The Ruan Belcher & Other Near Drowning Survivors Rehabilitation & Educational Trust

Trust No. : IT3848/2004
5 Madison Square, Edgemead, Cape Town, South Africa, 7441
Telephone : +27 21 558 9871(a/h) e-MAIL : sheila@telkomsa.net

Our banking details are :
First National Bank
Account No. : 62078343391
Branch Code : 20-14-09
Shortened name : NDST

Dear Friend

This Trust was established following Ruan’s survival after a drowning accident, which left him severely brain injured. We then became aware of the many things that were lacking and felt a need to remedy the situation.

There is no help unless you go and find out for yourself. This is difficult considering the emotional turmoil you find yourself in at the time. We want to avoid this for others who may find themselves in the same situation, and sad as the thought may be, there will be others.

We kindly ask you to assist us to raise funds by doing the following:

1. Make ten copies of this letter
2. Host a tea party for ten guests and give them each a copy of the letter and ask them to make ten copies.
3. Each guest donates R10.00 for the party (if they want to give any more, please don’t argue!!!)
4. You bank the R100.00 into the Trust Account (details below)
5. You may charge more if you need to cover your costs.
6. You encourage each of your guests to host the same party with their own ten guests.
7. They in turn encourage their ten guests to host a party at R10.00 a head…………..
8. We all have fun and the Trust Account grows
9. We are able to do all the wonderful things the Trust was established to do.
10. You have started a wonderful epidemic.
11. Should all the guests at the various tea parties participate fully, we could raise over R1 million at just five levels. And there’s no reason to stop there…………….

The funds raised would be used to carry out the following vital tasks:

1. We need to build a network of information.
2. We need to lobby doctors and government with regard to rehabilitation possibilities
3. We need to bring the up-to-date methods of rehabilitation to Africa.
4. We need to make people aware of the dangers of water with little ones around.
5. We need to build a school-cum rehabilitation center for these children.
6. We need to consider the family as a whole and assist each one in the household.
7. We need to consider assisting working moms and single parents.
8. We need to train carers.
9. We need to establish a system of respite for parents and siblings.
10. We need to do many other things, and with God’s help, and yours we CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS.
Thank you and God bless
Sheila

For more details on Ruan and the trust go to the following link