VITAL PEOPLE: A Victoria woman is ocean dipping 40 times in 40 days to raise money for Support Soweto Junior School. Tess van Straaten reports
Posted: Mar. 5, 2023 6:32PMBundled up on a frigid, below-seasonal day in Victoria, you wouldn’t think this is a good time to go for a swim in the ocean, but Laura Thomson loves cold water dipping.And the dips are raising money for a good cause.
“They really are very impoverished,” Laura explains. “They live in Kiberia, which is the largest slum in Africa. They have no running water ad no electricity at the school.” “I laugh and say, ‘how much would people donate to not have to jump into the ocean for 40 days?” Sabine jokes. “She is just amazing! It is just so amazing what she does. She’s a real hero as far as I’m concerned!”
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