CRICKET BREAFAST on 19th September 2007

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On Tuesday we hosted a breakfast in conjunction with Accenture and Jaguar for staff and 17 guests. This is our second venture with Accenture and once again proved to be a great success. Fanie DeVilliers was the MC for the morning and guests included: Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist & Andrew Simmonds. Manpower was represented by Marie, Rowene, Rodney, Taryn, Bianca, Tapiwauteta, Melissa, John, Anel, Lauren and Daryl. Guests and staff were treated to a super breakfast, good wholesome cricketing entertainment and then got to meet the superstars for photo's and autographs.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMME - Durban General & Durban Finance

On a hot sunny KZN day in the second week of September, 8 members of Manpower Durban - Finance and General paid a planned visit to Thembisa Ministries in Hillcrest. Both teams had managed to buy a car-boot full of no perishable food-articles and also present two cheques for R500 each. Thembisa is situated in this elite suburban residential area, but has many rural neighbours on its perimeter. Embo Valley is just one such neighbour. When first time buyers Andrew and Rae Wartnaby bought their property in Westriding, Hillcrest over 10 years ago, they were unsuspecting of what lay behind their overgrown fenced back garden. They lived there for almost two years before the came into contact with the reality of Aids, its orphans and sheer poverty. On an eventful day almost 8 years ago, they were approached by a local Embo Valley resident, who described an impoverished Gogo (Granny) who was desperate and unable to feed her orphaned grand-children. On investigation and visit to her rickety overcrowded hut in the Embo Valley, Andrew discovered that the Gogo was indeed in dire circumstances - to the point of digging in rubbish bins. Andrew offered her some money, but she refused to accept it, for fear of victimization. A distraught Andrew returned home and with his wifes's help put together a small food parcel. Since then Andrew and Rae Wartnaby have both given up full time employment and devoted their lives to feeding and helping orphans. Although their sacrifice is humbling and extra-ordinary to everybody, they speak only of the miracles they have encountered along the way and how they do it to be obedient to a personal Saviour.
Thembisa Ministries which is born out of Heart Ministries now hands out weekly food parcels which assist in feeding 600 Aids orphans and Gogo's. They also run a soup kitchen and sponsor school fees. Andrew explained that since the first food parcel there has not been a week that they have not been able to hand out parcels. They are totally unsponsored by any organization on a regular basis and survive only on faith and unexpected support. It was indeed a glorious and memorable occasion to be able to help in a small way. Both branches feel that it was a worthwhile exercise and look to continue to being involved with community help projects in the future.

FUN BRAINTEASER - Who's your daddy??

A couple of months ago we published a picture and asked you to guess who the parent could be! Ian Mac finally conceded that it infact, was his offspring! This month we publish another picture of a pretty baby and ask you to guess the parent. Post your guess under comments.

NEW STARTERS @ Durban General

We would like to welcome Leon Pretorius & Pravesh Manilall to Durban General. Leon hails from Manpower UK and has already made his first placement even before his induction training. He has experience in most area's of recruitment and is rearing to go. They are both undergoing their induction training next week with Danielle. Pravesh comes from a strong background where he consistently won the top awards in his industry for 10 years running. We look forward to these 'young lions' setting Durban General on fire!

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

3 Sept. – Aldyn Bent
4 Sept. – Machelle Pienaar
5 Sept. – Tha Khumalo
9 Sept. – Yours sincerely
12 Sept. – Rani Moodley
15 Sept. – Rowene Bowker
20 Sept. – Lulu Nongogo
25 Sept. – Miriam Feinberg

SEPTEMBER'S THOUGHT

A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
"You are employed" he said. "Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start".
The man replied "But I don't have a computer, neither an email." "I'm sorry", said the HR manager, "If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the job." The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60. The man realised that he can survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or triple everyday. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. 5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US . He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his email.The man replied, "I don't have an email." The broker answered curiously,"You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?!!" The man thought for a while and replied, " Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!"

(This story may be a parody – no disrespect intended to Microsoft).

BUSINESS DAY - 06th September 2007

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CAPE ARGUS - Thursday 06th September 2007

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