
The SMC Trust (South Management Consultants Trust)
priority is to support those most in need. This year,
the Walter Sisulu Paediatric Cardiac Centre caught their
charitable eye. "When we heard that there are more
than 2800 underprivileged babies waiting for a donor
heart at this centre alone, we - my wife, Hildegardt and
I - immediately set out to donate at least 3 hearts."
Says Mr Steenkamp.
One heart costs R160 000-00!
... and this is how
they did it:
A glittering old
Hollywood-themed banquet "A night at the
races" was
initiated. This 5 star
red-carpet event was
complete with
a-listers like current
Miss SA, Nicole Flint,
popular singer Amor Vittone,
SA couture
master, Simon Rademan, and many more.
Guests were asked to place a bet on their favourite
horses, fun games were played and soon almost R500
000-00 was donated through auctioned items such as Louis Vuitton bags, a 10 day holiday, JC jewelry...
Read more about this
5 star event
in Rapport or
visit the SMC website...
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