The Nuts and Bolts Rally was founded in 2014 with the quest to drive an old jalopy over four days on some of South Africa’s most arduous roads. We reach out to communities on our routes. (https://nutsandboltsrally.co.za/making-a-difference/).

 

This year marks our 10-year anniversary, and we are planning a tour from 9-27 October 2024. During this tour, we will travel around South Africa’s borders (6450km) in cars that are 40 years and older. This tour will serve as a fundraising event, and we aim to raise funds for four charities.

 

We committed to trying to raise R250,000 for each of the four charities CHOC (Children living with Cancer), UCPA (United Cerebral Palsy Association), Smile foundation (Children affected by facial abnormalities) and Goldilocks and the Bear foundation (Mental Health).

 

Our event will rely on social media and the goodwill of like-minded people out there to make it a success. We would like to invite your organisation and all your affiliates to join in our journey daily, to follow us and spread the word of the goodwill we are achieving.

 

Funds raised:

  • Up to date we raised R355 000 for Cancer
  • Knysna Fire Relief: Value : R150 000
  • Delivered 700 bags of feed to Williston farmers for Drought Relief. R120 000
  • Delivered 35 tons of feed to Middelpos, 37 tons to Sutherland and 35 tons to Merweville.
  • The donation of a hip replacement for someone needing urgent medical assistance.  R30 000.
  • Bought a wheelchair for someone in Kimberley
  • Donated a Heart Pacemaker.
  • Donated 11 school children, from the Tankwa, with school clothes, toileties and bedding as they have been accepted in the Ceres hostel.
  • Handed out 17 food parcels to the elderly people of Merweville. A further 11 parcels to other needy families.With WAWWA foundation
  • Donated parcels and money to Huis Mervia.
  • Donated industrial fans and Speed Queen washing machine for Huis Mervia’s laundry room.
  • Donated 30 Mattresses, 12 Walkers, and 5 sets of crutches to Aandskemering and Goue Aar Elderly Care Homes.
  • Revamped the bathroom at Aandskemering
  • Paid for an operation on a dog in Calitzdorp and donated to their charity
  • Montaqu Pass Toll House, Brandvlei Drought Fund
  • Sutherland Drought Fund R29000
  • Food parcels for Farmer Families with Isuzu Club
  • Donation to a family in Vanwyksdorp that lost their house in a fire
  • Donation to Breast Cancer Support
  • Donation to CHOC
  • Gift packs to two schools, including an overhead projector
  • Nappies and essentials for babies at Donkieskraal
  • community
  • 28 parcels to Willowmore Retirement Centre
  • Brandvlei Drought Fund
  • Parcels to Willston Drought Relief
  • Paid for an operation for a boy with a heart problem
  • Donation to Oudsthoorn Animal Care
  • Donation to Rural Animal Care
  • Donated to a young man living with cancer
  • Parcels and maintenance repairs to Knysna Elderly home
  • Parcels to Huis Boesmanland Loeriesfontein
  • Parcels to Nieuwoudtsville NG Church
  • Paid for an operation for a boy that was born with facial abnormalities
  • Nuts and Bolts found their mascot “Nuts” Nuts was a stray dog that was rescued by Andre Stander and is now spoiled rotten.