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Dis-Chem Foundation & Smile Foundation on The Flash Drive with Carl Wastie · The Flash Drive with Carl Wastie

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  Speaker 1: Boon the time of my life. Everybody deserves the time
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  Speaker 1: of their lives, especially children. They deserve that. However, there
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  Speaker 1: are some individuals, some children who have facial conditions and
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  Speaker 1: severe burns, and this can affect their confidence and their
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  Speaker 1: well being as a child. But in walks in the
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  Speaker 1: Smile Foundation, who comes in with medical care that really
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  Speaker 1: makes a difference in the community. For more than twenty
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  Speaker 1: five years, they've been helping children get the treatment and
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  Speaker 1: reconstructive surgery they need, giving them the chance to feel
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  Speaker 1: confident and get on with being kids. Plus, the Discam
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  Speaker 1: Foundation has been in partnership with the Smile Foundation just
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  Speaker 1: to make sure that there's an extra boost in all
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  Speaker 1: of the great work that they do. I wanted to
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  Speaker 1: call the CEO because Terry, the story that comes from
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  Speaker 1: you is very important. Welcome to the Flash Driving k
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  Speaker 1: from ninety four point five.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for having me. I'm so excited to be here.
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  Speaker 1: I'm so happy to have you because I know that, yes,
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  Speaker 1: the Discam Foundation and all the Better Awards members have
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  Speaker 1: been tripping in, sometimes even unknowingly, to make sure that
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  Speaker 1: the operations of your very key organization can continues to
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  Speaker 1: do your thing. So I mean, yes, I've outlined what
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  Speaker 1: you do is the Smile Foundation, But of course these
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  Speaker 1: surgeries are life changing, but they do cost money. So
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  Speaker 1: I wanted to chat to you about the importance of
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  Speaker 1: having partners like the DISCAM Foundation and others to make
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  Speaker 1: sure that the work that you do gets done.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely, there's a massive gap in the healthcare system in
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  Speaker 2: South Africa and one organization cannot solve this problem. So
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  Speaker 2: partnering with companies like DISCM is just incredible in order
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  Speaker 2: to create something larger than Smile could do on our own.
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  Speaker 1: And I'm happy that the work you're doing. I see
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  Speaker 1: it quite often and it's just it's really wonderful. And
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  Speaker 1: I think the great thing is those stories after a
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  Speaker 1: child is healed from surgery. The change in them is
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  Speaker 1: so significant, and I know for a fact that it's
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  Speaker 1: an it's entirely emotional journey that they go on when
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  Speaker 1: this is happening. But there's also support services around the
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  Speaker 1: surgery for them and their families that the Smile Foundation
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  Speaker 1: do offer, which I'm also hearing about, which is so important.
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  Speaker 1: But for those who don't really know about the construct
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  Speaker 1: of the Smile Foundation itself, how about a little bit
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  Speaker 1: of a blurb as to what you are aiming to achieve,
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  Speaker 1: especially in twenty twenty six.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, thank you So. Smile Foundation obviously provides surgeries for
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  Speaker 2: kids with keptlip and pallet and severe burn scarring, but
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  Speaker 2: we also provide access to the hospital, so we provide
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  Speaker 2: transport and we help the moms and the caregivers get
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  Speaker 2: to the hospital. We also make sure that they have
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  Speaker 2: a dignified stay, so with the help of Disco Foundation,
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  Speaker 2: we provide them with a care pack with toiletries. We
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  Speaker 2: make sure that they're somewhere comfortable for them to stay
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  Speaker 2: if we set up accommodation for them if it's not
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  Speaker 2: in the hospital itself. And then we also have psychosocial support,
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  Speaker 2: speech therapy, and just an ongoing journey beyond the surgery
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  Speaker 2: through our Cleft Friends, which is a group support group
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  Speaker 2: for moms who have had kids with cleft and they
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  Speaker 2: can support each other through the journey to healing. And
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  Speaker 2: you know, it's not just a cosmetic you know, it's
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  Speaker 2: not just a smile. It's often these surgeries are for
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  Speaker 2: cleft palettes, which means it affects their ability to breathe,
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  Speaker 2: to eat, to feed, to hit their milestones and it's
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  Speaker 2: also obviously a confidence thinkt in order to speak normally,
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  Speaker 2: so you know, it goes in many different aspects. It
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  Speaker 2: really does change a child and this whole communities life.
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  Speaker 1: Well, let's bring in our friend Jackie here, because from
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  Speaker 1: the Discan Foundation, Jackie, it's always a pleasure when I
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  Speaker 1: hear that you've collabed with incredible foundations such as the
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  Speaker 1: Smile Foundation.
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  Speaker 3: Jackie.
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  Speaker 1: It's lovely to have you. It really is always thanks
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  Speaker 1: lovely to be with you again. So are hearing that
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  Speaker 1: there's a Socks for Smiles campaign as well, and I
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  Speaker 1: wanted to get a bit more light on that because
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  Speaker 1: this sounds very exciting. It feels like we can get
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  Speaker 1: ourselves a pair of socks but make a difference at
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  Speaker 1: the same time.
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  Speaker 3: It is very exciting and I'm slipping out of my
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  Speaker 3: comfort zone with this because you know, I'm a little OCD.
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  Speaker 3: And the whole thing is that you must wear mismatched socks.
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  Speaker 3: And they do sell the most amazing socks on their website,
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  Speaker 3: which Terry can give you, and they're funky and it
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  Speaker 3: doesn't matter what sports you're doing, cycling, running, riding, those
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  Speaker 3: socks don't move. They're amazing and they lightweight and they
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  Speaker 3: keep you warm in winter. And I'm gonna wear mismatched
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  Speaker 3: socks on the sixteenth of October. That's what I'm going
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  Speaker 3: to do. But what we're doing, what Discam and the
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  Speaker 3: Discim Foundation are doing for that is stickers will be
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  Speaker 3: sold in store for twenty rand a sticker, and we
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  Speaker 3: encourage all our loyal and new customers to please purchase
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  Speaker 3: those stickers. Terry can assist me with a date that
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  Speaker 3: the campaign starts to go laugh for purchase of stickers
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  Speaker 3: in store. First Spring Day.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, beautiful day to buy us.
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  Speaker 1: This sounds so good.
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  Speaker 3: And we assist with care packs for the caregivers, the
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  Speaker 3: moms and the children that they're having their operations, so
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  Speaker 3: we ensure that they have health and hygiene tax going
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  Speaker 3: into hospital and through their stay, and it certainly carries
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  Speaker 3: them to afterwards as well.
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  Speaker 1: Jackie. Just so Terarry hears it from you, why was
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  Speaker 1: it important to collaborate and partner with a Smile Foundation.
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  Speaker 3: For you, It's always important to collaborate and work with
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  Speaker 3: people who are truly passionate about what they do and
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  Speaker 3: where they've got to work every day, and that is
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  Speaker 3: true of the Smile Foundation. And they're not just saving lives,
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  Speaker 3: they're changing lives. They're giving people ambition and a chance
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  Speaker 3: to see hope for their future, because without these surgeries,
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  Speaker 3: there isn't well.
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  Speaker 1: Terry, you know you have great friends, so do I
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  Speaker 1: and I love this partnership. It's just a beautiful thing
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  Speaker 1: that we can do when we be really making differences
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  Speaker 1: in our communities. One September, we'd love to go and
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  Speaker 1: support you, but for more information as to watch you
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  Speaker 1: as the Smile Foundation do, could you please give us
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  Speaker 1: the details so we can go click on and help
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  Speaker 1: out where we can.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely you can go to Smile foundationfa dot org. That's
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  Speaker 2: our website or our socials. Also Smile Foundation essay and
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  Speaker 2: find out more information about celebrating difference and wearing mismatch suck.
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  Speaker 1: Love it and please send love to all of your
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  Speaker 1: team members and your doctors who are part of this
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  Speaker 1: Smile Foundation. We love what you do. Thank you for
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  Speaker 1: really changing lives in a very significant way.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, Thanks for having us on your.
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  Speaker 1: Show anytime, and you Jackie. We can't wait to buy
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  Speaker 1: the stickers in store because I know for a fact
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  Speaker 1: that we're also part of the project. Because we are
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  Speaker 1: better Awards program people. We do this thing. You know,
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  Speaker 1: this is who we are. So thank you for that, Carl.
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  Speaker 3: I'll be in Cape Town in October. We're going to
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  Speaker 3: wear mismatched sucks together.
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  Speaker 1: I cannot wait to take a picture with you because
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  Speaker 1: I know you said you like you said OCD.
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  Speaker 3: I cannot wait.
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  Speaker 1: I really hope that it's got to be different colors
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  Speaker 1: and patterns and textures. Even I need it to be
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  Speaker 1: very different.
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  Speaker 3: I'm bringing you your pay.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, I'm ready for that. Jackie. Thank you for the
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  Speaker 1: great work that you do and your team at the
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  Speaker 1: Discom Foundation. I always love having these conversations as to
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  Speaker 1: how we are. We're making a difference, sometimes unknowingly, which
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  Speaker 1: is just such a beautiful thing when we are indeed
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  Speaker 1: a Discame Better Awards program members. So thanks a lot
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  Speaker 1: for shedding some light and giving me Tarry's contact too.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you, no problem. That's Jackie from the DISCAM Foundation.
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  Speaker 1: And remember if you are part of the disc and
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  Speaker 1: Better Awards program, you are helping already. Remember every swipe counts.
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  Speaker 1: For more details, go to discm dot Coza become a member,
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  Speaker 1: or walk into store. There's a desk. As you enter store,
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  Speaker 1: look for that desk and say hey, I want to
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  Speaker 1: become a member, and they will sort you out.