Franschhoek is facing a catastrophic season in 2020 due to COVID-19. The current lockdown and lack of visitors has had an immediate and devastating impact on employment and this has in turn fuelled a major humanitarian crisis in Groendal and surrounding areas where most of Franschhoek’s workforce lives.
Many families are now reliant on donations and food parcels which are being cooked and prepared by some of SA’s top chefs – Margot Janse, Chris Erasmus, Darren Badenhorst, Liam Tomlin and many others have all opened their hearts and their kitchens to help feed the hungry.
This team is doing a tremendous job and local residents and businesses have been incredibly generous in their support by donating funds, produce, time, skills and assistance as far as possible under extremely difficult lockdown circumstances. But they need more…
Online Silent Auction of a valuable photograph of Nelson Mandela
In order to help raise funds for this cause, Marc Stanes, Ebony/Cuated curator and co-founder has responded with a unique silent auction of a valuable photograph of Nelson Mandela.
“In July 2003 I photographed former President Nelson Mandela for the first time. This was a special commission for the inauguration of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, and the sitting took place at The Rhodes Trust in Oxford, England. This was to be the start of my long association with the Foundation and President Mandela. During our session on that summer’s afternoon in Oxford, Madiba, upon hearing that I was about to move to Cape Town, said to me ‘You must use your skills to improve the lives of others in South Africa.’
I have often thought about those words – never have they felt more appropriate than now.” Marc Stanes. “Little did we realise that when we opened our business in this picturesque village 13 years ago that the local community would be facing such a catastrophic season in 2020 due to COVID-19.”
In order to help raise funds for this cause, Marc Stanes, is donating one of the above-mentioned photographs of former President Nelson Mandela to be sold on silent auction. Other prints from this series hang in many public institutions including The Parliament of South Africa, The Mandela Rhodes Foundation and The University of Cape Town.
This print is unique, image size is 60 x 60cm and will be signed and framed with museum glass and shipped FOC to any international or local destination.
All proceeds will go directly to Isabelo, the charity set up by Margot Janse a number of years ago to help feed the community. Isabelo is now solely focusing on the COVID-19 Crisis.
The print has a reserve of R40,000 – Ebony/Curated hope to raise significantly more. To place your bid, kindly send an email to dewald@ebonycurated.com before Thursday, 30th April at 5pm. This will be a silent auction; the highest bid will win. We will publish the final result but we will not update individual bidders during the process.
If you would prefer to make a donation directly to Isabelo, their banking details are on their website
Franschhoek
Franschhoek has a special place in many of your hearts – it is one of the premier destinations in South Africa and survives on local and international visitors. Our businesses are staffed almost exclusively from the local community who have enjoyed increased employment and empowerment over the past 10 to 20 years whilst Franschhoek grew.
There are over 150 Hotels, Guesthouses and B&Bs in Franschhoek
There are roughly 50 Wineries in Franschhoek
There are over 70 Restaurants and Cafés in Franschhoek
There are over 25 Galleries and 70 Shops in Franschhoek
INFO: Ebony/Curated I T +27 (0)21 876 4477 I E info@ebonycurated.com
