Celebrating a plumb job

Update

KNYSNA NEWS - The Epilepsy SA Southern Cape/Karoo branch together with the Plumbing Committee in Knysna hosted a World Plumbing Day event at Epilepsy's care facility off Rio Road.

The event was initiated by the World Plumbing Council in 2010. "The day is specifically aimed at giving back to the communities and charities," said Lee-Anne van den Bergh, who is the branch director at Epilepsy South Cape/Karoo Branch.

Eight plumbing companies took part and 30 individuals were made available to do work around the centre. "The majority of work was done in the vegetable garden, though." she said.

This event was introduced when Plumbing Committee members approached Knysna Epilepsy and offered a day of assistance last year. "To Epilepsy it means help in areas we often don't get to simply because we are short on funding and hands. We appreciate the donation of time from the local plumbing committee," said Van den Bergh.

"Last year centred around repairing various areas in our organisation as well as redoing the bathroom in the daycare… This year the event was a bit smaller and focused on other areas," added Van den Bergh.

When asked if the facility needed assistance with plumbing this time, Van den Bergh said, "Following the hard work and dedication from the 2019 event our plumbing has been up to date and very few repairs were needed. There was some ongoing maintenance throughout the year that ensured we had no issues this year."

One of the event coordinators, Juan-Pierre Strydom, said it is great to see plumbers giving up their time for a good cause.

The Knysna plumbers who were involved in the World Plumbing Day event at Knysna Epilepsy South Cape-Karoo Branch.