FBUC SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMThe False Bay Underwater Club’s Social Responsibility Program was improved in 2003 to reach more people in the community. The tradition of helping others was always firmly established in the club, and every year we sponsor a Christmas party where every person attending has to bring at least one children’s toy which was donated to a charitable cause. The charitable causes which have benefited from this initiative in the past are: The Red Cross Children’s Hospital, The Children’s Wards at the Brooklyn Chest Hospital, Nazareth House, and Durbanville Children’s Home. The members decided to raise funds to enable the club to do more for less fortunate people and organizations, and decided to arrange educational visits to the Two Oceans Aquarium. The charitable causes which have benefited from this initiative are: Mitchells Plain Boys Town, Kenilworth Boys Town, Claremont Boys Town, and Lizo Nobane Orphanage in conjunction with the “Reach for a Dream Foundation” Several donations and collections of food parcels, clothing and other items were arranged last year for The Children’s Wards at the Brooklyn Chest Hospital, Nazareth House, and Durbanville Children’s Home. International Coastal Clean-up DayThe Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup is the largest and most successful volunteer event of its kind. Each year, thousands of volunteers from around the globe participate, clearing tons of trash from coastlines, rivers and lakes and recording every piece of trash collected. In conjunction with Marine and Coastal Management, False Bay Underwater Club, other clubs and recreational scuba diving shops, scuba diver training facilities and dive charter facilities clean up harbours, river mouths, beaches, lagoons and estuaries every year. If you would like to participate or organise charity events, please contact Lindy Love
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