{"id":12729,"date":"2025-10-22T11:21:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/durban\/?p=12729"},"modified":"2025-11-06T12:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T12:42:44","slug":"samfa-make-your-shopping-count-this-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/durban\/samfa-make-your-shopping-count-this-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Shopping Count This October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>Are you the ray of hope that breast cancer survivors are hoping for this month?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"gmail_default\">If you are then this is just a gentle reminder that we&#8217;re\u00a0<\/span>already past the middle of October \u2014 and time is running out to make a real difference<span class=\"gmail_default\"> to the lives of women in need<\/span>!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>When you buy mushrooms in pink punnets at Pick n Pay, R1 from every punnet goes directly to Reach for Recovery (RFR) \u2014 a remarkable NGO run entirely by breast cancer survivors who volunteer to support other women through recovery after mastectomy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your purchase helps fund silicone prostheses for women who cannot afford breast reconstruction \u2014 restoring not just their confidence and dignity, but their sense of wholeness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without your support, RFR cannot continue this vital, compassionate and life-restoring work. 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