daniel chigunwe
Maria Chiguvari
YOU know that Christmas is really around the corner when the Christmas lights are switched on at the iconic Africa Unity Square in Harare.
This is what happened yesterday when the Cola Company and the City of Harare officially marked the start of the Christmas season by switching on the Christmas lights yesterday.
The Delta Christmas caravan will visit eight Children’s Homes to celebrate and share the festival spirit with them.Harare Mayor, Jacob Mafume, said there will be a football tournament to raise funds for charities.
“We must call it the bright light city, so we are going to keep part of the lighting or most of the lighting permanently at night, so that people enjoy the city during the day and they enjoy it during the night, so it’s going to be something that we are going to work on.
“We are, of course, going to resuscitate the Mayor’s Christmas Cheer Fund, which gives to the underprivileged. We are going to reconstitute the board to make sure that it is men and women who will represent the best that we are and very soon we are going to announce the Christmas Cheer Fund board.
“We are going to give the proceeds to charity,” he said.
Coca-Cola Public Affairs Communications Sustainability Zimbabwe Representative, Patrician Murambinda, who is also the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, at Delta Corporation, said it was everyone’s duty to make this festive season a memorable one.
“Christmas is about being kind to one another, it is about sharing. Let’s spread kindness. Let’s share the Christmas Spirit. Everyone can be a Santa, sharing kindness with someone.
“Coca-Cola has taken the lead through the Christmas activations at Africa Unity Square, partnering with the City of Harare, to engage with the community sharing the Christmas Spirit.
“This is a fulfilment of our burning desire as a caring brand to the community of Zimbabwe.
“The Africa Unity Square activations will run throughout the country with the Christmas caravan engaging with consumers in the different cities of Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Masvingo and Mutare, spreading the Christmas kindness.
“The Christmas caravan will visit eight children’s homes across the country to share the Christmas Spirit with them.
“As part of The Coca-Cola Company sustainability programme, we have partnered the City of Harare to develop Africa Unity Square and run clean-up campaigns around the Central Business District area.
“Switch on the kindness this season, light people’s hearts to spread the Christmas Spirit. Everyone can be a Santa. Let’s share the Christmas Spirit,” she said.
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