On Saturday 31 March 2012, Mamba Strike Force, together with Excalmed Medical Response, hosted a First Aid Workshop to prepare the community for basic medical emergencies. Shock, Choking, CPR and Status Epilepsy were discussed in the Workshop. At the end of the workshop each person received a certificate and an emergency pouch containing a mouth piece and gloves.

On Saturday 10 March 2012 the 6th Annual Mini Oscars was held at the Christ Family Ministries Church in the Orion Centre in 1st Avenue. This event is hosted by...
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Red Bin Charity Drive Raises R80 000

On Friday 2 March 2012 the Red Bin Brigade, driven by Mamba Strike Force, handed over a cheque of R40,000-00 to the Edenvale Care Centre. The Edenvale Care Centre ( read their letter here) were due to close their doors because of shortages of funds. With the R40,000 handed over by Mamba, Edenvale Care Centre is now able to stay open.

On Saturday 3 March 2012 Mamba Security handed over another  cheque of R40,000-00 to Little Eden at their annual Fete. The R80,000-00 that was handed over to the Charity Beneficiaries was raised during the 2011 Annual Mamba Christmas Charity Drive which took place on 2 December 2011.

This eventful day and the money raised would not be possible without the help of our community, it’s businesses, it’s residents and it’s schools. Mamba would like to take this opportunity to thank the community and all those who sponsored the Mamba Christmas Charity Drive.

The Red Bin Brigade is a section-21 non-profit organisation, made up of the Retired members of our community who assist Mamba with raising money for our local organisations and feeding schemes. Mamba offers a free service to all the members of the RBB. Anyone looking to join the Red Bin Brigade can contact Mamba on 011 609 0237.

Neighbourhood Security Forum

On Saturday 25 February 2012 Mamba Security hosted a Neighbourhood Security Seminar in Eastleigh Ridge to teach the residents more about crime prevention. Topics discussed included Modus Operandi of Criminals, Crime Stats, Awareness and Crime Prevention Tips, Tips for Domestic Workers, Premeditated vs Opportunistic Crimes, Inhibiting factors for the commission of crime and Role of the community. Mamba also sponsored Eastleigh Ridge with 5 large community notice boards.

Valintines Day Promotion 2012

Christmas Charity Drive 2012 - Food Mountain initiative

Mamba Strike Force in conjunction with Karaglen Spar handed over 3000 tins of food collected through the Food Mountain initiative of the Christmas Charity Drive on Friday Morning (20 January 2012). The charities which received food from the initiative were

• Little Eden
• The Edenvale Care Centre
• Hospice
• Hospice East Rand
• Compass
• Edenvale Child Welfare
• Khanyisa Soup Kitchen
• Klopper Park Family Feeding Project
• and the Edenvale Senior Citizens Society.

Along with the tins of food donated, Mr Harry Karamichael (Karaglen Spar) also donated 100 braai packs to the charities.”

 Charity Bowls Day at Edenvale Bowling Club

A bowls day was held at the Edenvale Bowling Club on the 1st of October to raise funds for the Edenvale Care Centre situated in 8th Avenue Edenvale. The Care Centre provides a safe haven for the terminally ill and underprivileged in our community.  The day was a huge success and, thanks to the support of people and companies in the community such as Mamba, Jack Russel Estates and many more, over R 14 000 was raised to help the Edenvale Care Centre to continue the amazing work that they do.

Employees Donate Blood

On Monday 18 July (Nelson Mandela Day) Mamba employees queued up at the Linksfield Blood Donor Centre to donate blood and make their contribution after recent headlines of blood shortages in South Africa.

Good afternoon all,

WE DID IT!

Sincere thank you to all the volunteers that worked at Horwood Farm last Saturday for the immense effort you all contributed to in helping us get ALL 28 cubic meters of compost into the beds by the end of our day.  A fantastic achievement!

Mamba Security sent a work force of 22 which was astonishing and I must make special mention of Veronique who brought almost her entire extended family as well,  from 2 years old to .... more than a little older than 21 years old J.  Sincere thank you for your unfailing support.

We hope to see you all the 2nd Saturday in July for our next clean-up and we give you our assurance, that it won’t be as back breaking next time.

Kind regards
Sharon and Friends

Good day to all volunteers,

I am quite sure that Heather has sent out an email reminding you of our Friends of Horwood Farm day this Saturday June 11, 2011 when we all meet at 9am, and I just wanted to make you aware of a few important points. 

A portion of our Ward 18 IDP funds that were allocated to us by the Council was used to purchase compost for the planting beds closest to the parking area.  28 cubic meters of compost is being delivered to Horwood Farm this week and I am really hoping that we will have a bumper turn out of volunteers to help us dig this compost into the beds.  We would be so disappointed if any of the compost was stolen, and as this is always a possibility,  we would like to make as much progress this Saturday as is possible.  If you have a gardener that is available on Saturday to help out then bring him/her along as well.

We have had pinafores made with the wording ‘FRIENDS OF HORWOOD’ on the front and we have some business’ that are prepared to sponsor these. Carol Rodgers has very kindly offered her companies expertise and she will silkscreen all the sponsors names on the back section at her own expense.  BIG THANK YOU for the offer and your ongoing support Carol. (Should you require any silkscreening please support Carol 011453-3965, as well as our other sponsors
when the need arises).     

Because we will be working very hard on Saturday I would like to purchase boerewors for our hotdogs instead of the Vienna sausages we have purchased the last two meetings, so PLEASE can you RSVP by Friday so that I know what amount to purchase.  I know there are some volunteers that are vegetarian and I would like to bring ensure that there is food available that is more suitable for you, so please confirm this when you reply.

Please remember to bring a spade or shovel as well as a garden fork.  Although the weather is cold, windy and wet for the next few days, the weatherman has predicted lovely weather for Saturday so remember your garden hats and gloves.

POSTER BUSTERS
Some of you are aware that we started a group called ‘Poster Busters’ with the aim of removing all the illegal signage that is erected on every available pole, electrical box and street sign in our suburbs and town, which Charmaine has very eloquently addressed in the Bedfordview/Edenvale News.   We all find this practice rather irritating and decidedly unsightly, and despite us having done a few sessions of signage removal, as fast as we remove the signage they reappear the following week.  We need to expand into all areas of Edenvale. 

We are hoping to get the message through to these offenders that Edenvale is not the area to place illegal signage as it will be removed shortly after it is erected.   In order to achieve this mammoth task we need more volunteers please.

If we could get 3 or 4 teams of 3 people each,  we could make a more noticeable impact in more areas.  First prize would be to have 2 people removing the signs and 1 person driving the vehicle in each area.   Children could also volunteer as they could help by placing the signage into the vehicle travelling behind the poster removers.

All signage is finally sorted, a list prepared for the council to address and finally collected from Heather’s house by the council.

We will be doing a ‘Poster Buster’ afternoon from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday 18th June 2011.  We will meet at Horwood Farm at 2pm where each team will be given a route to follow. 

Please RSVP if you can be of any assistance.

Sincere thanks to all of you for your valuable time that you contribute to ensuring our suburb is returned to its former glory.

Kind regards
Sharon Lendrum-Frittelli

Wed 06/04 - Domestic Security Forum
Edenglen South

Sat 09/04 - Horwood’s Farm Clean-Up
Campaign 9am - 1pm

Mon 11/04 - Schools open

Wed 13/04 - Domestic Security Forum Illiondale

Fri 15/04 - Mamba Clean-Up Campaign
Illiondale

Wed 20/04 - Domestic Security Forum Hurlyvale

Thur 31/03 - Edenvale CPF 19h00 at Edenvale SAPS.

Wed 30/03 - Highway Gardens Neighbourhood Security Forum.

Sat 26/03 - Business Security Seminar. Learn more about securing your Business: 10a.m. to 12a.m. at Eden Scuba & Mamba Training Centre (Homestead Cnr 17th Ave). Seating Limited. To RSVP or for more information Contact Dominique 011 609 0237 or dominique@mambagroup.co.za.

TOPICS INCLUDE: Security Equipment, Information Security, I.T. Security, Staffing & Security, Securing Your Fleet, Insurance and more!

Wed 23/03 - Eastleigh Ridge Neighbourhood Security Forum.

Mon 21/03 - Human Rights Day (Public Holiday) read more

Thur 17/03 - St. Patricks Day

Wed 16/03 - Edenvale Neighbourhood Security Forum
Find out more about Crime Stats, the Modus Operandi of Criminals, Awareness and Crime Prevention and much more! Contact Dominique 011 609 0237 or dominique@mambagroup.co.za for more information.

Sat 12/03 - Friends of Horwoods Farm Clean-Up Campaign
Friends of Horwoods Farm come together every second Saturday of the month to clean up and beautify Edenvale’s Birth Place. All Welcome, Starts at 9AM!

Sat 12/03 - Mini Oscars @ Ster Kinekor Greenstone
Join us for a Glamorous Saturday with the Stars. Red Bin Brigade will be giving out a number of Oscars to Winners of over 100 children nominated for Outstanding Performances in their school plays from various Pre-Primary Schools in the area. Tickets R50 available at Ster Kinekor Greenstone on the day. Seating limited.

Thur 10/03 - Charity Drive Prize Hand-Over
Charity Drive Lucky Draw Prizes include a Year’s Free Armed Response Service from Mamba, a Holiday to Ant & Elephant and a Holiday to Port Shepstone for 6! Nedbank will be handing out 40 bank accounts to 40 lucky children from various schools in the area!