By Melissa Williams-Platt | Sam's Mum, Co-founder & Trustee
8436 is the number of lives that Footprints 4 Sam has changed since the inception of our Super Sam Hero Vehicle Project in 2018. Lives that have been changed because of donors such as yourselves. These numbers were tallied at the end of December 2022.
4299 of those are children. Children living in South Africa who are underprivileged and are facing the daily battle of a chronic or life limiting illness. Without our Super Sam Hero Vehicles many of them would not ever attend their follow up appointments or important clinics. It is at these key appointments that their conditions are monitored and where they are supported by a team of specialist doctors, nurses and social workers and other allied professionals that make sure that these children feel loved, seen and heard together with their parents. It is at these appointments that both their clinical and psycho-social needs are considered and addressed as best as possible. (At the end of last year 50 patients also received buckets - welcome relief through our Super Sam Hero Food and Toiletry bucket initiative - A gift delivered to the patient's door by our Super Sam Van Team! Each bucket impacts not just the patient but also their parents and siblings - In this case over 219 lives were touched.)
As you contemplate the year ahead - take a moment to reflect on the year that was and the difference that you have made in these young and extremely vulnerable lives. 2022 mattered and so will 2023 through your incredible support! - So a HUGE THANK YOU for continuing to choose and show up for Footprints 4 Sam, we are eternally grateful.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a very special 2023 and when the road is a bit bumpy, we wish you the strength and resilience to navigate the road ahead.
Life is precious, as these children so often teach us! Don't miss a moment!
Warm wishes,
Melissa
(Sam's Mum, Co-Founder & Trustee - The Footprints 4 Sam Trust)
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