Longridge Wines are committed to corporate social responsibility and have for the past couple of years been supporting various worthy causes. Education forms the backbone of the estate’s corporate social investment and it has been partnered with the non-profit organisation Medical Knowledge Institute (MKI) since the establishment of the farm.
Recently Longridge also lent its support to the internationally-based Spiering Foundation and their Give a Child a Future initiative. This programme selects fifty gifted, but disadvantaged high school learners in and around Cape Town and provides them with the necessary social, scholastic and financial support. Aptly called the 50 Cape Einsteins, these youngsters also receive mentoring from the organisation’s Cape Support Team consisting of school principals, guardian teachers and foundation officials.
Longridge recently sponsored wines for the Certificate of Merit awards evening to show their encouragement for this initiative. According to Longridge’s Jasper Raats, this cause was definitely close to their hearts and corporate philosophy. “We firmly believe that our children are our future and we were very keen to support this organisation in fulfilling their amazing objectives. The Spierings have been regular visitors to the farm and our restaurant, so it is really great to be able to assist them in awarding their support team. The foundation is definitely creating a new future for these children and should be commended on their great work,” mentioned Raats.
For more information and to support this initiative, visit www.longridge.co.za or www.giveachildafuture.com.
