REMARKS
BY MEC FOR FINANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM ON THE OCCASION OF
RECEIVING OF THE MAIN PRIZE FOR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
Letters known to be intimate part of engagement
between the sender and receiver. However, there are some letters whose content
unconventional, you found yourself tempted to share. I guess these are letters
that written with a view to let the whole world into the thinking of some of
the greatest minds in the world. Let me start my input by referring to a letter
that Karl Marx wrote to his father Heinrich in 1837, in which he said:
“History calls those men [and women]
the greatest who have ennobled themselves by working for the common good;
Experience acclaims as happiest the man
who has made the greatest number of people happy”.
We converge here today, to request all our people to retrace
the steps of greatness that comes with being the “change makers” in our communities.
Like the call made by Karl Marx centuries ago, we
send the plea to men and women of our province to join us in this extra
ordinary drive, to pull all hands together for the happiness of the greatest number of people.
We are making a passionate request to the sons and
daughters of this part of the world, to rise to the occasion and give meaning
to the objective of ensuring sustainable livelihoods for
others.
The father of our nation, Nelson Mandela left us with
a powerful message of continuing the legacy of a caring nation. He said it is in our hands to make a difference in the
lives of others. Together with many of our great leaders, he inspired us with
his passion for the concepts of nation building and the world in peace with
itself.
It is in the same spirit that, today, we stand in
front of you, to kick start the three months fundraising drive to raise funds
for our social responsibility programmes. This campaign starts a process of building
the blocks towards decent homes for four needy families within this community
this financial year.
The government has adopted the theme “Together We Move South Africa
We are aware that government alone cannot succeed in
building sustainable homes, at the pace that we want, for a great majority of
our people who are desperate to feel and experience truest community life. Hence
this earnest calls for Government, Business, Labour Organizations and Civil
Society at large to heed to this call so together we can Move Mpumalanga Forward.
The Department of Finance tasked with a
responsibility to harness the public and private sector experience and
expertise in order to drive the programmes as set out in the National
Development Plan.
We believe that new forms of partnerships developed
for the good of the greater majority those who are trapped by the triple
challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality.
On the 31st of July 2014, we announced a
partnership with the Big Five Harley Davidson Group. The Mpumalanga Department of Finance/Big
Five Harley Davidson Change Maker Raffle for Community Development
formed to start a new campaign of raising funds to deliver homes that will appease our eyes and bring comfort to the
needy beneficiaries.
Since then many partners have agreed to share their
skills and expertise in support of the noble objective of the social
responsibility task. Together, these institutions will assist the Department to
deliver credible and incident-free fundraising campaign.
The partner institutions are:
·
Mpumalanga Gambling Board will provide technical support and the raffle
machines for the draw;
·
PriceWaterhouse Coopers will oversee the ticketing and draw processes;
·
Standard Bank will host the account for the campaign; and
·
White River Printers is providing printing work for the material that be
published including the tickets.
I am also proud to announce that the Nelson Mandela
Foundation supports this campaign.
We truly humbled by the generosity and willingness of
all the partners who agreed to travel this journey with us.
We appeal to other corporate citizens to partner with
us for the good of the society. Together, we wield a massive power to take
Mpumalanga Forward, house by house and community by community.
The department will also welcome pledges from the Business
sector to help us touch the lives of the less fortunate in our own way.
Prizes
There is no prize bigger than “the greatest number of
people happy”.
·
Every entry will
buy a brick.
·
Every Rand will
buy a bag of cement.
·
Every step one
take to go and purchase a ticket will start a compassion fire that will warm
the heart of the four families, forever.
I am glad to announce that the Big Five Harley
Davidson has agreed to put a Harley Davidson 2014 Sportster XL883l as the first
prize for the 2014 raffle. Additionally, the winner will take home a riding
gear and ten riding lessons worth R115 000 courtesy of the group.
Other prizes are as follows:
• Second prize: R20 000
• Third prize: R10 000
• Fourth prize: R 2 x 5000
• Plus ten (10) lucky winners will each get R1 000
All these
prizes are possible for a ticket of only R100.00
Together with the Big Five Harley Davidson Group
Bikers, the Department will host roadshows in various parts of the Province to
raise awareness about the campaign. The details will follow soon.
This is indeed interesting times for the Department and
all the officials. We hope to enlighten the hearts of those who will be chosen
to benefit from this campaign and also others that will follow in the next five
years. We want them to experience a different Treasury. This is our attempt at expanding
our horizons through making a direct contribution in support of the societal
responsibility of providing for the less privileged members of the communities.
Let me conclude by recalling the words of the
greatest statesman, Dr Nelson Mandela when he said:
“What count
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.”
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