The sheer amount of time that Rand Aid’s employees dedicate to the non-profit organisation is a testament to the wonderful work it does for its life-right retirement villages, frail care centres, and substance use treatment centre.
Three of the organisation’s staff members received awards for 20 years’ service to the organisation this year, while a number of others were congratulated on 15, 10 and five years’ service. In total, 155 staff received an award with a total of 1 055 years of service!
Morky Mongwe from Cookchill, Marinda Looyen from Inyoni Creek and Johan Labuschagne from SANCA Wedge Gardens were all congratulated on their 20 years’ long service.
Rand Aid employee Steve Burton, who manages the Cookchill, says he can’t recall a day that Morky has ever called in sick. “He even came to work the day after rolling his car, battered and bruised. Morky is an extremely hard worker, diligent, trustworthy a real asset to Rand Aid,” says Steve.
Marinda started working half day at Rand Aid in 2002, at the cash office at SANCA Wedge Gardens. She was then transferred to Thornhill Manor as a receptionist, in a full-day position where she worked for about two years. She then moved to the reception at Head Office, where she assisted with the planning, marketing and sales of Inyoni Creek, and was promoted to the position of deputy manager in 2007. “I saw the first brick being laid at Inyoni, and am privileged to see how it has grown into the village it is today,” she says.
Johan has been working at SANCA Wedge Gardens’ workshop for many years – first repairing lawnmowers and now assisting in Stores. He is well-known for his strawberries, which he started growing outside his room as a small project, which soon progressed to a much bigger one.
“Congratulations to all of Rand Aid’s employees who received long service awards this year. Thank you for your loyalty and dedication. It is because of the special people like you that Rand Aid is the successful, caring organisation it is today,” says Rand Aid’s CEO Peter Quinn.
