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Donating blood, like becoming an organ donor, is one of the most selfless, yet completely simple things to do in life. And it doesn’t cost you a thing.

Bloodstock levels in the Western Cape decline during the festive season – just as the number of road accidents spike. For the Western Province Blood Transfusion Service (WPBTS), maintaining a five-day blood stock level through this period is critical, as it ensures that hospitals have sufficient safe blood to treat everyone.

Cynics might ask why they need to give their blood, just so that someone involved in a drunken late-night crash might live. Well, that someone in that crash might be your loved one, fighting for his or her life after someone else, unthinkingly, sped through a red light at an intersection.

Maintaining a five-day bloodstock is difficult at the best of times.

Bloodstock at the WPBTS usually hovers around a two-day supply, year-round, which just shows how much work needs to be done, to encourage and educate new donors.

WPBTS Corporate Public Relations Officer, Michelle Vermeulen, says many of their regular donors are away or very busy during the holiday season. At the same time, their external blood donation clinics at corporate offices, schools and factories close for the December break.

To mitigate the impact of the shortage, the WPBTS is appealing to all residents, regular donors and holidaymakers to set aside just 30 minutes of their day to visit a clinic. Each donation could save up to three lives.

Here at Smile 90.4FM we definitely ended the year on a high note as we hosted the WPBTS at our new offices for our final blood drive of 2018.

More than 70 Smile 90.4FM listeners and our own staff members came out to give their pint of blood. Nearly half of the donors had never donated before, which is really a big deal. It also means, that the blood donated at our offices on the day, a whopping 33,25 litres, potentially already saved about 210 lives.

Thank you to all those who came through to give some of your life-giving blood.

But let’s not stop there. It shouldn’t just be a priority some of the time when it’s convenient for you. Make it your mission to seek out a blood donation clinic every eight weeks.

It’s never been easier. You can download the WP Blood app to find your nearest donation point. You can also follow them on Facebook (WP Blood) on Twitter (@WPBlood) and Instagram (wp_blood).

For those who are social media challenged, you can also contact their offices around the province, so even if you’re on holiday, please make some time to donate.

It’s 30 minutes of your time, and totally worth it:

Cape Peninsula

The Cape Peninsula region includes Cape Town’s northern and southern suburbs, as far as Durbanville in the north and Simon’s Town in the south. Phone 021 507 6364.

Paarl

The Paarl branch hosts regular clinics in the Boland area, the Helderberg basin, and as far as Lambert’s Bay on the West Coast. Phone 021 871 1030.

Worcester

The Worcester branch includes the Breede River Valley, Beaufort-West, Swellendam, Ceres, Tulbagh and Hermanus. Phone 023 342 2450.

George

The George branch services the Southern Cape region encompassing Plettenberg Bay on the coast, Oudtshoorn and Ladysmith in the Karoo, and Heidelberg, Stilbaai and Riversdale. Phone 044 874 2074.

The City of Cape Town is celebrating after being crowned ‘Africa’s Leading Festival and Event Destination’ at the Africa and Indian Ocean edition of the 2018 World Travel Awards. What’s more, we’ve now been nominated to be recognised as the World’s leading events destination, and the winner will be announced in Portugal on 1 December.
The Mother City is competing with many other amazing cities, including London, Montreal, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Danang (Vietnam) and Guayaquil (Ecuador).
But we are in a very good position as we have already proven our mettle with a wide range of events held here recently.
Signature festivals and events hosted in the city include: the Cape Town International Film Market and Festival; the HSBC Rugby Sevens, which generates revenue of about R700 million for the City; the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, which was crowned the Participation Event of the Year (2018); the Volvo Ocean Race, which contributed about R500 million and 35 000 bed nights to the city’s economy in 2017; the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, which creates more than 2 000 temporary jobs and attracts in excess of 37 000 music lovers over the 2 show days; and the iconic Cape Town Cycle Tour.
Eight of the signature events supported by the City contribute more than R3 billion to the local economy and create more than 20 000 temporary jobs.
Outgoing Mayor Patricia De Lille has urged all residents and event organisers to vote for the City to become not just Africa’s, but the World’s best events destination.
The world’s top event organisers agree that the Mother City has what it takes to win this award. This is what some of them have to say about our world class City:
Billy Domingo, Cape Town International Jazz Festival director
‘There are many things that make the Cape Town International Jazz Festival an award-winning, world-famous event, but something that is often overlooked is the crucial supporting infrastructure and communitive ethos of our host city, and the impression Cape Town leaves on global visitors. Africa’s Grandest Gathering was born out of this ethos, and today attracts over 35 000 visitors from South African and aboard. Our visitors not only come to Cape Town to enjoy the exceptional music on offer, but also to explore the beauty of the Mother City and its surroundings. It comes as no surprise that our city is once again being acknowledged as the events capital of the world, a title that is greatly deserved and will continue to contribute to the wonderful attributes that make Cape Town the friendly, exciting and warm place that it is.’
Kevin Vermaak, founder of the Absa Cape Epic
‘The 2018 Cape Epic was the 15th edition of the race, and we are incredibly proud to start the race on the slopes of Table Mountain, one of the Seven New Wonders of the World. It provides an iconic South African backdrop for the first day of the Epic. From there, the route will wind 658 km through the beauty of Robertson, Worcester and Wellington, before the finish at the Val de Vie estate in the Paarl-Franschoek valley. The trails of the region have had much to do with the fact the Cape Epic is regarded as the premier mountain bike stage race in the world. We have been called the Tour de France of mountain biking, and have set standards for mountain bike events around the world. The excellence of the trails, the infrastructure and the people who build new routes and maintain them each and every year are the lifeblood of our sport.’
Paul Bellamy, managing director of World RallyCross for IMG
‘We have found the perfect match in Africa to host our final round of the World Championship: Cape Town is a desirable international tourist destination and we’ve had tremendous support from both the City of Cape Town and Killarney International Raceway. The track backdrop of Table Mountain as One of the New Seven Wonders of Nature, the heritage, world-class track and facilities at Killarney will be the ideal setting for our World Championship season-closer in Cape Town.’
Janet Welham, organiser of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon
‘We are so blessed to call Cape Town our home. The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon proudly hosted Africa’s only IAAF GOLD Label status marathon. With the ongoing support of the City, Western Province Athletics, our sponsors and partners and with Cape Town being one of the world’s top tourism destinations, we believe that in time to come the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon will become one of the world’s “must run” destination marathons.’
CEO, Jay Douwes, CEO of Cape Town Carnival
‘A spectacular socially transformative event like the Cape Town Carnival relies on receptive and supportive engagement with our host city. Safely accommodating massive crowds in public open space is a credit to our beautiful tourist friendly city and provides an opportunity for locals and tourists to experience and enjoy South African community, culture and creativity.’
Irene Ochem, Founder and CEO, Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)
‘Cape Town is one of the world’s favourite tourist destinations and the number one convention city in Africa. It has a thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem with global dimensions, and it is only natural that an organization such as AWIEF would want to position itself to be part of that global community in order to promote its pan-African agenda.’
Sugen Pillay, commercial director for Reed Exhibitions, organisers of Africa Travel Week
‘The feedback from international buyers and attendees is absolutely positive. The buyers are always impressed with what Cape Town has to offer. Many of them haven’t been to the continent before. When they come here they sample the destination, and then the business happens. We bring in new buyers every year. The products have been amazing, the service levels excellent and the hospitality world-class. We do a lot of research before a show. When we started off, over 90% of buyers requested for the show to be in Cape Town. It would be foolish of us to move it to another destination. Every year we ask the same question and get the same response. The city is doing something right to attract these buyers. Cape Town is known as a premier tourism destination globally. The city is the positioning factor for South Africa globally.’
To vote for Cape Town to win the award ‘World’s Leading Festival & Events Destination’, visit the World Travel Awards website: https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-worlds-leading-festival-and-event-destination-2018

Thursday 01 November

A Trellidor being slammed shut and opened
Putting a coin into a jukebox
A dog’s bowl falling on the ground
A hula ring falling on the floor
A coaster that’s stuck underneath a glass falling on the counter
A hand held food chopper

Friday 02 November

An empty polish tin falling, rolling and coming to a stop
Throwing charcoal into a braai
The back cover of a cellphone falling on a table
The handle of a shopping basket falling over
A can of soft drink dropping from a dispensing machine
Glass pieces falling in place inside an old fashioned kaleidoscope

Monday 05 November

The ball falling into the slot on a Roulette table
A roller shutter being closed
A pool’s weir lid spinning and then being stopped by hand
The flap on your vehicle that covers the petrol inlet
An old school chain lock
The black hole at the museum where you put coins in and they go round and round

Tuesday 06 November

The lid of a Mason glass utensil bottle
The louvre on a security shutter being opened or closed
A pull-switch light
An old jukebox
A roll holder dispensing unit

Wednesday 07 November

The little white ball coming to rest on a Roulette table
Pushing a trolley on a tiled floor in a mall
Pulling the key-card from the lock on a hotel room door
Batteries popping out of a loudspeaker when you remove the back cover
A flourescent light popping
Putting ice into a Russel Hobbs ice maker before you crush it

Friday 09 November

Dropping the lid of the weir basket and standing on it
Playing bowls and the balls crash into each other
Water going down a plug-hole drain
A ruler vibrating off the edge of a table
Pushing the button on a self-cleaning ash tray
Skittle bottles falling over when you bowl them over
The clashing of thunder clouds
A bicycle wheel spinning on a tile floor
Stainless steel tumblers falling on a hard surface

Monday 12 November

Punching in the price on an old cash machine
A golf ball falling into the hole on a golf green
Dropping ice cubes into a Russell Hobbs blender
A large wind-up clock just before it reaches the hour mark
Dropping ice cubes into a smoothie maker and switching it on
Taking the nozzle out of the petrol pump at a garage

Tuesday 13 November

The latch on the inside of a bathroom cubicle
The ball holder of the Lotto machine
A hole in one with a putt-putt ball
A hole in one with a golf ball
The parking ticketing machine at the mall dispensing a ticket
Putting a phone into the car’s hands-free kit

Wednesday 14 November

A photography studio strobe light
The spring action of a corkscrew
The ball falling into the slot on a Roulette wheel
A toothbrush falling into a toothbrush holder
A vehicle going over a cattle gate

Thursday 15 November

The last skittle in a round of ten-pin bowling
The ball on a Roulette wheel
One of the arms moving on a wall clock
Starting up an engine
Dentures falling into a hand basin
A car’s hubcap rolling on the ground

Friday 16 November

Throwing change onto the console of a car
The porcelain lid of a toilet’s tank
Putting a money bag of coins on a scale

Monday 19 November

Putting a toilet brush back in its holder – WINNER – R100 000!

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Tuesday 20 November

Swatting a fly
Striking a gym bag
A stapler gun
Closing the toilet top lid
A hardcover book smashing down on a table
Throwing a netball on the ground

Wednesday 21 November

A sliding door closing
Someone giving someone else a high five
Closing a Tupperware lunch box

Thursday 22 November

Closing a fridge door
Slapping two pieces of wood together
Closing a chest freezer
Dropping a bottle top
Shaking out a bath towel
Cutting something on a chopping board

Friday 23 November

Closing a waste bin’s lid
Shooting an elastic band at a page
Hitting a steak with a wooden mallet on a wooden board
The sound of a stapler
Cutting up a pizza
Slamming shut a bathroom cupboard

Monday 26 November

Your passport being date stamped at customs
Closing a wooden desk drawer
Snapping shut a spectacle case
A car door closing
The sound it makes when you pull a Christmas cracker
The security door at the bank when you enter

Tuesday 27 November

Moving the indicator lever in your car up or down
Swatting a fly with a fly swatter
Throwing a dart and it hits the dartboard
Two magnets connecting together on a handbag
A microwave oven’s door slamming shut
Closing and clipping in a sliding window

Wednesday 28 November

The sound of the latch when you close a briefcase
Bouncing your car’s spare tyre on the floor
A turnstile gate closing at the mall
A cellphone’s magnetic flap closing
Putting a fridge magnet on a fridge – WINNER – R50 000!

Monday 01 October

Putting a string of pearls down on a glass table
Somebody making popcorn
When you open a gazebo bag in the garage and the poles fall out
The disc of a grinder falling on a hard surface
Opening the lid of an old Milo tin and it wobbles
Putting a bunch of keys down on a counter

Tuesday 02 October

A R2 coin falling out of the machine when you pay for parking
The last water running out of a drain
Rolling tyres downhill and they fall over on a cement floor
Pulling open the tip of a plastic muffin container
Your change falling out of the machine when you pay at the Spar
A hard plastic tubing pipe falling and being pressed down

Wednesday 03 October

A polish tin lid falling on the floor
Opening a tin with a rotary can opener
An electric ice crusher
An office electronic paper shredder

Thursday 04 October

Pot lids rattling when opening a pot drawer
Putting a CD into a CD player and closing the lid
An old copy machine
When a clay pigeon leaves the device
Throwing a hoop over wooden blocks at the fun fair
A mobile jack under a car

Monday 08 October

A clay pigeon launcher
Throwing the dice when playing snakes and ladders
When playing Bingo and the number gets released
Dominoes falling over
A turnstile when you’re entering the supermarket
Slurping the last little bit of Coke from a tin

Tuesday 09 October

When you release the gas on an old soda-stream machine
Lifting the toilet lid banging it against the cistern
A canned fruit bottle’s lid that falls on a counter
A plastic board falling onto a surface
A lid being placed onto a pot
A smiley badge wobbling on a table

Wednesday 10 October

Change dispensed from a parking pay machine
Putting the lid on a Kenwood Chef machine
The ball inside a spray can
Target shooting on a canned fruit can
When your ring falls down the basin and lands in the elbow pipe
Pull starting an engine like on a lawnmower

Thursday 11 October

Releasing the money slot of a washing machine at the laundromat
Closing an a-frame aluminium step ladder
The ball of a Fuss-ball game falling through
Kick starting a ‘poegie’ and it doesn’t start
A plunger type sink plug that falls into place
Taking off and dropping the lid of your cappuccino

Monday 15 October

A shaker with a silver spiral ball inside
Pick-up sticks being put back inside the holder
A smaller pot’s lid falling into a larger pot
Tent poles banging together
Opening a Yale lock with a key
A stainless steel cup falling and bouncing
The remote-control motor of a garage door
The metal lever setting different heights on an ironing board
A rope ladder with wooden steps that is rolled out in the air
Loading gravel with a spade into a concrete mixer
An air hockey puck that drops into the opponent’s goal
Changing gears on a bicycle

Tuesday 16 October

When your tooth is pulled and the dentist throws it into a bowl
An oil lamp’s lantern glass tipping over
The sound of the spring on a steel dustbin lid
Dropping a coin into a blender
When you’re starting your car and the Bendix doesn’t kick in
A tennis racket falling on the ground
Boiled eggs rolling in a pot when tilting the pot
Unscrewing a Consol bottle’s lid
Sharpening a pencil in an electric pencil sharpener
Glow sticks being dropped back in their tin container
The metal ball spiral shaped whisk dropped in a plastic protein shaker
A metal baseball bat falling on dusty ground
A den-den daiko
Putting a plate in the microwave oven
A golf ball falling into the putting hole on the 18th
A dog dropping its empty food bowl from its mouth
Three tins stacked on each other and thrown over by a tennis ball
Putting the round silver flusher back in the cistern after filling it with grey water

Wednesday 17 October

An enamel bowl being dropped on a granite counter
A dustbin in a mall with a swinging lid
Putting a R10 note into a tokens machine at the arcade and the tokens fall out
The lotto ball dropping out of the lotto machine
A cordless kettle being put back onto its base
Locking your steering by pulling the thief lock out to fit the steering wheel
A wooden percussion frog
Lifting the lid of a man-hole and dropping it on cement
Pool balls dropping on a coin operated pool table
A plastic plate falling on a hard surface
A weight being removed from a scale
The inside of a cowbell being rattled by a wooden stick
A roadworks machine pounding down the tar
The sound an elevator makes when it stops
Turning the final turn on a numbers lock
Putting a teaspoon into an empty small yoghurt holder
A disposable razor falling into the basin while shaving
The noise made by tins dragging behind a bridal car

Monday 03 September

The cord rolling back after pulling the starter motor on a small engine
Putting a DSTV card into a decoder
When you select a record on a jukebox
Stirring a take-away cup of coffee
An outboard motor being started
Tightening a wheel when changing a tyre

Tuesday 04 September

A plastic mug falling on a hard surface
Crunching up an empty cool-drink can in your hand
An old telephone’s dial turning back
A CD spinning on a counter top
A craft ‘wire man’ beating a can drum
A ‘rattlesnake’ that you get from an animal behaviourist

Wednesday 05 September

A melamine plate falling on tiles
Taking Tic-Tac mint sweets out of the dispenser
Ten pin bowling pins falling on tiles in a movie
Swiping a card in a portable card machine
A dog’s metal water bowl spinning on cement
Throwing needles into a metal tin
The latch on a wooden gate when closing
Flicking a ruler against a desk

Thursday 06 September

The lid of a Black Cat peanut butter jar spinning on cement
Quickly unscrewing the cap from a bottle of wine
The ball falling into the slot on a Roulette table
Closing a safe with an old locking mechanism
The sound of pot lids
Opening a tin can with a peel-off lid

Friday 07 September

A chain falling onto the floor
Hitting the ball into the putt-putt hole
Twisting open the lid of a 5L juice
The lid of a tub of body moisturiser falling into the basin
Dropping a metal bottle top into a metal tin can
The sound of an original Didgeridoo

Monday 10 September

A retractable barrier pole in a shop or a bank
Locking a door
Breaking the seal on a box of milk
A 7-single dropping on top of another 7-single on an old record player
Hot coals falling on top of a potjie-pot’s lid

Tuesday 11 September

The wooden slats of a bed’s base
Shaking a metal can with a screw inside
Opening a can with an old tin-opener
When you lift the ring lever and open a tin of smoked mussels
The lid of your toothpaste falling into the basin
When a coaster sticks to the bottom of your glass and falls on the bar counter

Wednesday 12 September

Pulling the foil off a yoghurt tub
When you’re pulling on floss and it rolls off the little wheel
A Cadac stove burner placed on the ground and stepped on
Picking up a timber log and other timber logs roll down
Popcorn popping in a pot

Thursday 13 September

The flippers of a pinball game
The paper receipt coming out of an old cash register
Ten pin bowling pins falling over
Twisting open the lid of a toothpaste tube
Two dice falling into a metal bowl
Putting a teaspoon into a utensil holder

Friday 14 September

A vending machine dispensing a can of cool-drink
Old long play records stacked on top of each other on an old gramophone
Tins dragging behind a wedding car
A bubble being released when pouring water from a water cooler
Throwing dice when playing a board game
Turning a spray can upside down

Monday 17 September

The steel ring that goes around a wine vat
Opening a stapler, putting staples in and closing it
A golf ball falling into the hole after a hole in one
Drums being played when they remodelled a marble machine
Boiling an egg in a pot of water
A round object like a pot lid falling on a table and pressed down by hand
The sound of a clay pigeon being fired off
A toilet flushing
A coin tossed or spun and then stopped by hand

Tuesday 18 September

A coin falling right through an old ticky-box
Opening a Radio/CD combo’s CD player while it’s playing
Taking the top off a Coke bottle and it falls in the slot
A coffee percolator
Putting a potjie pot lid back onto a potjie pot
Taking a landline telephone’s handset off the hook
An empty tuna can falling on a wooden counter top
A pot lid falling from a cupboard onto a hard floor

Wednesday 19 September

A coin falling down the funnel of a coin vortex wishing well
Dropping a ruler into a stationary holder
A microwave being switched on
Shaving cream sprayed from a can
The lid of a Melrose container on a counter top
The metal ring from a Consol canning jar falling on a counter and stopped
Playing fingerboard and the token goes into the hole
A CD falling on the ground

Thursday 20 September

An ice cube falling into a tall glass
A bottle top rolling on the ground
A wooden coaster spinning and stopped by hand
A car’s steel hubcap being removed and placed on the ground
Coin change being dispensed through a point of sale machine at the checkout
Throwing a coin into a savings tin

Friday 21 September

An access control turnstile turning over
Putting a metal lid onto a metal kettle
Putting a fidget spinner down on a table
An empty tin foil roll falling on the floor
Pulling a tooth and dropping it in a bowl
Screwing the lid onto a flask of coffee
A roulette wheel just before it stops
The sweeper on a ten pin bowling lane
A plastic cake lid wobbling on a counter top

Tuesday 25 September

A gum-ball machine
An air-hockey puck being pressed down on an air-hockey table
A pepper grinder
A metal elevator door that’s sliding open
Pushing the button on a self-cleaning ash tray
The drum of a car’s wheel being taken off and placed on the ground

Wednesday 26 September

Turning the wheel and opening a vault
The last bit of cool-drink being sucked up through a straw
The sound that lawnmower blades make
Dialling a number on an old rotary phone
An empty shoe polish tin falling on the floor and coming to rest
Putting the hose back on a petrol pump

Thursday 27 September

Stacking dinner plates one onto the other
A wooden cutting board that falls
A metal stove plate cover wobbling on a counter
When a vehicle goes over metal strips that are laid across the road
A shoe polish tin falling on a cement floor
An air conditioner shutting down

Friday 28 September

A putt-putt ball going into the hole and spinning around
A CD settling on the turntable of an old Radio/CD player
A tin lid on a granite counter
Clicking in the seatbelt when getting into your vehicle
Pulling on the paper in a metal toilet roll dispenser
The lid closing on a push pedal bin in the kitchen

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