JacarandaRMFM Cares was launched this morning in Polokwane with the handover of a car, cash and groceries to the first recipient.
Nols Breedt (64), a handyman from Polokwane, whose car with all his tools was stolen earlier this month, received a used car donated by BB Used Polokwane, a R5000 Builders Warehouse voucher from the Lions of Polokwane as well as a car boot filled with groceries courtesy of the Lions.
Breedt said he thought he would now have to become a beggar as he could not fend for himself without tools and transport, but that it would not come to that.
Dewald Hattingh, Station Manager of RMFM, said the JacarandaRMFM Cares-project was kick-started by the who donated R20 000 to the radio station with the request that it be used for worthy causes. That enabled JacarandaRMFM to start with their version of what is known in other provinces as the Jacaranda 94.2 Good Morning Angels.
Breedt was nominated by one of his daughters, Marie Mynhardt, who said she could not help him in any other way, and thought she would give it a chance as he could not work anymore and needed help urgently. Her email to RMFM paid off handsomely and the handyman is now ready to do repairs and maintenance for anyone in the city who wants to make use of him. He does steel works, small electrical jobs, plumbing, tiling, wood work, repairs in an around the house including swimming pools and general repairs and maintenance.
He can be contacted at 076 217 8990.
The weekly beneficiary of JacarandaRMFM Cares will be announced between 13:00 and 14:00 on the Friday afternoon show with Divan van de la Guerre on RMFM.
Hattingh said that JacarandaRMFM received offers from various businesses in the past that they would contribute to such a project. He said businesses and individuals want to help people who are in distress. He said it was not possible to help everyone, but that they would be making a difference in someone's life every week.
People in the JacarandaRMFM listeners area, namely Limpopo and the Mpumalanga lowveld will benefit. JacarandaRMFM has studios in Polokwane as well as Nelspruit (Mbombela).
Listeners of JacarandaRMFM can nominate people they think deserve a helping hand by sending an email to JacarandaRMFM.
The radio station has a bank account for the project and people who want to contribute cash can get the banking particulars by calling RMFM.
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Jacaranda RMFM in Polokwane - 'feel good radio'
To bring Life's Greatest Hits to your part of the world, Jacaranda RMFM in Polokwane, Limpopo, broadcasts on seven transmitters through a transmitter split on Jacaranda 94.2's network.
This enables us to provide feel good music to listeners in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
Jacaranda RMFM started as Radio Maroela, a division of the SABC in 1994. When Jacaranda was privatised in 1997, RMFM became part of this new and exciting company and brought with it 28 000 listeners.
Today
Today, Jacaranda RMFM boasts more than half a million listeners and is a premium station for advertising in the Capricorn, Bushveld and Lowveld areas of the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. Our world class radio station sees itself as part of the region reflecting Limpopo and Mpumalanga lifestyles.
Content
We also place strong emphasis on ensuring that content is suited to our listeners. We do this through constant engagement to establish listeners' needs and to tailor our programming to suit you. Jacaranda RMFM is an integral part of the community we serve. We host live broadcasts from festivals, shows and other events of interest, while daily promotions and competitions keep listeners entertained and winning.
In addition to private households, RMFM reaches hotels, restaurants, shopping centres and factories in all towns as well as the Kruger National Park and several private game reserves within its footprint.
RMFM is an exclusive medium for advertising in Limpopo and Mpumalanga. Most residents rely on radion for their daily information, entertainment and news, as the vast majority of newspapers in the region are distributed once a week. Our listeners are loyal and are deeply involved in environmental affairs, nature conservation, community issues, agriculture and outdoor living.
We strive at all times to deliver a quality product that ensures listeners' 'feel good' experience is a positive one.
Soundtrack
Jacaranda RMFM is the soundtrack of your life from Polokwane to Nelspruit and from Sabie to Musina. We're also very proud to bring Life's Greatest Hits to everyone visiting the world-renowned Kruger National Park.
Life in the 'platteland' is all about a love for the lifestyle and the land. The great outdoors is on your front door - from the vast African Savannah around Polokwane and Mokopane to the Baobab forests of the Soutpansberg and the lush sub-tropics of the Lowveld on the other side of the dramatic Drakensberg escarpment. Jacaranda RMFM is your companion - wherever you find yourself in this magical part of South Africa.
Jacaranda RMFM - taking 'feel good radio' to 560 000 loyal listeners in Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
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