Last pack day in 2015

    Well, here we all are… on our last pack day for the year, 1324 Packs to fill! This Pack was dedicated to Born in Africa, Versailles Toys for their continued support. Thank you Versaille Toys for your donations and for touching so many children’s lives with...
Calling all volunteers!

Calling all volunteers!

  Our last packing day for the year is coming up… 1324 packs to be filled! WHEN: THURSDAY 03 December 2015 TIME: 09h00-10h30 WHERE: Gardens Presbyterian Church hall, Gardens, CHRISTMAS TEA: 10h30 Contact: Flo Borchers Tel: +27 21 790...
A Child’s Thank You!

A Child’s Thank You!

We thought we would share this with you all, the heart warming thank you from a child who received one of our comfort packs… it was sent to us by Boni Mogale, Site Coordinator in the Khayelitsha Thuthuzela Forensic Centre at Khayelithsa Hospital....

Our Chevron pack

  50 wonderful volunteers from Chevron assisted at our Pack day on 16 July… with their cheerful helping hands we packed 1214 packs! THANK YOU Chevron!

Community Chest visits FCP!

    We had a wonderful day with two very special people who came all this way to be part of our operation for the morning – AND to bring us a much appreciated gift! Even though what we do is most serious and heartbreaking, we had a fun morning with you!...

Our 11th Service of Hope and Blessing

Friends of Child Protection, Connect Network, Matla-a-Bana, Safeline and Newkidz together with Gardens Presbyterian Church held their eleventh “Service of Hope and Blessing” on the 31st May, 2015, in honour of all children who have been abused – to pray for...

A precious moment in time

A precious moment in time – as told to me by JoAnn Benoit Every time we pack Comfort Packs for the victims of violent abuse, ‘Versaille Born in Africa Toys’ donates branded Teddy Bears, to put into each and every Pack. In April this year, one of the...

A prayer for the children

Christine Battersby (our Deputy Chair), said this prayer at our last Committee meeting – precious words for us all to remember as we continue to pray for all vulnerable children…  

Our 19th February pack day

    A very sobering reality… 1304 packs… this is how many comfort packs we packed on 19 February… all for children who have not yet been abused, here are some pictures of our pack day…

2011 Tokyo Marathon

  On 27 February 2011, four wonderful women ran the Tokyo Marathon in order to raise funds for FCP. Led by our committee member Karen Bautista, TEAM FCP was made up of Andrea McTamaney, Tomomi Kumagai, and Ann Marie Skalecki. Their target was to raise USD 6,000...