful Life TCD’S 13th Birthday Today to God be the glory!!
Thank you to all our Donors & Sponsors & Volunteers who supported us over the past 13 years.
Follow Beautiful Life Training and Community Development on our social media pages and stay connected.
https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity
https://mobile.twitter.com/BeautifulLife24
Instagram handle:
https://instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD
Website:
www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za
Team Beautiful Life Community
“Shaping a generation together”
Regards Wendy & Team Beautiful Life TCD
Newsletter: First Term 2023
Hello Beautiful Life Family!
Trust you all are doing well and having a good start to the New Year!
Before we kick off with this year’s plans, let me thank all our faithful donors for supporting our Christmas Share-A-Thon during December 2022 and our Back-to-School Campaign during January 2023.
With your help we were able to bless numerous families with a Christmas Food Love Bucket.
Your gift matters: A letter from a beneficiary
“Good day Beautiful Life Team and donors. On behalf of the Petersen family, I would like to extend our gratitude for your assistance. Thank you for the grocery voucher we received. It is most appreciated. Blessings and peace to you and your families, from the Petersen Family.”
Back to School
Our “Send a child to school with Pride and Joy” campaign started in January 2023 and due to the high demand for school uniforms and shoes we are continuing to raise funds for children in need during this term.
We are excited to share our upcoming plans for the First Term 2023!
January 2023: Send a Child to School with Pride & Joy Campaign: Our focus is to ensure that children have a new pair of school shoes and a basic school uniform at primary school level.
February 2023: Valentine’s Month of Love: ‘Share the love’ School Lunch Box Drive
Team Beautiful Life TCD will be reaching out to primary school children on the Cape Flats to bless them with a Brain Power Lunch Box & Story Book Ensemble on Valentine’s Day. We need your help to achieve our goal of feeding 100 children on Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day Love Gift: R50
Give Now: Click Here
March 2023: Birthday Month Celebrations!!
We at Beautiful Life TCD will be celebrating our 13th year as a non-profit! We are planning a Thanksgiving Breakfast in March 2023 and you, our donors and sponsors are all invited to celebrate this milestone with the Beautiful Life team. More about the event in our upcoming news…best to follow us on our social media pages.
April 2023: Easter Share-A-Thon
We will be hosting our annual ‘Spread the Joy’ Easter Share-A-Thon for families in need of a meal on Easter Sunday. Our Goal is to bless 150 families with an Easter Hamper.
We cannot do it without you, our valuable donors! Please add an Easter Hamper (R300) for a hungry family to your Easter Budget.
Stay in the know follow us on our social media pages, our latest news!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity
Instagram handle: https://Instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD
Beautiful Life Counselling & Life Coaching
F.Y.I (If you need a friend to talk to or coaching during these challenging times).
Our Counselling and Life coaching services are available to all members of the public. We offer counselling to unemployed persons at a nominal fee. Additionally, this service is offered to the general public on a consultancy basis.
For more information about our services connect on www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/counselling.html
Opportunity knocking at your door!
Join our team as a volunteer and make a global difference!
This is an exciting opportunity to work online and face to face in the areas of publicity, media, administration, fundraising, marketing, event management, training and networking and community development.
Simply click here and complete the Volunteer Application Form to join the winning team at Beautiful Life TCD.
Looking forward to connecting with you soon!
Warm Regards
Wendy & Team Beautiful Life TCD
‘Shaping a generation together’
Year End NEWSLETTER
December 2022
To: The Beautiful Life Family
Season’s Greetings!
To all our donors and volunteers who partnered with us during 2022 a huge thank you for your support. We value your input and all your love gifts towards our community projects.
Thanks to your help Beautiful Life TCD has been able to partner with many families in need of basic supplies, counselling, training and support. Many thanks to our volunteers who worked tirelessly to raise funds and assist with admin and marketing throughout the year.
Reviews from our beneficiaries
“Beautiful TCD – What an amazing organisation. Not only does Beautiful Life provide relief to the community in many forms, but they also restore dignity and give hope – making a visible difference. Thank you, Beautiful Life Team and Sponsors” Samantha, Lansdowne
“Thank you, Beautiful Life, for the Grocery Voucher, we had no food in the house, and I was very depressed. I messaged the counselling line and was delighted to get a call back immediately; I am a youth from a single-parent home in Bishop Lavis.
Community Outreach During 2022
We partnered with Hillsong Africa Foundation, Radio CCFM, Focus on the Family Africa, Christianity Works and together with your financial support we were able to provide social, counselling and spiritual support to families across South Africa.
Additionally, we were able to provide lunch packs, school uniforms and shoes for children in townships in Cape Town. I am delighted to share that we have broadened our outreach to include school children in the Krommerivier community on the outskirts of Stellenbosch.
With your help we have been able to bless a number of families during the year with a meal voucher. However, the demand for food and basic supplies is much greater than our resources to sustain the ever-increasing number of children, families and elderly, who are hungry due to the economic pressures faced as a result of high unemployment which has had a devastating effect on the already disadvantaged communities in South Africa. We are therefore appealing to you to bless a family this Christmas Season with a meal to sustain them during the long school holidays.
Christmas 2022 Share – A- Thon “Spread the Joy” Campaign
Christmas Gift Ideas:
Gift a Food Love Bucket (R300) for a hungry family in S.A.
Back To School January 2023!
You can help to send a child School with Pride & Joy
School uniform (R550) School shoes (R250)
Give Online:
https://www.payfast.co.za/donate/go/beautifullifetraining
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Make a Direct Gift: Electronic Transfer (EFT)
Bank Details. Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development.
Account No: 62301884616.
Branch Code: 202209
SWIFT Code: FIRNZAJJ
Life Coaching & Counselling: During the festive season many people are lonely and need support. Therefore, we are continuing our online counselling services everyday throughout the year on an appointment basis. Email: info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za or Whatsapp: +27(0)835030902
Donor Acknowledgement
We would like to acknowledge our community development partners for their support throughout 2022 namely, our business donors, online donors and individual donors who supported our fundraisers at shopping malls in Cape Town throughout the year.
We look forward to partnering with families and communities in South Africa in 2023 and trust that you our partner in community development will continue to help us to uphold our motto: “Shaping a generation together”
Stay in the know…follow us on social media
https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity
https://www.instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD/
website: www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/news-events.html
Wishing you a Blessed Christmas & A Prosperous New Year!
Wendy & Team Beautiful Life TCD
P.S. We need a minibus for our community outreach…. Sponsorship Opportunity…We will market your brand! Contact our marketing team today!!
“Shaping a generation together”
Christmas Share -A-Thon
#Spread the Joy “Buckets of Love Campaign”♀️
This Christmas you and your family or office team can connect with our team at Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Non-Profit, based in Cape Town, South Africa.
We are raising funds to provide Christmas Hampers for families in distress, to gift school uniforms for children in need, and to empower unemployed persons in the Western Cape.
There are many ways you can partner with us and spread the Christmas Joy this Festive Season.
Option 1: Donate a Christmas Hamper for a hungry family during the 6-week long school holidays. (R300.00)
Option 2: Give the Gift of Education; sponsor a school uniform & shoes and help to send a child to school with pride & dignity in 2023 (R550.00)
Option 3: Donate your company gift of R1000 towards skills training projects for unemployed persons. Your business will enjoy marketing and exposure on all our social media platforms: Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Face to Face marketing in shopping malls in Cape Town.
Donate Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Let’s spread the Christmas Joy this Festive Season.
“Love is fruit in season and within reach of every hand” Mother Teresa.
Seasons Greetings!
Wendy & Team Beautiful Life TCD
” Shaping a generation together”
Thanks Giving Day 23 November 2022
F.Y.I Thanksgiving Day, is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. As a Non Profit in South Africa we would like to embrace this attitude of gratitude.
Today we would like to thank all the Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Assoc. donors, sponsors and volunteers for your contributions and support throughout this year.
Many Blessings,Best Regards
The Beautiful Life TCD Key Members
A Vote Of Thanks to VIDA CAFE and EN ROUTE / MOODY BLUE CAFE located at the Neelsie Student Centre Stellenbosch for supporting Beautiful Life TCD’s World Sandwich Day Campaign.
Many thanks to our individual donors and the anonymous sponsors for your donations.
Thank you for the delicious sandwiches. The children loved it! They were calling for seconds!
Together we fed 150 children on World Sandwich Day!! ♀️
We value your support!
#WorldSandwichDay
#Zero Hunger
Regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD
“Shaping a generation together”
Heritage Day 24 September 2022 ‘Adopt A Grandparent’ Campaign
This Heritage day you can Join the team at Beautiful Life as we reach out to the elderly.
You can “Adopt a Grandparent”
Gift a Food Love Bucket R250 and share the love on Heritage Day!
Gift Now:
www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
“Shaping a generation together”
Team Beautiful Life TCD
Casual Day Friday 2 September 2022: Learn Sign Language
Join the Beautiful Life TCD Online Sign Language Class today! And start to include the deaf in your conversation.
Casual Day Appeal:
Help a child to read: Gift a Story Book ensemble R50
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
For more info Email: info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za
Regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD
#ICelebrateSA
#LearnSignlanguage
#Read
NEWS FLASH! Tune into Radio CCFM 107.5 FM
Listen to The Link Up Show with Natasha Khumalo at 10:15 on Thursday, 25 August 2022
Wendy La Vita founder of Beautiful Life TCD shares:
A Fantastic Opportunity from the Authors University in America for South Africans.
Listen Online:
Team Beautiful Life TCD” Shaping a generation together”
News Update!!
Listen Now:
https://omny.fm/shows/the-view-point-1/communitybuilder-wendy-la-vita
Let’s uphold our motto: “Shaping a generation together”
Regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD
Beautiful Life TCD “Equip Women 2022” Women’s Month Campaign.
This Women’s Month you can partner with us to equip an unemployed women in South Africa by making a contribution towards her training.
Beautiful Life TCD offers online skills training and coaching workshops, to empower unemployed women in South Africa.
“Together we can do great things” Mother Teresa
Women’s Skills Training Gift R500
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Thank you for your support!
Team Beautiful Life TCD
News Flash!
Tune into SAfm to The View Point Show with Songezo Mabece at 21:30 on Tuesday 2 August 2022 for a live interview with Wendy La Vita, Founder & Director of Beautiful Life Training & Community Development NPC.
Topic: Beautiful Life TCD Motto “Shaping a generation together” Global Thought
SAfm: 104 – 107 FM across South Africa
DSTV channel 814
Openview channel 614
Listen up! Join the conversation!
#Community involvement
#Collaboration
#Equity
Team Beautiful Life TCD
www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za
BEAUTIFUL LIFE TRAINING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WOMEN ‘S DAY CAMPAIGN “Celebrate Women”
On Monday, 9 August 2022 we are celebrating Women’s Day in South Africa,
You can empower an unemployed woman in a skill this Women’s Month.
We are inviting companies to market your business on our all social media; Facebook, Instagram Whatsapp, Instagram and our website this women’s month, August 2022
As a sponsor of our Women’s Day campaign, you will be welcome to submit adverts for the Women’s Day Campaign. We will gladly promote your products.
Business Sponsorship: One Thousand Rand (R1000) for the entire month of August 2022
Beautiful Life Training & Community Development offers online skills training workshops, to empower unemployed women on the Cape Flats.
You can help to equip unemployed women with skills this Women’s Month!
Invest Today:
Bank: FNB, Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 201109
We value your support!
“Where there is a woman there is magic” Ntozake
Regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD
Beautiful Life TCD News Update:
Children’s Feed-back from a primary school in Cape Town
If you missed our Mandela Day Share-A-Thon, it’s not too late to make a difference.
Donate Now:
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD
Mandela Day 18 July 22
How can you get involved?
Give the gift of Education: Donate a story Book & Lunch Pack for a child on the Cape Flats in South Africa
Give online:
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Bank Account : FNB Account Name:
Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” Nelson Mandela
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Follow us https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity
Instagram handle:
https://instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD
” Shaping a generation together”
News Update, June 2022
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Or Bank Transfer:
Bank: FNB
Account Name:
Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
Thank you for partnering with us.
Warm Regards
# Amnesty International Day: Sat 28 May 2022
Amnesty Appeal: Gift a Food Love Bucket or school shoes for a child on the Cape Flats in South Africahttps://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donateEFT: Bank Details: FNB
Account Name Beautiful Life Community.
Account No:62301884616Human rights is not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being’s entitlement by virtue of his humanity. Mother TeresaMore info about our human rights projects on: www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za# Amnesty Day
Diamond Jubilee Fundraiser
On 9 May we are celebrating our Founder Member Wendy La Vita’s Diamond Jubilee Birthday!
We need your help today: Gift a Food Love Bucket R250 for a Mother.A recent study revealed a shocking fact – 40% of children in South Africa are raised by single mothers.♂️
Love Gift Box:
Bank Account : FNB Account Name:
Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
Give Now:
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Let’s Celebrate Life Together!
Team Beautiful Life TCD
” Shaping a generation together”
News Flash! Tune into Radio CCFM 107.5 FM to The Link Up Show with Natasha Khumalo at 11:20 on Thursday 28 April 2022 for a live interview with Wendy La Vita, Parenting Coach & Psychological Counsellor & Founder of Beautiful Life TCD.
Todays Topic: Co-parenting
Listen Online CCFM Live
Regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD
” Shaping a generation together”
Beautiful Life TCD Online Short Courses Starting May 2022
- Sales & Marketing
- Customer Care
- Fundraising For Non Profits
- Small Business Development.
- Telesales Training
- French lessons
- Beauty Consulting
- Basic Massage Therapy
Nominal admin fees apply. Proceeds generated goes towards Beautiful Life TCD community projects.
Contact our admin office for more information.
Email: info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za
Regards Team Beautiful Life TCD
Spotlight On Volunteering
Greetings from Team Beautiful Life TCD. We are excited to welcome a new volunteer, Amber Paulse
Psychology Student at Stellenbosch University.
She will be assisting with admin, fundraising and research.
Welcome Amber…. Enjoy the experience!
Should you like to join our team please complete the volunteer application form on our website:
www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za
Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Sponsorship Acknowledgement to CG Plastics for supporting our # Spread The Joy, Easter Share-a-thon for families in crisis in the Western Cape. Thank you for your donation. We value you as a community development partner.
We recommend CG Plastics. CG plastics has a range of quality products and their services are highly recommended.
CG Plastics Contact Details:
Director: Grace Cable
Email: grace.cable@cgplastics.
Tel No +27 21 704 4962
Website website: http://www.cgplastics.co.za/products/
Beautiful Life TCD Good News
A huge Thank-You to our donors for “Spreading The Joy” this Easter.
Reviews from our beneficiaries:
Warm Regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD
NEWS Flash! Tune into Radio CCFM 107.5 FM for The Link Up Show with Natasha Khumalo between 11:30 – 12:00 on Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Quote: “We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future. Franklin D. RooseveldtRegards
Team Beautiful Life TCD
” Shaping a generation together”
“Spread the Joy”: The Story of Easter lives on in 2022
April 2022
Easter Newsletter
Easter is a time of celebration and joy for many people around the world. However, there is more to this special time than chocolate egg hunts and hot cross buns. The story of Easter carries a significant message in the Christian faith, one from which we can all learn. The following is a simple and engaging version of the Easter story which we can easily share with our children and loved ones.
Jesus Christ taught people about the power and love of his Father, our God. He attracted many believers and followers. The leader of the Roman Empire, Pontius Pilate, saw this as a threat. Pilate ordered the death of Jesus, and he was nailed to a cross in front of a crowd to scare them into stopping their support for Jesus. Before he died, Jesus forgave all of mankind for our sins.
Jesus’s followers buried his body in a tomb. They rolled a large stone over it to keep his body safe. After three days, Jesus’s friend, Mary Magdalene, found that the tomb was open and the body missing. An angel appeared to her and told her that Jesus had risen from the dead. Jesus himself then appeared, showing his followers the holes in his hands from the nails to prove it was truly him. Jesus rose from the dead! He told his followers of his Father’s eternal love for his people, and then ascended into Heaven. Jesus is alive and interceding on our behalf to the God our father.
This story reminds us that there is life, even after death. Jesus Christ will always be present in our hearts. It is in his spirit that we celebrate rebirth and resurrection. The eggs at Easter time represent a fresh beginning. Even after the darkest of times, God gives us the strength to find a new start.
As part of our Spread The Joy Easter Campaign we would like to honour the Easter message by gifting Easter hampers to those in need. We want to give everyone a reason to smile this Easter and inspire hope for new beginnings.
Your love gift or Two Hundred and Fifty Rand (R250.00) will provide a meal for a hungry family this Easter Holiday.
Gift Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Bank Details: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community
Account No: 62301884616
Your love gift will help us to “Spread the Joy” of the risen Christ this Easter!
Reach Out and Touch
If you or anyone around you need counselling or support to navigate life’s challenges during these difficult times, please call our counselling line +27(0)835030902 for a free 15-minute counselling session.
Alternatively contact us for a consultation by Email: : info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za.
For more info about the work we do, please visit: https://www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/
Wishing you a Blessed Easter!
Warm Regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD
It’s our birthday!
The best gift is the gift of giving
Beautiful Life TCD is celebrating its birthday on the 22nd of March this year. For 12 impactful years, Beautiful Life TCD has been serving families and communities in Cape Town. For our birthday, we ask that you help us continue to help others. Many children and families in the Cape Flats are living in impoverishment, and will go hungry this Easter season.
Each of us has been given their own slice from the cake of life. Let us all look at our slices and reflect on what we have. Some of us have bigger slices, with access to secure housing, good education and job opportunities. Others have smaller slices, where one meal a day is a tough find.
Beautiful Life TCD wants to translate gratitude into give-a-tude. If you would like to share some of your cake, whether it be a sliver or a chunk, please get involved with our “Share the Joy” campaign and make a difference by purchasing Easter food hampers at R250 each.
SHARE-CHALLENGE: It’s okay to get competitive when sharing the love! A special thank you to a generous anonymous donor, whose Birthday Love Gift comprised of 12 Easter hampers! This is our biggest and best birthday donation so far. You can become the new share-challenge top competitor by donating 12 or more hampers!
Gift Now:
www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Bank Account : FNB Account Name:
Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
Like & Follow:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity
Instagram handle:
https://instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD
Website:
www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za
Regards,
Team Beautiful Life TCD
” Shaping a generation together”
International Women’s Day, 8 March
Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Non Profit is a Women Headed & BEE Company Established by Wendy La Vita in March 2010 to empower unemployed women and children on the Cape Flats in South Africa, through schooling, training and skills development projects in collaboration with schools, civil society and businesses.
Today, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.
Together we will explore “Womanity” … her Beauty, Brains, Strength, Vulnerablity and Passions.
Click on the link to for our “Womanity” Weblog:
http://www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/blog-3.html
#Celebrate Womanity
# Break The Bias
LENT 40 DAY SUGAR FAST CHALLENGE!
Say No to sugar and enjoy the benefits … good health, weight loss, no allergies, loads of energy, feel good, sleep well …
Donate your sugar savings to feed a hungry family in South Africa this Easter.
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Donate & Feel Great!
Comment …. tell us how you feeling… we’d love to hear from you!
Whatsapp 0835030902
Team Beautiful Life Training & Community Development NPC
# No Sugar
# Sharing
# Stop Hunger
News Update: 01:03:2022
Greetings from Team Beautiful Life TCD. We are excited to welcome a new team member Josie Makkink to Beautiful Life TCD. She has a strong background in Journalism and enjoys blogging and is currently studying towards a Masters Degree in Psychology. Josie will be offering her services as a volunteer in the areas of counselling and communications. We look forward to working alongside her!
We bid Farewell To our team members: Cydney, Marette and Bronwyn who have completed their journey as students and have found full time employment. Unfortunately, they will not be able to offer their time as volunteers any longer.
We wish them well in all their endeavours. Thank you for your input. We will miss you, but have to let you go! God Bless
VALENTINE’S MONTH OF LOVE
“Share the Love” Campaign
Gift a “Goody Bag” for a child this Valentines Day.
Love Gift R250 = A Brain Power Lunch Pack and a pair of school shoes for a child.
SHARE NOW:
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Donor Prize : You stand a chance to win a Facial & Make-over Compliments Beautiful Life TCD.
# Share the love
# Valentines Day
“Shaping a generation together”
Congratulations to our Donor Prize Winner Nandipa Mavela on winning a Children’s Story Book ensemble & a pair of school shoes for a child.
Thank you for supporting our Back to School “Send a child to school with pride and Joy” campaign.
Best Wishes for 2022!
Regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD
“Shaping a generation together”
BACK TO SCHOOL for our children in South Africa No Uniform. No Shoes. No Food Januworry is Real
“You can’t teach a hungry child.”
SOS Appeal : Sponsor a School Uniform & Healthy Immune Booster Lunch Pack for a child on the Cape Flats in South Africa
Gift Now:
www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Bank Details
Bank : FNB Account Name:
Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
“Love is fruit in season and within reach of every hand” Mother Teresa.
Regards Team Beautiful Life TCD
CHRISTMAS “Buckets of Love” Spread The Joy” Campaign
Seasons Greetings!
With Christmas on our doorstep, we are appealing to you to help the team at Beautiful Life Training & Community Development
‘Spread The Christmas Joy.’
Your love gift of a Food ‘Love Bucket (R250) will enable us to provide a healthy meal for a family this Christmas!
This Christmas you also can give the Gift of Education: Sponsor a school uniform and a pair of school shoes (R500.00)
GIFT NOW : www.payfast.co.za/donate/go/beautifullifetraining
Deposit your Love Gift into our bank account:
First National Bank
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
There are many more ways to reach out and touch somebody’s hand and help to uphold our motto “Shaping a generation together”.
Your Love Gift will help to train an unemployed person in a skill, support a family or a single parent or care for the elderly.
We wish you a peaceful and blessed festive season
“Let’s spread the Christmas Joy”
Seasons Greetings!
From The Beautiful Life Team