Current projects include:
• Excess food is donated to Feedback - a collection and delivery service responsible for the redistribution of surplus food to the poor.
• Supporting the 'Proudly South African' campaign by stocking South African products in mini-bars.
• Donation of excess room amenities (L’Occitane toiletries, bed linen, furniture and appliances) to selected charitable organisations.
• Eighty percent of stock purchased for our Signature Boutique supports small local crafters, traders and community projects.
• The Mount Nelson Hotel/Adele Searll 100 Club. This independently run organisation started 26 years ago and has been holding monthly lunches for its members at the hotel since 1990. It contributes to 54 charities and has helped make 85 bursaries for under privileged students possible.
Charities supported by the club include: St. Luke’s Hospice, The Peninsula School Feeding Scheme, SHAWCO, Learn to Earn, The Institute for the Blind, The Union of Jewish Women, SPCA, Reach for a Dream Foundation, The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, The Haven Night Shelter, Tygerberg Children’s Hospital, Groote Schuur Hospital, Victoria Hospital, Somerset Hospital, Animal Anti-Cruelty League, Amy Biehl Foundation.
Other charities supported by the hotel include:
Friends of Vista Nova School, Animal Rescue Organisation, Robertson House for the physically disabled, Karl Bremer Hospital, Red Cross Children's Hospital, Childline, Institute for the Blind, Starfish Foundation & Ikhwezi Creche. | | |
