{"id":101187,"date":"2017-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/mandela-day-27-suitcases-2017\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:54:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:54:17","slug":"mandela-day-27-suitcases-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/mandela-day-27-suitcases-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Travelstart Fill 27 Suitcases This Mandela Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mandela Day 2017<\/h2>\n

18 July 2017 marks the commemoration of yet another Mandela Day. Every year South Africans come together in a bid to follow in the footsteps of the great visionary and exemplary leader\u2014the late, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.<\/p>\n

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“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” <\/em>\u2013 Nelson Mandela.<\/h3>\n

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This legend may be gone, but his selflessness still flows deep in the veins of every South African who participates in Mandela Day activities.<\/p>\n

27 Suitcases: A Mandela Day Initiative By Travelstart.<\/h2>\n

(As Seen On Expresso Show<\/a>)
\nThis year, in the spirit of continuing to make a difference on Mandela Day, Travelstarters have decided to join hands in an effort to make a significant transformation. We aim to exceed the allocated 67 minutes by filling 27 suitcases \u2013 one for each year Mandela was in prison \u2013\u00a0and sending them across South Africa to 27 charities in dire need of clothing, food stuffs, toiletries and lots more. Our Travelstart core values symbolise showing compassion and lending a hand wherever you can, this is why we feel especially inclined to start early in order to make an even bigger impact on the lives of others this year.<\/p>\n\n

Drop-Off Wishlist<\/h2>\n