Beverly Bizeki
The 2022 Mayor’s Christmas cheer fund launched earlier this week saw various businesses in the city donating an assortment of goods towards the cause.
Prominent Masvingo real estate agent Great Zimbabwe Realtors donated various groceries towards the initiative.
Masvingo Junior council team also donated various clothing items and OK Zimbabwe also pledged to donate groceries.
Great Zimbabwe Realtors donated 20 kg rice, 20 kg sugar, 20 kg flour, 24 litres cooking oil, 100 rolls of tissues and 18 kg macaroni.
Masvingo City Mayor Collen Maboke launched the programme at Masvingo Civic Centre on November 2, 2022.
Maboke urged the city to give a hand in this donation to show love to the less privileged especially during the festive season.
“Despite the harsh economic conditions, we can be able to put smiles on the less privileged if we work together in giving what we have,” said Maboke.
Other donations were made in cash with the total amounting to US$ 110 and ZW$ 131 000.
Pledges amounting to ZW$ 230 000 and US$ 10 were also made at the launch.
