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Mandela Day 18th July 2024 Wish List and  – Iris House Projects

WISH LIST
Cans of food (non-perishables)
Rice, pasta, 2-minute noodles
Cooking oil
Cereals for our children
Long life Milk / Sugar / Coffee/Tea
Black Bags
Toilet paper
Cleaning products – Jik / washing powder/ handy Andy/floor cleaner/window cleaner
cleaner/dishwashing liquid.
Hand soaps (liquid)
Hand Towels, dishcloths, swabs
First aid boxes- contents
Blender for the Kitchen
Sensory toys
XL nappies (medium and small adult nappies)
Wet Wipes
Winter Blankets
Disposable Gloves – Large, Powder Free
Power tools – jigsaw, large grinder, cordless drill, wood plane, electric sander, claw hammer,
leave blower
Pool Noodles x 15 to cover springs on trampoline
Overalls M/L/XL – / 38cm / 44cm/48cm
Gumboots size 7, 8 and 10
Gardening gloves medium x 10
Teff / Lucerne for our therapy horses and sheep (as many bales as possible)
Bedding (shavings) for our stables
Hay for our animals to sleep on
Chicken feed (silky chickens x 5)
Rabbit feed (4 rabbits)
Sheep feed (1 sheep)
Horse feed (balance) (2 horses)
Laying pellets for our laying hens (we have 12)

Mandela Day 18th July 2025 – Iris House Projects 

Sensory Garden revamp – team of 8 – bring new plants/flowers/garden ornaments – wind
chimes and 3 x 10 Lt paint color Blue / Green / Purple / to re-paint our container – we currently
have a mural, but it is faded. (Please bring your rollers/brushes/ turpentine etc.) The back wall
also needs new large mirrors 10 x 800×800 and 10 x silicon for our children who often don’t see
themselves as everything is “done for them” +- R10 000
Repainting of the hospice shop, Maintenance container and Jungle gym poles – team of 4 –
Supply and paint – 20Lt green paint (please bring your rollers/brushes/ turpentine etc.) +-
R4 000
Hospice Repairs – team of 8 – repair/replace and fix worn window fittings (brass) and paint
window frames and window ledges inside and out. – 4 x 4 x colour paints Blue / Green / Yellow /
Purple to paint window frames, (please bring your rollers/brushes/turpentine etc.) +- R 10 000
Stand Alone fish tank for reception area – team of 3 – purchase fish tank, fish, lights, and
accessories, and place it in our reception area – Donors’ names can go on a plaque above this +-
R10 000
General Gardening at our hospice – team of 4 – to supply new plants, and flowers (please
bring garden tools for planting) +- R4000
Painting of exterior walls – a team of 8 – purchase white exterior paint 20LT for walls (feel
free to add murals if you have an artist on your team) (please bring your own rollers/brushes/
turpentine etc.) +- R4000
Painting of horse paddocks and poles – team of 8 – purchase white exterior paint 20LT for
the poles and 15Lt of peach paint for the paddocks. (please bring your own rollers/brushes/
turpentine etc.) +- R5000
Wooden fencing around the vegetable garden – team of 8 – rebuild and supply wood picket
fence around our vegetable garden and 15 litres of white paint for picket fence (please bring
electric drill, screwdriver, jigsaw, hammer, nails and screws etc.) and (please bring your own
rollers/brushes/ turpentine etc.) +- R6000
Re-do irrigation system – team of 8 – our current system needs to be repaired (if you have a
plumber, this one’s for you) (Please bring irrigation piping, sprinkler, irrigation timer, fittings etc.)
and tools required to complete this job +- R10 000
Re-vamp our Food Storage Room – team of 8 – supply and install an Air conditioner for our
food storage room, and rhino 14 board 3m long 38×38 6m long battens for cladding inside and
15lt white paint (please bring drill, screws, and rollers/brushes/ turpentine etc.) +- R15 000

THE COLLAR CLUB PROTECTIVE WORKSHOP (Also located on Stikland Estate – Bellville) 

The Collar Club Protective Workshop

Dog beds

Dog blankets

Camera system

Long metal pedestrian gates x 4

Shadecloth for fences

Cleaning products – jik, vinegar, handy andy, dishwashing liquid

Concrete

Colour paint for indoor and outdoor

20lt Beige

Weed Eater

Lawn Mower

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Mandela Day 18th July 2023 – Iris House Projects 

Sensory Garden revamp – +_ team of 8 people _ bring new plants/flowers – garden ornaments – wind chimes – 4 x color paints Blue / Green / Yellow / Purple to paint back wall of the garden (please bring your own rollers/brushes/turps etc) The back wall also need new large mirrors

Hospice Repairs – Repair / replace and fix worn window fittings (brass) and paint window frames and window ledges inside and out. team of 8 people – 4 x 4 x color paints Blue / Green / Yellow / Purple to paint window frames, (photos available)

 Wall Blackboard – purchase blackboard paint for our second playroom to apply on one of the walls for your children to draw on – 5lt blackboard paint/team of 2 people  (please bring your own rollers/brushes/turps etc)

Panel Heaters for hospice – our building is in need of 5 x wall heaters to be purchased and fitted – a team of 6 (2nd playroom, reception, leads office, sensory room, bedroom)

Stand Alone fish tank for reception area –   purchase fish tank, fish, lights, and accessories, and place it in our reception area – Donors’ names can go on a plaque above this

General Gardening at our hospice – the planting of new plants, weeding of beds,

a team of 8 

Painting of exterior walls – a team of 8 – Purchase white exterior paint 20LT for walls (feel free to add murals if you have an artist on your team) (please bring your own rollers/brushes/turps etc)

New grazing paddock for our equine therapy horses – a team of 8 – 22 metal rods (to hold plastic horse fencing) 8 x gate clips – 400 cable ties – cementing of wooden corner support poles (we have these poles ) needed is cement to secure them.

Revamp our sandpit – a team of 6 – purchase new sand 200kg, new sandpit tools (buckets, spades, shapes, etc – Sand down wooden sandpit and reseal

Revamp our stables – a team of 8  – purchase 20lt beige paint – white paint for wooden doors painting  the area (please bring your own rollers/brushes/turps, etc)

THE COLLAR CLUB PROTECTIVE WORKSHOP (Also located on Stikland Estate – Bellville) 

Project for Plumbers –  a team of 4Fit a toilet, shower, and wash basin to our new bathroom at our Protective Workshop, we have built the room and concreted the floor, we also have the items mentioned above. What we need now is the professionals to connect everything up

Paint our walls – a team of 8 Paint the outside of The Collar Club walls and add some murals if you have an artist on your team purchase 20lt beige paint – color paint for cool murals (please bring your own rollers/brushes/turps, etc)

Wish List

Can of food (non-perishables)

20 XL nappies (med adult nappies)

Cooking oil

Milk / Sugar / Coffee

Black Bags

Sensory toys

Toilet paper

Disposable Gloves – medium

Sand Pit sand 200 kg

Cleaning products – jik / washing powder/ handy Andy/floor cleaner/window cleaner

Hand soaps (liquid)

Hand Towels, dishcloths, swabs

Power tools – jigsaw, skill saw, grinder, cordless drill, tool set

First aid box

Seedlings for the vegetable garden

Work boots size 3 / 7 / 8

Overalls S / M / L – 28cm / 32cm / 42cm

Gardening gloves medium x 10

Teff / Lucerne for our therapy horses and sheep (as many bales as possible )

Bedding (shavings) for our stables

Hay for our animals to sleep on

Chicken feed ( silky chickens x 6)

Rabbit feed (10 rabbits)

Sheep feed (2 sheep)

Horse feed (balance) (2 horses)

Laying pellets for our laying hens (we have 12)

Gas regulator/ hose/ gas bottle  (for our 2-plate gas stove)

UPS for our internet

Invertor

The Collar Club Protective Workshop

Dog beds

Dog blankets

Camera system

Long metal pedestrian gate

Shadecloth

Cleaning products – jik, vinegar, handy andy, dishwashing liquid

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This Mandela Day you can make a difference in the life of a special needs child by supporting Iris House Children’s Hospice.

#MandelaDay2022

Show your support and caring this Mandela Day – 18th of July for the special needs children of Iris House Children’s Hospice. 

Iris House Children’s Hospice provides respite care, therapies, support, training, and supplies to life-limited and life-threatened special needs children and their families in the Western Cape.

You can make a difference this Mandela Day by making a donation, selecting an item from our needs lists, or adopting a project at our hospice.

Needs List

Disposable Gloves

Tissues

Adult diapers – small and medium sizes

Nappies

Hand sanitizer

Tinned Food

Rice

Boxed Milk

Coffee

Sugar

Toilet paper

Handy Andy

Floor Cleaner

Washing Powder

Sta soft

Bleach

Dettol

Our Mandela Day Projects

1. Paint murals on our hospice grounds walls – Items needed to complete the task – white paint for background –  purple/blue/green and yellow paint, paint brushes, thinners, masking tape, artistic flare – Size of Team suggested – This project will suit a team of 4 or more persons who are able to paint murals, PS we LOVE Superheros

2. Paint our stables – items needed to complete the task – cream or beige outdoor paint, paint brushes, rollers, thinners, masking tape  – This project will suit a team of 4 or more persons.

3. Update our sensory garden – Items needed to complete the task – plants, flowers with great smells, garden gnomes, ornaments, wind chimes, gardening equipment, and gloves. – This project will suit a team of six or more persons

To book your project please email sue@iris-house.org

Thank you for caring.

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