Short Story
The Webb Family have decided for the month of August to run allocated distances that total 500km for The Durban North Baby home.
This home holds a special place in their hearts because they adopted their daughter/sister Ella from there when she was 8months old.
Currently the Baby Home’s monthly expenses falls short of R20 000 a month. The funds raised will be allow them to take in more babies, pay their expenses and in turn give more families a beautiful gift.
Each family member has committed to run an specific distance during the month of August according to their ages.
Ella- 2 yrs will run 20km
Josh – 4 yrs will run 40km
Matt – 7yrs will run 70km
Sam – 9yrs will run 90km
Nadine and James will cover 280km between the two of them.
Join them in activating generosity by donating a once off amount now.
Story
Bjorn and Jo Teunissen are what we call “crisis parents”. They run the Durban North Baby Home working with our team of wonderful carers to provide the best possible start in life for our babies. They are both educators by profession and have a passion for children.
In 2014 when they adopted their son Emmanuel from a local Child and Youth Care Centre, the seed was planted for them to open a Baby Home. They reached out to The Peace Agency and in December 2015 the doors of the Durban North Baby Home were opened. With their experience of adoption and their expertise as teachers, they took to their new role as crisis parents as if they had been waiting all their lives to do it.
Jo and Bjorn have 3 of their own kids and care for up to six in the Baby Home at any given time. You can imagine….they will gladly accept all the help they can get!
For more information on joining their 100 club please contact Jo on
Tel: 082 773 0781
Email: info@babyhome.org.za
| Name | Donate Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Enid Lovemore | R200.00 | September 6, 2023 11:52 AM |
| Wendy Green | R500.00 | September 3, 2023 4:27 PM |
| Betsy Hedigan | R20.00 | September 2, 2023 8:49 AM |
| Diane Pritchard | R100.00 | August 31, 2023 8:10 PM |
| Sarah O'Keeffe | R2,100.00 | August 31, 2023 6:25 PM |
| Sandy Webb | R1,000.00 | August 31, 2023 8:21 AM |
| Valerie Gordon | R2,500.00 | August 30, 2023 9:13 PM |
| JACQUES SMAL | R250.00 | August 30, 2023 4:45 PM |
| Anonymous | R500.00 | August 30, 2023 2:32 PM |
| Joan Mckechnie | R250.00 | August 30, 2023 6:23 AM |
| Kuhlekonke Motiane | R50.00 | August 29, 2023 4:35 PM |
| Sonja and Tim Bradley | R500.00 | August 29, 2023 3:48 PM |
| Karen Koopman | R250.00 | August 29, 2023 2:47 PM |
| Jill Gordon | R1,500.00 | August 29, 2023 11:26 AM |
| Juliette Donkin | R500.00 | August 28, 2023 8:30 AM |
| Ingrid Lopez-Cardona | R1,000.00 | August 28, 2023 8:26 AM |
| Anonymous | R500.00 | August 28, 2023 6:36 AM |
| Tanya Parker | R1,000.00 | August 27, 2023 12:49 PM |
| Ali Kingsley | R250.00 | August 26, 2023 7:36 PM |
| Lindsay Longhurst | R100.00 | August 26, 2023 3:01 PM |
| Lisa Alexander | R250.00 | August 26, 2023 2:23 PM |
| carmen du bois | R100.00 | August 11, 2023 6:52 AM |
| Georg Beckert | R1,000.00 | August 10, 2023 1:44 PM |
| Alanna Rebelo | R200.00 | August 7, 2023 8:42 PM |
| Liz Webb | R500.00 | August 7, 2023 6:37 AM |
| Samantha Lindsay | R250.00 | August 6, 2023 12:56 PM |
| Robyn Stears | R500.00 | August 3, 2023 5:04 PM |
| Anonymous | R100.00 | August 2, 2023 8:08 PM |
| Susan Milbank | R500.00 | August 2, 2023 11:01 AM |
| Aileen Theron | R500.00 | August 2, 2023 10:35 AM |
| Anonymous | R1,000.00 | August 2, 2023 8:25 AM |
| Pam Bircher | R1,000.00 | August 1, 2023 11:03 AM |
| Anna du Bois | R100.00 | July 28, 2023 4:51 AM |
| Anonymous | R250.00 | July 26, 2023 12:04 PM |
| Sarah Webb | R750.00 | July 25, 2023 7:26 PM |
| Alexei Du Bois | R500.00 | July 25, 2023 5:56 PM |
| Ali Kingsley | R250.00 | July 25, 2023 2:41 PM |
